So I've held back making YouTube videos for a number of reasons, but this evening, I picked up whatever courage there was going in North Dublin and made a short video on my pack. I feel I am a little more comfortable speaking to the eternal masses on YouTube than to a crowded room. It... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #48 – Camino de Santiago – The Journey
It's the weekend again and boy! did that week go quick! But not to worry, we have a great Weekend Watch for you. It comes from Efren, who has been creating Camino videos over on YouTube for months following a Camino Frances. He has now started a Camino Norte followed by a stint on the... Continue Reading →
When your Mind is on the Camino but your Feet aren’t..
40 days and counting... Do you ever have a countdown to your next Camino ticking away? I bet you have. I use an application on my phone telling me the number of days I have left before I leave. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not but each morning I get a... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #46 – Some of the best foods along the Camino
It's the weekend again and we have a video for you as always. This weekend we celebrate the many varied foods along the Camino and how to eat during your day. One of my favourite parts of the day is the morning - because of the number of breakfasts you can have on the Camino....there... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #45 – Camino Frances from Sarria
This Weekend Watch falls on St. Patrick's weekend and it has a distinct Irish feel to it. Not only does the video show a good part of Galicia, Ireland's unofficial fifth province, but this pilgrim arrived at A Coruña before making his way to Sarria where he started his Camino. I look forward to seeing... Continue Reading →
Weekend Watch #43 – A full Camino Frances
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 →