“WE HAD A MOTLEY CREW OF FIVE MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS... SOME FAST, OTHERS SLOW.” IF YOU’VE never tried a long-distance walk, the ease and flexibility of the Camino, with its incredible infrastructure and bonhomie, is a great place to start. However, for those used to walking in the Australian bush, the Way of St James is an entirely different experience. Almost half of the walking is along quiet, cobblestoned country roads, interspersed with short sections of forests, vineyards, farmland and – in the case of the Portuguese Coastal Camino – beaches. In a day’s walking, you will wander between quaint villages and through entirely different landscapes; the variety and ease of going from town to town is a large part of the appeal.
Unlike the Aussie bush, you are never…