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Need more vegetables in Spain? Try Gazpacho!
Many people worry about the lack of vegetables provided with typical Spanish meals, and it can be a shock to the system for some people....
Diem Burden
Aug 25, 20231 min read
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Book trailer – Get up and Walk
My first attempt at a book trailer using iMovie. I think it shows well what walking the camino is truly like.
Diem Burden
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Get Up and Walk
Ebook about my walk along the Camino de Santiago (Camino Frances)! Now available FOR FREE on all platforms. Having previously walked...
Diem Burden
Jul 17, 20231 min read
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Ruins of San Pedro church, Viana
In Viana (Navarra) is the ruin of the 13th century San Pedro church, which is free to enter. Sadly, the majority of pilgrims refuel in...
Diem Burden
Jul 15, 20232 min read
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Free police SOS app for Spain
ALERTCOPS is an authorised app issued in Spain. It is free to download and use, and is available in English. It is an ideal app for...
Diem Burden
Jul 8, 20231 min read
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The Alto de Perdón - Legends and History on the Hill of Forgiveness, Navarra.
From the book, Get up and Walk by Diem Burden At 1pm, I was glad to reach the tiny village of Zariquiegui for several reasons. First, I...
Diem Burden
Jul 3, 20235 min read
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Lightening your load on the Camino de Santiago
Unburdening your traumas on the Camino de Santiago.
Diem Burden
Jun 30, 20233 min read
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Walking Poles - are they beneficial?
Walking poles - or trekking poles - are those long, pointy things people sometimes use when walking long distances or over rugged...
Diem Burden
Jun 7, 20234 min read
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Wild camping in Spain - legal or not?
Every time I see this question posted on a Facebook group, most people will respond that 'camping in Spain is illegal', which is not...
Diem Burden
May 11, 20236 min read
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My 'Road to Damascus' moment on the Camino de Santiago
OK, I wasn't actually walking the camino frances, but I live in a village on the camino, and spend a lot of time on it and I'm constantly...
Diem Burden
May 11, 20231 min read
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The 1000-year history behind the FREE wine fountain on the Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés)
The history behind the free wine fountain on the Camino de Santiago
Diem Burden
May 9, 20234 min read
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Which way now?
(The Luquin/Villamayor split, Navarra) Walking along a path that is a 1000 years old invariably means that the course has been altered...
Diem Burden
May 9, 20233 min read
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Award-winning author available for after-dinner speeches on the Camino de Santiago, Spain.
More and more people are doing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St James) in larger, organised tours. They usually stop overnight at...
Diem Burden
May 2, 20231 min read
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The camino provides!
I've lost count the amount of times I have heard this phrase from pilgrims who have experienced something special happening on the...
Diem Burden
May 2, 20232 min read
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"I have a sense we were meant to meet today..."
I've just got back to my home in Viana, Navarra. My afternoon was spent sitting at a table at my favourite café, conveniently located on...
Diem Burden
Apr 21, 20231 min read
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Walking the Camino de Santiago
Since 2012, I have lived in Viana [vee-AN-na], Navarra, Spain, where the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) passes straight through...
Diem Burden
Apr 13, 20233 min read
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