DISCLAIMER: … Better late than never I would say…. One year after the hike itself, I am wrapping up a few things (few surprises on the way…) and while doing that I noticed that I haven’t shared my planner. That is the focus of this post. The planner I have used is based on Microsoft Excel, with a bunch of…
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#1MillionStepsHike Camiño de Santiago – 10 – Instagram journal days 10,11,12
Day 10 (2021-Oct-29) – Rabaçal ->> Coimbra [37 Km, 50 436 steps] #1milhaodepassos #onemillionstepshike day 11, Rabaçal – 》 Coimbra, the first of the wet days. Reached the 293km and 428.228 steps marks. The night was fantastic. The hostel room had 10 beds and I was alone in there, so I could rest and not be stressed about COVID,…
#1MillionStepsHike Camiño de Santiago – 6 – What’s next
Welcome to the sixth post on the series! On the previous post, I have covered lessons learned (and keep an eye on that one as I’ll add them all afterwards). On this post, I will go over the plans for the future. During the hike itself, I seriously doubt I will have the energy and the time to post the…
#1MillionStepsHike Camiño de Santiago – 5 – Lessons learned (so far)
Welcome to the fifth post on the series! On the previous post, I have covered what I expect to be my daily hiking day. On this post, I will go over the lessons learned so far, and I expect this to be the most updated post of the series, so stay tuned. Lessons Learned (so far) Whenever we dive into…
#1MillionStepsHike Camiño de Santiago – 4 – A day on the journey
Welcome to the fourth post on the series! On the previous post, I have covered my checklist for all the stuff that I will be carrying. On this post, I will go over my plan for the typical day on the hike. A day on the hike plan Wake up by 5:00 AM: I want to get started as early…
#1MillionStepsHike Camiño de Santiago – 3 – Checklist
Welcome to the third post on the series! On the previous post, I have covered the way I have prepared from the logistics, physical and mental perspectives. On this post, I will cover the infamous but most useful checklists I have used. My checklist This is the list of items that I’m putting together to take for the hike. This list…
#1MillionStepsHike Camiño de Santiago – 2 – Preparation
Welcome to the second post on the series! On the previous post, I have covered the hike plan, and some considerations the Autumn hike. On this post, I will cover the preparation for the adventure. The hike preparation DISCLAIMER: This is not, by any chance, a recipe or prescription for your hike preparation. I’m simply sharing how I did it.…
#1MillionStepsHike Camiño de Santiago – 1 – Setting the context
I started writing this post, roughly two years ago. It was then full-blown Autumn 2019. COVID wasn’t yet in the picture. Because of it, I have re-planned this hike 3 times. Currently it is my expectation it will happen during the Fall 2021. Vaccination is at an advanced state and things seem to be a bit more under control on…
TravelAround: Gävle and Sandviken, Sweden (Take II)
Scandinavia is becoming a regular work destination, and I can’t possibly describe how thrilled I am about it. This was my third visit to the country, the second in plain winter, and curiously enough to the same location I have been last year: Sandviken. Last time I had the company of a Swedish colleague that was kind enough to…
TravelAround: North Luanda, Angola
Platform instability has been causing errors, slowness and breaking the layout of some of the pages. I am hunting down the problem but it still persists. My apologies for the inconvenience and bellow-par experience. The series of visits to Angola keeps on going, and trust me, I’m not complaining! This time, after a long preparation, and investigation I…