Stories by pilgrims

Consider… the Walk of Wisdom: the start (report by pilgrim Simone Venderbosch, part 1 of 4)

Text & images: Simone Venderbosch

My Walk of Wisdom starts one morning in Nijmegen.…
19 September 2020/by Damiaan Messing

Ride for Wisdom: pilgrim Ann Verboven on pilgrimage by bike

Ann Verboven and two friends decided to cycle the Walk of Wisdom . Ann wrote a wonderful…
4 September 2020/by Damiaan Messing

Impression of Juliet, the 5,000th pilgrim

Julia and her husband Henk walked the Walk of Wisdom in the second half of August. They…
1 September 2020/by Damiaan Messing

Wilma: ‘I wanted this so badly, for myself. And for no one else’

A report by pilgrim Wilma van Oudheusden



Finally, after weeks of feeling a tickle in…
21 August 2020/by Damiaan Messing

Walk of Wisdom: Saskia’s own way

SAskia van den Brand (30) is an avid hiker. She likes to write about her experiences…
21 August 2020/by Damiaan Messing

A Note from Pilgrim 958

Marjolein Pieks walked the Walk of Wisdom a while ago. Marjolein is a poet and, among…
21 July 2020/by Redactie Walk of Wisdom

The Walk of Wisdom in 49 photos: a photo pilgrimage.

Mayke Dijkman enjoyed walking the Walk of Wisdom in June. Along the way, she has captured…
9 July 2020/by Damiaan Messing

My Walk of Wisdom (report by pilgrim Jacco Evers)

Jacco Evers walked the Walk of Wisdom in June 2020 and really made it his journey. Below…
30 June 2020/by Damiaan Messing

There’s something for you on the route

Damiaan Messing, pioneer of the Walk of Wisdom, also walks the walk himself once a…
21 June 2020/by Redactie Walk of Wisdom

A Stranger’s Diary

Since the beginning of June, Rob van Sprang and Manja Bente have been coordinating our…
7 June 2020/by Damiaan Messing

Snow-white quiet: walking alone for the first time (pilgrim’s report)

From the very beginning, Helma Mollenkamp has been making music for the Walk of Wisdom…
20 April 2020/by Manja Bente

The Walk of Wisdom in pictures (2)

Photographer Paul Spierings lives with his partner Alberthe Papma, several sheep and…
14 February 2020/by Redactie Walk of Wisdom