Traveling with purpose. Writing from the heart. Marie Journals is a personal travel blog about slow travel, hiking, and intentional journeys—mostly around Japan. Here, I share honest travel stories, detailed guides, reflections from the trail, and practical tips from my own experiences hiking and walking pilgrimages like the Camino de Santiago.
One of the things I am most grateful for this year was being able to travel to Europe and walk the Camino de Santiago. It started with a planned trip with my best friend, whom I hadn’t seen in ages. Our plan was to meet in Portugal while she was in Europe for her brother’s…
Seasonal depression is real. Sending hugs to everyone like me who experiences it every now and then. It feels like it’s never going to end, like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel — but there is. Every time I go through a depressive episode, I get physically ill at the same time….