Welcome to Travel Notes, the journal of Home Comforts Hiking. Discover hiking stories, behind-the-scenes moments, travel tips, and inspiration from trails across Japan, Australia, Korea, Vietnam and beyond. Real journeys. Real comfort.
Compare the Kumano Kodo and the Camino de Santiago to understand how these two UNESCO pilgrimages offer very different paths to reflection, completion, and personal transformation.
Feeling overwhelmed planning Japan’s Kumano Kodo pilgrimage? Discover insights from the Australian Hiker Podcast and Home Comforts Hiking to walk with confidence, ease and renewed inspiration.
Uncover why travellers from around the world walk Japan’s Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail. Explore its beauty, shrines, hot springs and the quiet transformation it brings.