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Looking for additional host families along the route

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The route of the Walk of Wisdom is busy. It's going very well and of course we're very happy with that. That is why we are looking for additional host families. A lot of pilgrims walk the route in a week in a row and of course you need places…

The story of the departure ceremony (9): ‘Pilgrimage to Love’.

On the first Saturday of every month, a little after sunrise, one of our departure ceremonies is held: the pilgrim lauds. This month we read a text by Fred Matser from our book of hours Seasons of Life . This philanthropist is committed to…

“When something is right, beats with your heart, miracles descend” – the Walk of Wisdom by Claartje

Yoga teacher Claartje Bos has been one of our volunteers since the opening, among other things in preparing starter kits. This year, she completed the trek in nine days. When she walks back into Nijmegen on her 9th day: "The whole atmosphere…
Walk of Wisdom door Thomas Hontelez

Cleaning up 136 kilometres of rubbish – will you join us?

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Did you also enjoy the nature at the Walk of Walk of Wisdom and do you want to help give something back? As a pilgrimage route, we are participating in a worldwide action to clean up the planet: World Clean up day, on Saturday 18 September…

Landscape contribution: €1,000 for Land van Ons

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For every pilgrim who registers, we save €1 to give back to nature: our landscape contribution. Because the Walk of Wisdom is doing well - we are approaching the 10,000th registration - we can donate a nice amount of money every year to landscape…

‘The grief and mourning may stay with me’ – Miriams Walk of Wisdom

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The months of Corona have also strung themselves together for me. I enjoyed the relative peace and quiet. The world has become small, the activities less so. Fever Tree Sint-Walrick, Paul Spierings Still, last winter it started to itch a…

Podcast Manja Bente, Walk of Wisdom.

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Suddenly I received an email from Joris van Meel of 024/7: if I was interested in being interviewed about the Walk of Wisdom. Joris who, just for fun, but probably also out of curiosity, interviews people from Nijmegen for his podcast. The…

Giving something back to nature: our contribution to the landscape

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Walk of Wisdom, Jan Alers We feel that taking care of nature fits in with being on the road through the landscape as a pilgrim. When we explored Santiago de Compostela in the development phase of our route, we were shocked by all the…

Waldgraaf

Pilgrim Claudia took this sun-drenched photo from the B&B de Hoaf on the Waldgraaf (route map 7). A warm guest address where passing pilgrims can ring the bell for a cup of coffee or tea (voluntary contribution).

Hilde van Engelen takes you on a pilgrimage route: step by step, by step … (step 2)

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Photo: Hilde's backpack Before you start with Hilde's 2nd step, read her first in the story in which she takes us on her pilgrimage route. To be continued.... I said yes to 136 kilometers. One hundred and thirty-six! How was I going to go…