Hi. My name is Alison Chino.
This website is my online travel journal.
It’s where I write about long walks and dream up future journeys.
I love long hut-to-hut or inn-to-inn walks. I have a soft spot for the Camino. (I put together a guide to help you plan your own Camino.)
My preferred form of procrastination is doing research about where I am going next. Instead of using social media, I use this blog to share photos and write about trips.
You can subscribe to future blog posts right here.
Let’s go for a walk. I have been going for long walks for a many years. In 2026, I am leading group walks in Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria and the UK. The best way to find out when and where you can walk with me is to subscribe to my rather infrequent newsletter. But also if you want to come on a walk with me, send me an email! (Use the form at the bottom of this page or send an email to: alison AT alisonchino DOT com.)
A little more about me…
I am originally from North Little Rock, Arkansas. I left home to study abroad when I was 18 and I have moved around like a vagabond ever since. My husband, Taido, and I have lived in Chicago, Seattle, Scotland, Germany and now England. Between stints in Seattle and Scotland, we moved back to Arkansas for over a decade to raise our kids. So even though we dragged them away to live abroad, they will (like us) always call The Natural State home.
I love to cook. I’ve recorded recipes on this blog since 2007 and I try to keep them indexed here, mostly for my kids. 🙂 I have kept the my sourdough bread starter and kombucha culture alive through multiple moves. I finally declared myself to be a vegetarian in 2017 (after decades of just trying to quietly not eat meat). This year I have become obsessed with dehydrating my own meals for the a long trail hike and let me tell you something, I am in over my head with this project.
I am a writer. I write, edit and proofread newsletters, sales pages, eCourses, and eBooks. I’ve been writing copy on the internet for nearly two decades. Very occasionally, I take new clients, so if you’re looking for a copywriter, get in touch.
I love to be outside (preferably in the sun). I want to walk (or bike) instead of drive whenever possible. I am a trained yoga teacher, amateur photographer and artist. I identify as female, as an Enneagram four, and as a person who loves Jesus. I was raised to be in church multiple times a week (preacher’s kid). I walked away for some years and now attend our local Anglican church. I have a lot of questions, but I am more comfortable with uncertainty than I used to be. I have a Virgo sun and Capricorn moon (that’s why I love the earth!) and I have Sagittarius rising. I am also a human being, dear loved and worthy of unconditional belonging. Whatever else I am doing in the world, I try to take time to remind myself of this simple truth.
Lately I am loving these words from civil rights leader John Lewis. They are helping me to define the path I want to walk in this world:
Study the path of others to make your way easier and more abundant. Lean toward the whispers of your own heart, discover the universal truth, and follow its dictates. Know that the truth always leads to love and the perpetuation of peace. Its products are never bitterness and strife. Clothe yourself in the work of love, in the revolutionary work of nonviolent resistance against evil. Anchor the eternity of love in your own soul and embed this planet with goodness. Release the need to hate, to harbor division, and the enticement of revenge. Release all bitterness. Hold only love, only peace in your heart, knowing that the battle of good to overcome evil is already won. Choose confrontation wisely, but when it is your time don’t be afraid to stand up, speak up, and speak out against injustice. And if you follow your truth down the road to peace and the affirmation of love, if you shine like a beacon for all to see, then the poetry of all the great dreamers and philosophers is yours to manifest in a nation, a world community, and a Beloved Community that is finally at peace with itself.
Want to work together or walk together?
You can get in touch via the form at the bottom of this page.
I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
XO
Alison
Use this handy dandy contact form to ask me about your project or to introduce yourself and let me know that you’d like to come on a walk with me! I’ll be so happy to hear from you!
