Was hoping to go to Azores mid june for about 7-10 days but just looked at the forecast and it’s saying it will be cloudy. i was hoping for warmth and sun to do some swimming and hiking. i don’t mind rain but not everyday!! and i don’t want to be cold! should i look to go somewhere else?
i’ve been incredibly stressed and i think i’m reaching burnout. i’m exhausted physically and mentally and need a break and a rest. i love walking but im no hiker, i walk leisurely and love nature but i want time away and im thinking about the camino. the long distances are worrying me a bit. do people train for the camino? or can the average young person do it without training? 20km stretches for days on end just seems like a lot but everyone seems to be doing it fairly easily?
is it a good idea to do if you feel burnt out? or will that ruin the experience?
I’m a beginner hiker, first time solo traveler. relatively fit but mostly used to doing 12k steps every few weeks leisurely. Thinking of doing part of the camino as i have 7 days (including travel) early June. Does this itinerary seem doable for me? or is it too ambitious?
4 June – Porto
5 June – Porto → Matosinhos
6 June – Matosinhos → Vila do Conde
7 June – Vila do Conde → Esposende
8 June – Esposende → Castelo do Neiva
9 June – Castelo do Neiva → Viana do Castelo
10 June – Viana do Castelo → Vila Praia de Âncora
11 June – Vila Praia de Âncora → Porto (travel / flight)
Am i right in thinking i don’t need to book ahead for accommodation? I’m also not a big fan of crowds. I’m hoping to connect with people over dinner etc but also looking for reflective time in nature with pretty scenery and animals. Any suggestions or tips welcome! :)
I’m thinking of doing part of the fisherman’s trail either in early june or late in june. I have 7 days including travel there and back. Have a few questions as I’m a first time hiker really and would love some input as researching only goes so far.
I don’t walk much. I walk maybe 10-12k every few weeks. I’m mostly going for a casual walk, nice views and spending time in nature. I do want to push myself but no injuries or pain. Realistically how many km should i do per day?
I don’t like crowded spaces, i want to be in nature but this is also my first solo trip and i want to feel safe. I’d be chill with meeting people along the way but hate very crowded spaces. - any tips on which places i should cover over the 7 days?
Tips for accommodation? I’m on a budget so looking at hostels but they seem to go so fast! And are already disappearing.
I’d likely to do this hike another time and completely it properly - this is more like a little holiday/practice and to clear my head. I’m interested in looking around the little villages and I love animals. Also occasional swim in the sea would be nice.
Any other tips or advice welcome but if anyone has a suggested itinerary i’d appreciate it.
i turn 24 next week but i’m not ready. i still feel like a toddler inside. i never got to experience childhood properly and have been waiting all my life to be looked after and now i feel like i’ve ran out of time for anyone to love me in the maternal way that my body seems to ache for. i’m not ready to be in a relationship or think about children when i feel like a little child myself.
im so afraid of everything all the time. i’m so scared. i have separation anxiety from my mum - i always have but she’s slipping away from dementia and she’s all i have. i’m trying to save up to move out but i feel like im losing time just trying to keep everything together and get through the day. i so desperately want to have another chance. i’ve spent my entire life living in fear and now ive ran out of time to waste hoping. i spent my life being responsible and now ive ran out of time to have hope i could be free. im so scared.
Ever since I can remember I have been scared all the time of so many things. I was diagnosed autistic at 20 but sometimes it doesn’t resonate simply because I feel the fear of change so intensely it feels central to everything i struggle with.
I don’t struggle with small changes of plans, I struggle with big life changes like moving house, birthdays etc. As young as I can remember I didn’t want to grow up. It was painful to watch time pass and feel it slip through my fingers. I am aching to go back and live a childhood i never had. I was aware that i was losing it as it was happening but i couldn’t stop it. Changing schools, leaving uni, changing jobs, any big life changes that signify the end of an era absolutely terrify me.
I grieve the past constantly and replay memories and think about how times that felt so recent are so far away. Things are constantly taken from me (routines i got attached to, people i got attached to) and replaced with even harder expectations and responsibilities and independence and adulthood, but I still feel so little and incapable. I’m constantly aware that the present moment is so precious and i live in a constant state of fear because of it. I just want to freeze time forever.
I get so deeply attached to everything.
Ever since I can remember I have been scared all the time of so many things. I am autistic but sometimes I don’t resonate with autistic people simply because I feel the fear so intensely it feels central to everything i struggle with.
I don’t struggle with small changes of plans, I struggle with big life changes like moving house, birthdays etc. As young as I can remember I didn’t want to grow up. It was painful to watch time pass and feel it slip through my fingers. I am aching to go back and live a childhood i never had. I was aware that i was losing it as it was happening but i couldn’t stop it. Changing schools, leaving uni, changing jobs, any big life changes that signify the end of an era absolutely terrify me.
I grieve the past constantly and replay memories and think about how times that felt so recent are so far away. Things are constantly taken from me (routines i got attached to, people i got attached to) and replaced with even harder expectations and responsibilities and independence and adulthood, but I still feel so little and incapable. I’m constantly aware that the present moment is so precious and i live in a constant state of fear because of it. I just want to freeze time forever.