Tag: travel
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Finding Silence in Cairo, Egypt
A decade ago, I was sitting in the 6th-floor apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania. The apartment was in an old soviet ugly grey building area. However, inside of it it was cozy. Windows were overlooking a park with tall pines and a river flowing under them. The day was grey and cloudy. A gentle mist was…
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Spiritual Travelling: Indigenous Pilgrimage in Hawaii, USA
Hawaii is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. Although that might sound like a touristic place, it has quite a few pilgrimage places. Here are a few that I managed to visit in person.
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One Day and Two Nights in Marrakech – the Red Rose of Morocco
Marrakech, also known as the Red Rose of Morocco, is a desert city at the slopes of the Atlas Mountains in the Northern Africa. It was a short but sweet and colorful stay in February 2020. Initially planned as a two-full-day stopover on a longer trip to Aotearoa (NZ), Australia, and Japan, it shortened to…
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Meeting the man behind my nightmares
A story how during my travels I met one of the men who caused me nightmares I had since my childhood.
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Pilgrimage Routes in Northern Germany
While researching about the pilgrimage possibilities in Germany I found out that there are a lot of routes to walk. Therefore, not to bore you with an overly long read I will make a series of articles about Germany’s pilgrimage routes. This one is for Northern Germany. Ochsenweg Perhaps the most known pilgrimage route in…
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Pilgrimage Routes in Argentina
Argentina is as colourful in pilgrimage options as Mexico. Being the homeland of Pope Francis, it also has various folk saints such as the Gauchito Gil and San La Muerte or the Skeleton Saint. Here are some of the most known pilgrimage sites and routes. Camino de Salta 103 km long pilgrimage called Camino de…
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Pilgrimage Sites in Washington D.C., US
Washington D.C. is a hotspot for politics. But did you know that it has not only the White House but also some interesting sites for pilgrimage? Here are some of the sacred sites to visit next time you are there. Washington National Cathedral Being the Gothic style Perl of the capital city of the USA,…
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Pilgrimage routes in Tenerife, Spain
The Camino de Santiago is not the only opportunity to make a pilgrimage in Spain. Besides the inland Camino chain, there are also routes on several of the Canary Islands. Geographically, the largest island in the Canaries is Tenerife. It is a popular holiday destination for a year around summer climate, a rather cheap stay (we…
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Pilgrimage in Okinawa, Japan
One of my travels in Asia took me to Okinawa — the Japanese island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It was a brief visit as I did an extended layover in between flights from Osaka to Tokyo. Naha, the main city in Okinawa, greeted with warmth, sun, and some kind of magic in…
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Native American pilgrimage in the USA
Before starting my research about Native Americans (indigenous people of North America) and their sacred places I had the idea to make a list of all of them. However, the more I read, the more sacred places I discovered, and well, the US is big. These are only a few places from the long list,…
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