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Hi I'm Kiara, the travel blogger and photographer behind Gallop Around The Globe.I can usually be found hiking up mountains, getting lost in the cobblestone streets of my favourite cities, making friends with a furry feline or two, photographing cacti, or grazing on olives and cheese.

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✨️Day 5 on the Camino Primitivo✨️➡️

✨️Day 5 on the Camino Primitivo✨️➡️ Collinas de Arriba to Berducedo📝 Distance: 21.4 kilometres / 13.3 miles
📝 Elevation: 856 metres
📝 Steps: 32,702 (but this is not counting the initial climb from our albergue in Collinas de Arriba up to the point at which the trail joins the Hospitales route, because i had a watch malfunction 🙈)Thoughts:It was my first day on the trail where I had company all day - I walked with the two Polish girls I'd met the night before - Karolina and Kamila. It made a nice change from being alone with my thoughts, but meant that I didn't take quite as many photos, unfortunately 📷Considering that the Hospitales route was reportedly tougher than the main route via Pola de Allande, we were really surprised to find more pilgrims along this section of the trail than we'd encountered anywhere else thus far 😯This may have been down to the fact that we had perfect weather conditions for walking this route. Where a lot of people battle with thick fog up at the top, we were rewarded with blue skies and sunshine 🌞. The views were epic, and we loved walking above the clouds ⛅️ 😍We saw lots of wild horses along the way, and plenty of cows too, their bells jangling as they grazed.The sun was still shining when we arrived into Berducedo, so we joined a number of other pilgrims at one of the local bars. I love a post-hike beer (or two) in the sunshine 🌞 🍻

✨️Day 4 on the Camino Primitivo ✨️➡️

✨️Day 4 on the Camino Primitivo ✨️➡️ Tineo to Collinas de Arriba📝 Distance: 24 kilometres / 14.9 miles
📝 Elevation: 784 metres
📝 Steps: 36,372Thoughts:I had the trail mostly to myself today, which was lovely 😀 It gave me the time and freedom to properly appreciate the landscapes I was walking through 😍The highlight of the day for me was taking a small diversion to the abandoned Monastery of Santa Maria de Real in Obona.I went a bit maverick and decided not to follow the main route to Colinas de Arriba, and instead to walk the longer way, following the start of the Hospitales alternative route (which I would pick up again the following day). It was one hell of a climb in the heat but 100% worth it for the views and tranquility 👌I arrived at a lovely albergue in Colinas de Arriba, where the hosts treated all their guests like family. It was the first time on the trail that I'd actually had the opportunity to properly meet and talk to other pilgrims. It was a wonderful feeling of community and shared experiences 😊❤️

✨️Day 3 on the Camino Primitivo✨️➡️

✨️Day 3 on the Camino Primitivo✨️➡️ Salas to Tineo📝 Distance: 20.7km / 12.9 miles
📝 Elevation gain: 749 metres
📝 Steps: 31,004Thoughts:I spent most of the day climbing uphill, albeit a relatively gentle incline after the first three miles - through woodland, with panoramic views out to one side, and past tiny little agricultural villages 🚜👨‍🌾🐄The sunshine returned, which instantly lifted my spirits and made the walk so much more enjoyable.And, after three days on the trail, my @ospreyeurope pack is still super comfortable, and my @inov_8 shoes feel like slippers! I gave so much thought to what I packed and how much it weighed, so I'm super pleased that I appear to have gotten it right. I made the decision not to bring my DSLR, due to it weighing 2.5kg with the lens on, so all the photos I'm sharing are taken on my Samsung S24 mobile phone.Considering that I loved the majority of today's walk, it seemed super fitting that it culminated with the stunning descent into Tineo. I loved all the decorative, overhanging wooden balconies, the narrow, atmospheric streets, and the spacious public square at the bottom of town, flanked with some of Tineo's most beautiful, colourful buildings.

✨️Day 2 on the Camino Primitivo✨️➡️

✨️Day 2 on the Camino Primitivo✨️➡️ Grado to Salas.📝 Distance: 23.7km / 14.8 miles
📝 Elevation gain: 743 metres
📝 Steps: 35,858 StepsThoughts:It stayed overcast all day today, save for a few brief moments of sunshine following the even briefer storm that hit just as I left the cafe in Cornellana. Cloudy days aren't the best for photography (or for my mood!), unfortunately. However, I did walk through some beautifully lush rural landscapes and past the largest kiwi plantation I've ever seen! 🥝🥝🥝After watching Walk with Efren's drone footage of Salas, I was really looking forward to having a few hours available to explore the town. However, whilst I did enjoy Salas, I couldn't help thinking just how much nicer it would've looked if the cloud had dissipated a little.I stayed in a wonderful little albergue here, though (@casa_sueno), where they served me the best ensalada mixta I ate on the trail 😋

✨️Day 1 on the Camino Primitivo✨️➡️

✨️Day 1 on the Camino Primitivo✨️➡️ Oviedo to Grado.I've been sharing daily updates of my camino journey on Stories lately, but I just thought I'd give you a bit more of a detailed update on here until I get around to writing a blog post (I'm still in the middle of writing about my Greek island hopping adventures at the mo!).📝Distance: 28.2km / 17.5 miles
📝Elevation gain: 557 metres
📝Steps: 42,402Thoughts:I actually loved the first day on the trail - largely, I think, down to the excitement of starting something new - a day of firsts. Although it took about 2 miles of today's 17.5 to get out of Oviedo and out into the countryside, when I did, the scenery was beautiful, and the sun was out. Sunshine always makes everything better 🌞Whilst my waterproof jacket did see its first outing on the afternoon of the first day, the storm didn't last long, and the sunshine returned once again 😀My first night in an albergue was not the greatest (it's impossible to 'unpack' when there's someone sleeping in your room as soon as you arrive, communal showers are definitely NOT what I expected or wanted to find when I walked into the bathroom at the end of a long day's hiking, and HOW EARLY do people wake up and set off when walking the camino?!?), but it's an experience that's very much a rite of passage for a pilgrim. And, I did have some fantastic experiences in albergues, too.Grado was a bit of an uninspiring town, but I did find a wonderful little cafe where I filled my belly with some delicious, larger-than-expected plates of tapas 😋

I've just returned from a wonderful two weeks of w

I've just returned from a wonderful two weeks of walking Spain's Camino Primitivo. The 321-kilometre trail starts in the beautiful city of Oviedo.My advice would be to give yourself at least half a day to have a look around before starting your walk 👣✨️The streets of Oviedo's Old Town.
✨️The famous 'Fish Seller' sculpture.
✨️Mafalda - installed as a tribute to the character and its creator Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón Ouino, who was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities in 2014. You'll find Mafalda's twin in Buenos Aires.
✨️The Church of Santa Maria del Naranco - totally worth the 3-kilometre walk uphill from Oviedo's cathedral 👌
✨️Monumento a la Concordia’ in Carbayon Square.

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