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Halloween is on a Saturday in 2026. Pick your city to find drive-to and nonstop Halloween weekend getaways for Oct 30 to Nov 1, with events, prices, and links.
Orlando Halloween 2026 from a local: theme parks, hidden gems, 21+ nights, dog-friendly events, pumpkin patches, free fun, and spooky date nights.
Austin Halloween events for 2026 from a former local: haunted houses, Halloween bars, family events, Día de los Muertos, ghost tours, and spooky movies.
Plan a Halloween getaway with the 11 best places to travel for Halloween in 2026, plus a quiz, sold-out alerts, and midlife travel tips.
Planning the Camino de Santiago in 2026 or Holy Year 2027? The hotel booking mistakes I made, from route location to hills and breakfast.
After biking and walking across Spain to Santiago de Compostela, Jennifer Board reflects on faith, grief, trusting herself, listening to her body.
After biking 278 miles on the Camino del Norte, Jenn reflects on chronic illness, fear, estrangement grief, self-trust, and surrender.
At 44, Jenn reflects on overcoming fear while cycling the Camino de Santiago, celebrating 222 miles and confidence that grows one step at a time.
On Day 15 of biking the Camino del Norte, Jenn wakes up to see the cover of Silent to Spoken and realizes how far she has come in finding her voice.
After 45 miles and 2,678 feet of climbing on the Camino del Norte, Jenn reflects on fear, chronic illness, finding her voice, listening to her body.
A Camino reflection from Laredo, Spain, on physical exhaustion, sitting beneath the cross, gratitude, and what Jesus carried for us.
A Camino reflection on grief, faith, and the power of choice in midlife, learning to pause, face change, and welcome what comes next.
From fear and self-doubt to finding her voice, Jenn reflects on cycling the Camino, taking up space, and choosing the next brave step at 44.
A tender, honest note from Jenn Board on living today fully, because we do not get to know if tomorrow comes. Say the thing. Make the call.
The best Camino de Santiago apps and websites in one place: route planning, booking, the official credential, navigation, and weather.
Common Camino de Santiago questions answered: the best time of year to walk, how many days it takes, how to treat blisters on the trail.
Is the Camino de Santiago safe for solo female travelers? A first-time solo international traveler shares practical safety planning, travel-anxiety tools.
How to train for the Camino de Santiago with a whole-person plan: distance, back-to-back days, pace, sleep, recovery, feet, and hills.
How much does the Camino de Santiago really cost? Compare a traditional, mixed, and 31-day hotel-based Camino, plus hidden expenses.
A practical Camino de Santiago packing guide: choosing the right backpack, what actually goes in your pack, testing fit and weight.
Every question about preparing for the Camino de Santiago, answered one honest letter at a time by a midlife pilgrim: routes, cost, and more.
The 5 main Camino de Santiago routes compared, easiest to hardest: how busy, how hard, the terrain, the vibe, the services, and the landmarks.
A current, honest look at walking the Camino de Santiago in 2026: Spain's record wildfires and heat, why the coast is cooler but Galicia fire risk is real.
The four steps that helped me plan my Camino de Santiago: how many days to take, the route rules, training, and nervous system prep.
A tender postcard from 30,000 feet on the flight home: Marley moving out, the Camino ahead, and letting the sadness move through.
Watching Bastille Day fireworks from a Paris balcony, I thought about how we have forgotten to celebrate our differences.
What walking twenty thousand steps a day across Europe taught me about aging gracefully, listening to my body, and pacing myself.
A Paris reflection on how travel did not heal my nervous system, it revealed it. On hypervigilance, surrender, faith, and the daily practice of P.A.U.S.E.
Random thoughts from the Rome airport on whether I would ever travel solo, the benefits of solo travel in midlife.
What I overpacked for Europe, what I was grateful for, and the one thing I wish I had packed more of.
An honest Fourth of July reflection from Rome on empty nest grief, feeling homesick on holidays, and learning you can miss home and still be fully present.
Five honest midlife travel essentials from a woman in Rome who packed for every 'what if' and learned what actually mattered.
Six honest things traveling through Greece and Italy in midlife taught me about myself, from needing less to seeing interruptions as invitations.
A postcard from Milos, Greece. A midlife pen-pal note on homesickness, missing my spouse and kitchen and dogs.
Three midlife non-negotiables for beating jet lag on an overnight flight, plus the tray-table tricks that helped me land in Athens ready to go.
A free printable checklist for booking Camino de Santiago hotels: route, elevation, breakfast, luggage transfer, stamps, and laundry.
