Walking as a tribute
‘I dedicate the remaining kilometres to my girlfriend.’ Pilgrim Willy hooked up on the route, to accompany a friend whose hiking partner had dropped out. A nice joint experience, but […]
Entries by Hilde van Beek
A walk strengthens the legs. A Pilgrimage Strengthens the Soul – Report of Two Pilgrims
Pilgrims Elvira and Philippe from Ghent (pilgrims 4133 and 4134) regularly travel to Santiago. Every year they ‘walk’ about two thousand kilometres. This year they wanted to try out a […]
A walk full of encounters
“I walked alone for five days in a row and on the sixth day I was accompanied by my son and my love.” The walk of pilgrim Avelijn Waardenburg (pilgrim […]
Proud and grateful – report of a pilgrim
‘Walking shoes that had been cleaned for me, keys to houses that I was given; to be able to sit down with the food.’ Pilgrim Gerda (no. 2460) walked alone […]
Slowing down even more – report Cathy Verschoor (pilgrim 3267)
It’s not even a very nice hangout: there is debris left and right, weeds are growing and a few rambunctious dogs threw sand in my food. But I had been […]
A tour around the church – report of a pilgrim
In February 2018, Jan Fokke Oosterhof ran the Walk of Wisdom non-stop, not to set a fast time or a performance, but as a pilgrim who wanted to investigate and […]
The walk in seven drawings – report of a pilgrim
Pilgrim Joke shared seven portraits with us, one of each walking day. The portraits are also an entry for our Book of Hours: pilgrims can contribute to a new edition, […]
Being content with what you have – Submission Book of Hours Theo Willems
Pilgrims can contribute to our future Book of Hours, linked to one of the 34 route maps. A selection of these will be compiled into the new book. Read more […]
Nearly 1,500 pilgrims in 2018
Walk of Wisdom is growing. We’re not talking about the 136 kilometers that you walk (although it can of course feel longer at times). But more and more pilgrims know […]
Photo report pilgrim Rianne Kaspers (pilgrim 2957)
Pilgrim Rianne Kaspers captured her experiences in images. Vast hiking trails, empties and vistas. As she says herself: ‘For me, the pilgrimage was about slowing down, taking time and space […]