Unsettled: Camino De Santiago

Our Spanish farmhouse is located 50 minutes from the Asturias Aiport (OVD). We will have 2-3 shuttles running between the Asturias Aiport and our house on arrival day only (June 17). Make sure you make your way to Asturias Aiport on June 17th. 

This is the only international airport in Asturias, serviced with direct flights from within Spain and international locations. You may want to purchase roundtrip international flights to/from Madrid, as domestic flights are affordable and easy to add to your journey once you are in Spain. This way, you can make your way back to Madrid at the end of the retreat.

The retreat ends in Santiago de Compostela on July 1st. We will stay the night on June 30th together in Santiago, have a nice farewell evening to say our "see you laters," and off from there. If you are flying home, we recommend flying to Madrid from Santiago's airport (SCQ) and connecting onwards. Or, take a train or bus to wherever your journey continues. 

A full packing list will be provided closer to the trip. For now, you may want to think about having a comfortable backpack that's 35-40 liters in volume. Comfortable shoes (that are broken in ahead of time) designed for hiking, but not necessarily hiking boots. Some comfortable (and hey, why not trendy) hiking outfits that can double to wear around town in the evenings. A journal, of course. And plenty more that we'll share ahead of time. For a fee, you can transport heavier luggage to the end of the trail, so you'll be able to carry a pack with your clothes, snacks, water, journals, toiletries, and other daily needs along the way.

No need for sleeping bags, water filters, tents, or anything from that realm of backpacking. 

On average, we walk about 20 km/per day (about 12 miles). You do not need to be in any kind of extreme fitness, but you should be able to comfortably walk 5-6 hours per day, carrying a pack that weighs about 10% of your body weight. People of all ages and sizes have hiked the Camino de Santiago, so as long as you don't have an underlying health condition that your doctor would say prevents you from this type of movement, you can do it! Consider going on some local hikes or long walks starting a couple of weeks before the trip, and we can continue them the first week in the Spanish countryside.

The boundaries between work, life, and travel are becoming blurred, fundamentally changing how we live today. Unsettled brings together groups of travelers and professionals from around the world for uniquely co-created experiences. Each one-week, two-week, or one-month retreat is designed to break your routine and inspire a renewed sense of growth, meaning, and adventure through transformational travel and peer-to-peer learning.

Whether you’re working full-time, or going through an intentional career transition, our retreats are designed to help you break out of your routine and explore a new destination with an incredible group of peers.

Each destination and experience is different, however most one-month and two-week experiences include comfortable and centrally located accommodations, a coworking space, full-time staff dedicated to leading your experience, a productivity-driven environment, regular dinner parties, and themed conversations, peer-to-peer workshops, curated events, epic adventures, spontaneous activities and hopefully one of the best experiences of your life. Our one-week experiences are more adventure driven, whether urban or nature-focused – and you can explore what each trip holds by visiting that particular retreat page.

Yes! In fact, most of the time while away is up to you. The Unsettled experience is your experience, don’t forget! We create just enough structure so that you can plug into the different activities, workshops, and connect with people as you wish.

Nothing is required, and everything is voluntary; however, we do look for people who contribute, and highly recommend that you do. Typically, the more you put into your experience, the more you get out. Our role is to provide a platform so you are informed and can participate as you like.

Most days are unstructured work days, exploration days, or adventure days (whatever your current activity!) You can work from our central coworking space, a coffee shop, the beach, or a park, depending on the destination if you need to. Or, you can go explore with other participants to places we recommend or discover your own new secret spots. We tend to have a fixed family-style group dinner once a week where everyone can check in and catch up with each other, as well as numerous other dinners, events, activities, and surprises throughout each week that everyone is welcome to join. You never know the kind of inspiration that can come through connecting with a community, so be sure to try and take advantage of it while you’re able.

Our one-week retreats are focused a bit less on work and much more on living in the moment for the week. Our one-week trips are specifically built to give you a personalized community experience – one where you can sync up daily with a group of fellow participants, opt-in or opt-out of a shared calendar of cool happenings, and live alongside us as we visit the world’s most vibrant cultural capitals or natural wonders.

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