The Camino de Santiago Packing List
The definitive Camino de Santiago packing list: all the incidental gear and other tips you’re going to want for walking the Camino de Santiago.
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Best Camino de Santiago Backpacks
Choosing the best backpack for the Camino de Santiago? Learn the right size, fit tips, features to look for, and what Tom and Kris actually carried on the trail.
The Bogside Artists, Derry, Northern Ireland
All along Rossville Street, in Bogside, Derry, are murals painted by a trio of artists collectively known as The Bogside Artists. Tom Kelly, his brother William Kelly, and Kevin Hasson started painting the murals in 1993 to memorialize the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland.
Relax on a Douro River Cruise: Visiting Portugal
A relaxing journey on the Douro River in Portugal combines tours of Lisbon and Porto with more remote Douro Valley sites: wineries, prehistoric art, historic towns, and scenic river images.
Six Reasons Madrid’s Prado is the Best Museum in Europe
The Prado Museum in Madrid may be Europe’s greatest art museum. Tom’s personal guide to six masterworks — Velázquez, Bosch, Goya, and more — that will stop you cold.
Yeats’ Lake Isle of Innisfree, Sligo, Ireland
The Isle of Innisfree is an uninhabited island within Lough Gill, in County Sligo, Ireland, where the poet W.B. Yeats spent his summers as a child.
Viking’s Rhine River Cruise Top Shore Excursions
This Viking River Cruise on the Rhine sailed from Basel, Switzerland to Amsterdam. The ship itself and the scenic cruise combined perfectly with included and optional shore excursions.
The Erotic Art of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Ancient Romans had a more open attitude toward sex. These erotic works of art are found not only in brothels and public baths in Pompeii and Herculaneum, but also in private homes.
Three Days in London
Your itinerary for three days in London, featuring live theater, free museums, and a selection of London hotels, bars, and restaurants.
The Seven Wonders of Spain
Tom’s personal selection of Spain’s seven greatest man-made wonders — from the Alhambra to the Sagrada Família — with firsthand advice on visiting each one.
