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A sign on the old route from Borres via Hospitales to Berducedo, Camino Primitivo Martin Schuetz - Shutterstock

Pilgrimage and Self-Esteem: Walking Into Confidence

Pilgrimage is an outward expedition that facilitates inward transformation. It interrupts routine, tests endurance, invites encounter, and normalizes uncertainty

Mount Olympus in central Greece and Mytikas, its highest peak wabeno - Shutterstock

Mount Olympus: A pilgrimage to the realm of the gods

Stories4 days ago

Rising to 2,918 meters at its highest point, Mytikas, the imposing massif of Mount Olympus has inspired reverence, exploration, and spiritual curiosity for millennia

Parinirvana Stupa and temple, Kushinagar, India photofriday - Shutterstock

Kushinagar: A Spiritual Route Through Ruins, Silence, and Buddhist Memory

Trails5 days ago

For millions of Buddhists, this modest town marks the sacred end of an ancient path: here, the Buddha reached Mahaparinirvana

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Buddha’s Delight: A culinary tradition of silence and intention

Food and DrinkJune 18, 2025

An ancient vegetarian dish born in Chinese Buddhist monasteries. More than food, it’s a meditation practice, an ethic, and a culinary tradition.

Statue of the sleeping Buddha or Parinirvana in Kushinagar, India. Visun Khankasem - Shutterstock

The Final Destination of the Historical Buddha

StoriesJune 17, 2025

Kushinagar, a destination for pilgrimage and reflection on death, spiritual legacy, and the search for wisdom in the heart of Buddhist India

pilgrims resting near a church , Way of St James, Camino de Santiago, to Compostela, Galicia, Spain Gena Melendrez - Shutterstock

Can pilgrimage help you sleep?

Health and WellnessJune 16, 2025

Beyond its spiritual or cultural dimensions, this prolonged form of walking may hold untapped potential for restoring one of the body’s most vital processes: sleep.

Historical photography of the 1958 pilgrimage Courtesy Société Française des Amis de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle

Ultreïa 1958: Walking the Camino Before It Existed

StoriesJune 14, 2025

In the summer of 1958, ten young French pilgrims set out on an extraordinary journey. Their destination: Santiago de Compostela, across the Pyrenees

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Johnnie Walker: “I walked into Santiago and everything changed for me”

StoriesJune 13, 2025

An intimate interview with Johnnie Walker on how the Camino de Santiago transformed his life and inspired thousands of English-speaking pilgrims

sight of of the Mayan archaeological Uxmal enclosure in Yucatan, Mexico

Mayan archaeological Uxmal enclosure in Yucatan, Mexico ahau1969 - Shutterstock

The Puuc Route: A journey through hills, symbols, and ritual pathways

TrailsJune 12, 2025

A cultural and spiritual journey through Yucatán’s ancient Maya cities, where architecture, cosmology, and nature converge. The Puuc Route reveals ritual pathways, ancestral symbolism, and a living heritage still echoed…