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Travel: Walking the Camino, twice over!

Hindustan Times | ByGaurav Gupta
Oct 20, 2019 12:16 AM IST

The Camino del Norte, one of the 30-day walking routes to the Santiago Cathedral in Spain, can lead you to places within yourself. What made this young Indian boy walk the walk a second time?

Back in 2016, I had just left my job of 10 years and had been craving an unplanned, spontaneous and basic experience. I decided to walk the Camino Frances. The 30-day walking pilgrimage from France to the shrine of St James in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain, had left me in a near-idyllic state of mind.

Visitors can synchronise their morning walk, in the beach town of Pobena, with the sunrise(Gaurav Gupta)
Visitors can synchronise their morning walk, in the beach town of Pobena, with the sunrise(Gaurav Gupta)
The natural beauty of the rock formations at the cliff edge near Cuerresis worth beholding for a while (Gaurav Gupta)
The natural beauty of the rock formations at the cliff edge near Cuerresis worth beholding for a while (Gaurav Gupta)
One slowly gets used to the rocky, sandy, concrete, muddy and undulating landscape (Gaurav Gupta)
One slowly gets used to the rocky, sandy, concrete, muddy and undulating landscape (Gaurav Gupta)
This street mural by Aryz in a town close to Santander is quite an eye-catcher (Gaurav Gupta)
This street mural by Aryz in a town close to Santander is quite an eye-catcher (Gaurav Gupta)
The fishing village of Cudillero doubles as a great stopover for lunch (Gaurav Gupta)
The fishing village of Cudillero doubles as a great stopover for lunch (Gaurav Gupta)
Lounging in a hammock, atop a hill, overlooking Santiago is nothing short of luxury (Gaurav Gupta)
Lounging in a hammock, atop a hill, overlooking Santiago is nothing short of luxury (Gaurav Gupta)
In a town close to Llanes traditional homes capture the fancy of the passers-by (Gaurav Gupta)
In a town close to Llanes traditional homes capture the fancy of the passers-by (Gaurav Gupta)
The historic, quaint town of Santillana del Mar is best explored by foot (Gaurav Gupta)
The historic, quaint town of Santillana del Mar is best explored by foot (Gaurav Gupta)
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