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2020 Camino Challenge

February 21, 2020
This September, we will be taking a team to take on the Portuguese Camino and we want you to join us!   The Camino Portugues became an extremely popular route when the country gained its independence – way back in the 12th Century. Today, some believe it to be the route richest in cultural and
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2019 Camino Challenge

November 1, 2019
Camino Challenge   Now that dust has settled and the blisters have hopefully healed, we wanted to say a huge thank you to our amazing group that took on our 2019 Camino to Rome walking challenge in October. Stories were shared, laughs were had and friends were made as we made our way from the
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2019 Camino Challenge

January 9, 2019
Camino Challenge   This October, we will be taking a team to take on the last section of the Via Francigena and we would love you to join us.   From the attractive medieval town of Viterbo, with an entire district dedicated to the pilgrim, to the ancient Etruscan roads, to the Roman amphitheatre of
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Walk the Camino for St James’s Hospital 19 – 26 August 2017

January 19, 2017
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO 2017   Join us on the spectacular Portuguese Coastal route of the Camino de Santiago and help raise funds for St James’s Hospital.   The Camino Portugues or "Portuguese Way" spans from Lisbon to Santiago. It is a rewarding challenge that will bring you through some of the most stunning scenery in
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Donal walks over 5,000 miles for cancer

January 16, 2017
At 76 years of age, Donal Corcoran has no intention of hanging up his walking boots, despite having already  walked over 5,000 miles in Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, France, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and Portugal and Spain.   The former teacher started his long distance walking in 2010 at the age of 70, by undertaking the project of walking 1000
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