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Mercedes Diane Griffin Forbes
@dgspeaks.bsky.social
🌍 Storyteller | Traveler | Advocate for Positive Social Change
✈️ Exploring the world, empowering Black women travelers, and celebrating diverse cultures.
🎙️ Living out loud & having my say at DG Speaks. Join the journey!
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Follow my Camino de Santiago journey through Spain with stage guides, packing tips, pilgrim reflections, hostel reviews, budgeting advice, and personal stories. #camino #caminodesantiago

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Camino de Santiago Archives - DG Speaks
Follow my Camino de Santiago journey with stage guides, packing tips, hostel reviews, budgeting advice, and honest stories from the trail.
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July 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Camino Francés Day 5: Pamplona to Puente la Reina youtu.be/r6vZvqn51To?... via @YouTube #Camino #CaminoFrances #CaminoDeSantiago
Camino Francés Day 5: Pamplona to Puente la Reina
YouTube video by DG Speaks
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July 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Camino Francés Day 4: Zubiri to Pamplona youtu.be/i6f2mucU87Q?... via @YouTube #camino #CaminoDeSantiago #caminofrances
Camino Francés Day 4: Zubiri to Pamplona
YouTube video by DG Speaks
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July 17, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Camino Day 3: The Most Difficult and Rocky Stage youtube.com/shorts/BQXs5... via @YouTube #camino #caminofrances #caminodesantiago
Camino Day 3: The Most Difficult and Rocky Stage
YouTube video by DG Speaks
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July 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Camino Francés Day 3: Roncesvalles to Zubiri youtu.be/KLXJE6hL_Rw?si… via @YouTub#caminon#caminodesantiagog#caminofranceses
Camino Francés Day 3: Roncesvalles to Zubiri
YouTube video by DG Speaks
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July 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Camino Francés Day 2: Orisson to Roncesvalles youtu.be/KtdoZtzU3aI?si… via @YouTub#caminon#CaminoDeSantiagog#caminofranceses
Camino Francés Day 2: Orisson to Roncesvalles
YouTube video by DG Speaks
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July 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Camino Francés Day 1: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Orisson youtu.be/ocals4r5u-o?si… via @YouTub#caminon#caminodesantiagog#caminofranceses
Camino Francés Day 1: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Orisson
YouTube video by DG Speaks
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July 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I’m walking nearly 500 miles on the Camino de Santiago for my 50th birthday. 🌍✨ At a time of change + uncertainty, it feels right to reconnect with nature, the universe, and my inner divinity.
🎥 Watch my “why” here:
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Why I’m Walking 500 Miles on the Camino for My 50th Birthday
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August 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Back on the scene! 💞https://open.substack.com/pub/dgspeaks/p/coming-home-to-myself?r=6fbav
Coming Home to Myself
Hey y’all
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July 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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February 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I just posted my first article. 🥳
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Shedding My Skin in the Year of the Snake
How are y’all feeling out there?
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February 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Looking forward to covering these #BlackFilmmakers at the #SundanceFilmFestival! 🖤🎞️
January 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Reposted by Mercedes Diane Griffin Forbes
The New York Times Readers’ Picks for the Best Books of 2024: The New York Times posted its 100 Notable Books of 2024 back in November—you can find out more about… https://bookriot.com... #NYTBestBooks #ReadersPicks
January 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM