Some pilgrims like to walk the Camino Frances not knowing what is ahead of them. Maybe that is unwise. There are other pilgrims who plan every minute detail weeks in advance. Again, maybe this takes away from the mystery. I did a little of both when I first walked from St. Jean Pied de Port... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #42 – Camino Portugués with Drew Robinson
Drew Robinson is back on the Camino. Six years after he brought us the very popular "Camino de Santiago Documentary - A Journey of the Mind", he returns to Spain via the Camino Portuguese. This time around he would be joined by his wife and his two-year-old son. The first part of the journey takes... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #41 – Camino Primitivo
I don't think I have featured anything on the Camino Primitivo before. There are so many other routes to discover, but so much time! The Camino Primitivo is a difficult, but beautiful pilgrimage, that starts in the town of Oviedo and ends in Santiago. It has a distance of 310 kilometres or 192.6 miles. This... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #40 – Camino Portuguese 1st Steps
John Roy is a peregrino from Halifax, Canada who has an active YouTube account with many helpful videos on the Camino. He has just returned from a trip on the Camino Portuguese and has started to upload the first videos of many of his time there. This first video shows his arrival in Porto and... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #39 – The Camino Song
Mark Shea walked the Camino Frances way back in 2004. His Camino was caught on camera from St. Jean and he was one of the first to post such video on YouTube. His documentary 'The Way' has well over a million hits to this day. Just before this New Year, he asked pilgrims to send... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #38 – A Brother’s Way
I stumbled across this 90-minute movie on YouTube today. In May to June 2018, Jeremy Frick walked the Camino de Santiago from France to the ocean to deliver his brother's ashes. Five years prior, his brother, Jimmy, died in a sudden accident. It is incredibly moving, especially when he arrives at the Cruz de Ferro.... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #37 – Caminho Portugués
In this Weekend Watch, we vicariously walk from Porto to Santiago on the Caminho Portugués. Although I won't be walking the full way from Porto, I will pick up at the Spanish border at A Guarda. I look forward to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUucvXmiTGA If you enjoyed this post let me know by hitting the ★Like button,... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #36 – Looking Back…
These two guys from the US take a look back a year after completing the Camino Frances. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boCKzw6XjdI If you enjoyed this post let me know by hitting the ★Like button, and sharing the love on your socials!… And if you want to hang out with me between posts then follow me on Instagram and on Facebook for daily... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #35 – To Finisterre by Elizabeth Carmody
Another amazing video by a pilgrim from YouTube. I really enjoyed this and it brought back a lot of memories. Lots of smiles too! 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDYWHY8sSN8 If you enjoyed this post let me know by hitting the ★Like button, and sharing the love on your socials!… And if you want to hang out with me... Continue Reading →
(Mid) Week Watch – Maggie’s 4 Caminos..
Maggie Woodward is no stranger to this blog and has contributed a number of times. She regularly posts on her own blog - Trepidatious traveller, and I would encourage any future pilgrim to read through her posts for information. This April, Maggie walked near to 1000km through 4 Caminos - no mean feat. The 4... Continue Reading →