Spiritual travels are more than ordinary trips

Lori Erickson—shown here in Florence, Italy—travels the world exploring sacred sites. (Bob Sessions photo)

Lori Erickson is one of America’s top writers specializing in spiritual travels.

If you want to take a trip that’s more than an ordinary vacation, follow her lead as she journeys to holy sites near and far.

On this site you’ll find suggestions for itineraries plus a potpourri of history, information, and travel tips. You can:

browse topics via the search box or click on Spiritual Sites Around the World.
subscribe to Lori Erickson’s newsletter.
buy her books The Soul of the Family Tree (a book about tracing her Scandinavian roots and the life lessons of genealogy), Near the Exit (which is about places that have helped her come to terms with mortality) and Holy Rover (a memoir told through trips to a dozen holy sites around the world). And coming in September will be her new book Every Step Is Home.

Whether you want to take an armchair pilgrimage, or one that requires a suitcase, Lori is an invaluable guide on journeys that can challenge, deepen, and change you.

Starting from scratch? Not sure what a pilgrimage is? Here’s some helpful background:

What is a pilgrimage?

Why spiritual travels are growing in popularity

Top 10 reasons to go on a pilgrimage

From the Chicago Tribune’s review of Lori’s book Holy Rover: “[Erickson] spins a fine yarn and weaves in a mighty dose of insight along the way . . . And her explication — never settling for an off-the-shelf recounting or humdrum heard-it-all-before — digs deep, shining light on little-known nooks and crannies of the religion world’s most uncanny characters and sacred landscapes.”