Camino de Santiago
Highlights
On Pilgrimage: what we have learned so far
In association with the Arts & Culture Task Force of the World Trails Network, we are running a six month series of monthly online meetings with academic researchers, thought leaders, trail professionals and walking artists to investigate pilgrimage today. On Pilgrimage – Pilgrimage Today Beginning in March, and to run on the first Tuesday of
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Women walking Camino de Santiago speak of ‘terrifying’ sexual harassment | Sexual harassment | The Guardian
Sexual aggression said to be ‘endemic’ on route through Spain, Portugal and France with solo female pilgrims at risk Source: Women walking Camino de Santiago speak of ‘terrifying’ sexual harassment | Sexual harassment | The Guardian
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A lesson in slow travel: walking the Camino de Santiago with my brother | Santiago de Compostela holidays | The Guardian
When three siblings hike the Camino de Santiago, the fact that one has Down’s syndrome makes some things tricky, but the whole trip far more rewarding Source: A lesson in slow travel: walking the Camino de Santiago with my brother | Santiago de Compostela holidays | The Guardian
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The 13 Most Magical Long Walks in the World
Long walks can be magical, if you have the time and ability to go on one, and this article describes 13 possibilities. Some I knew about; some I’ve completed; some are completely new to me. One thought: I can’t imagine paying for a guided tour of the Camino de Santiago. That’s not necessary, in my … Continue reading The 13 Most Magical Long Walks in the World →
• South Shore Camino, Day Four: Hubbards to Upper Tantallon
I’m sitting in a used bookstore/café with Seamus (pictured above) in Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. This is the end of our walk, although tomorrow we’re going on a day hike. The trail continues into Halifax, but our feet will no longer be trudging along it. We walked together this morning to Queensland Beach, talking quietly … Continue reading South Shore Camino, Day Four: Hubbards to Upper Tantallon →
• Review: Lyndon Penner, The Way of the Gardener
Sometimes it seems everyone who walks the Camino de Santiago writes a book about the experience. It’s hard to say something original or interesting about that journey. But in The Way of the Gardener, Lyndon Penner has done just that. What makes The Way of the Gardener a better than most books about the Camino is the way … Continue reading Review: Lyndon Penner, The Way of the Gardener →
Nicholas Luard, The Field of the Star, and Alicia Elliott, A Mind Spread Out On the Ground
When the pandemic began, I began finding it difficult to finish books. I would start reading something and then get distracted and put it aside. I just didn’t have the concentration to read anything longer than an article in The Guardian or The New Yorker. It was surprising, and worrying, and I suddenly found myself wondering if […]