Time to Evolve

I didn’t want to see anyone hang from a telephone pole, but I am the daughter of a history professor, and I also know that revolutions don’t come cheap.

Shrewsbury to RomeLeslie H ColeFebruary 9, 2021Evolve, Love, Seattle, SoDo, Pivot, PilgrimageComment

Alternative Footpaths in COVID Times

Though the well is capped, we can still sip the waters of freedom. Small journeys on foot, starting and ending at home, remain legal and plausible.

Shrewsbury to RomeLeslie H ColeJanuary 29, 2021Via Francigena, Slow Travel, England, COVID, Pilgrimage, The Old WayComment

Routes to a New Pilgrimage

Spanish Camino routes are closed to tourists until at least fall this year , but there’s no reason to stop visualizing our next pilgrimage.

Shrewsbury to RomeLeslie H ColeJanuary 26, 2021Pilgrimage, Shrewsbury, CanterburyComment

Camp Coffee or Cafe con Leche?

One constant that defined my two Camino thru-hikes, and what I looked forward to every single day was a café con leche shared with fellow pilgrims who walked with the same goal to reach Santiago de Compostela.

Shrewsbury to RomeLeslie H ColeJanuary 15, 2021Camino de Santiago, Through Hike, Slow Travel, Via Francigena, Cafe Cullture, Espresso, PackingComment

Where is Your Next Road?

The world went on hold in the year that shall not be named, and so did I. I couldn’t even begin to think about the possibility of a walk through England, France, Switzerland, and Italy.

Camino, Shrewsbury to RomeLeslie H ColeJanuary 5, 2021Camino de Santiago, Pilgrimage, Community, Slow Travel, Via FrancigenaComment

Where Do You Look for Guidance?

When I visited the church, I was immediately taken by this image of the Saint in supplication to his higher power. I don’t always know where to seek guidance now.

Shrewsbury to RomeLeslie H ColeDecember 8, 2020Crown, Winter, Christmas, PilgrimageComment

All Roads Lead to Rome

The destination can be motivation, but the journey is life, day-to-day, one foot in front of the other.

Shrewsbury to Rome, Slow lifeLeslie H ColeAugust 28, 2020Camino Frances, Camino de Santiago, Via Francigena, Walk, RomeComment

When the Dead Speak

We climbed the paved road along the edge of the high ground. At some invisible division between earthly nature and magic, we stepped into heavy snowfall.

Shrewsbury to RomeLeslie H ColeAugust 21, 2020My Slow RoadComment