Torres del Paine

Are you ready to roam?

Do you enjoy traveling? Have you thought about going to another country to do a hike but just haven’t quite made it happen? It’s just too complicated or scary! There are so many destinations just waiting to be explored and hiking is the perfect way to do it. Hiking gives you a more personal experience as you discover a new location often away from the typical tourist travel spots.

Grab your hiking boots!

Roam Is Calling is my platform for sharing my travel and epic hikes with others who have a bit of wanderlust and are looking for ideas or inspiration to get out there themselves. Destinations are both international and in the USA with hikes anywhere from a day hike to one or more weeks in length. I also try to give some helpful tips to make the experience better and include my packing list. And no, I’m not a millennial YouTuber with no job or family obligations. I’m quite the opposite, actually. I work full-time and have two college-aged sons who are not quite flown from the nest.

Most of my travel is done solo.

As a middle-aged woman, solo travel can add some challenges but it also frees up your travel choices so your trip can be exactly what you want it to be. I hope to show that it is totally doable with the right preparation. Never let a lack of a travel partner keep you from seeing new places!

My most recent hike of the Camino Primitivo in Spain is currently featured with some of my previous hikes available in the links at the top of the page. I’m also in the process of planning my next hiking adventure with details to come!

Have you hiked the Camino de Santiago? Tell me your thoughts!

Recent Posts

  • El Chaltén
    A Hiker’s Paradise March 13, 2024 El Chaltén is a small village located within Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina. It is known as the National Capital of Trekking. The village is full of hostels and shops that cater to hikers and outdoor adventurers. Numerous trails leave El Chaltén for […]
  • Torres del Paine – The “W” Trek
    Patagonia wasn’t on my radar until a few years ago. Well, I guess it was after visiting Peru in 2019 that I became interested in heading farther south. Patagonia, which lies in the southern tip of South America in Chile and Argentina, is a hiker’s paradise with countless trails and […]
  • Camino del Norte – La Caridad to Ribadeo
    My last day on the Camino…for now June 6, 2023 The last day on the trail and it was a day full of Camino magic! I started the day by once again sleeping in as long as possible. Today was 14ish miles and check-in at my hotel wasn’t until 3:00 […]
  • Camino del Norte – Piñera to La Caridad
    June 5, 2023 A very easy day!  I slept in as late as I could with the noise of all the others in the albergue getting up and going. Even with trying to be slow and being the third to last person to leave the albergue, it wasn’t quite 8:00 […]
  • Camino del Norte – Queruas to Piñera
    Cornfields and pavement June 4, 2023 The Albergue provided breakfast for us and I ate with two girls, one from Boston and one from the Netherlands. It was an overcast morning once again as I joined two other pilgrims walking the backroads from the village. I stopped at a bar […]
  • Camino del Norte – Cudillero to Queruas
    The day that almost broke me June 3, 2023 Today had it all. Beautiful views of the ocean, walks through lush forests, creek crossings and many villages with food and drink. It was also the longest day at 22 miles AND the most challenging. After I left my hotel just […]