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Simple Camino Training Tips

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The Camino de Santiago is one of the world’s most famous pilgrim paths with thousands of people walking its many routes every year. Although walking the Camino is something that everyone can achieve, it is important to take the time to prepare and train for your walk. The level of training you need will depend on […]

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The Camino de Santiago is one of the world’s most famous pilgrim paths with thousands of people walking its many routes every year. Although walking the Camino is something that everyone can achieve, it is important to take the time to prepare and train for your walk. The level of training you need will depend on

Discover the original Camino de Santiago

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Discover the original Camino de Santiago The Camino Francés, or French Way, may be the most popular Camino route however, it is not the original path to Santiago de Compostela. In fact, there is an even older Camino de Santiago trail. Known as the Camino Primitivo, or the Original Way, the route is the first

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Discover the original Camino de Santiago The Camino Francés, or French Way, may be the most popular Camino route however, it is not the original path to Santiago de Compostela. In fact, there is an even older Camino de Santiago trail. Known as the Camino Primitivo, or the Original Way, the route is the first

Basque to the future in northern Spain

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Basque to the future in northern Spain Camino del Norte. The northern coast of Spain is not the sole preserve of pilgrims on a religious journey. Lisa Williams travels the picturesque route by car and finds her spirits lifted along the way. Basque to the future in northern Spain. People flock in their thousands to the

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Basque to the future in northern Spain Camino del Norte. The northern coast of Spain is not the sole preserve of pilgrims on a religious journey. Lisa Williams travels the picturesque route by car and finds her spirits lifted along the way. Basque to the future in northern Spain. People flock in their thousands to the

Dinner on the Camino

Camino Recipe: Vegetable Paella

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Camino Recipe: Vegetable Paella Paella is a traditional rice dish from the Valencia area, in the Eastern part of Spain, but it has become so popular you are likely to find it all over Spain, also along the Camino de Santiago, of course. Ingredients may vary. Our friends from Spanish food and catering specialist company

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Camino Recipe: Vegetable Paella Paella is a traditional rice dish from the Valencia area, in the Eastern part of Spain, but it has become so popular you are likely to find it all over Spain, also along the Camino de Santiago, of course. Ingredients may vary. Our friends from Spanish food and catering specialist company

Camino Recipe: garden-style lentil stew

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Camino Recipe: garden-style lentil stew Our friends from Spanish food and catering specialists in Dublin FoodFiesta.ie share a new Camino recipe this month: a hearty and full of goodness garden-style lentil stew, ‘lentejas a la jardinera’. What you will need: 300 g lentils (brown or green) 1 onion 2-3 potatoes -2 carrots -1 green pepper

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Camino Recipe: garden-style lentil stew Our friends from Spanish food and catering specialists in Dublin FoodFiesta.ie share a new Camino recipe this month: a hearty and full of goodness garden-style lentil stew, ‘lentejas a la jardinera’. What you will need: 300 g lentils (brown or green) 1 onion 2-3 potatoes -2 carrots -1 green pepper

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A road less travelled on the Camino

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A road less travelled on the Camino Two pilgrims decided to venture off the beaten track, walking the Silver Road from Seville to Santiago de Compostela, away from the commercialism of the usual route. They tell PERRY O’DONOVAN about their journey. TIM MACEY AND Laurence Leleu were just two of the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims

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A road less travelled on the Camino Two pilgrims decided to venture off the beaten track, walking the Silver Road from Seville to Santiago de Compostela, away from the commercialism of the usual route. They tell PERRY O’DONOVAN about their journey. TIM MACEY AND Laurence Leleu were just two of the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims

Cathedral in Orléans

10 Must-See attractions in Orléans

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10 Must-See attractions in Orléans The city of Orléans is located on the Paris & Tours Way, the Camino de Santiago taking pilgrims from Paris to Orléans. If you are lucky enough to walk this Camino route, we have selected 10 Must-See attractions in Orléans. The beautiful city of Orléans has a rich history, as different

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10 Must-See attractions in Orléans The city of Orléans is located on the Paris & Tours Way, the Camino de Santiago taking pilgrims from Paris to Orléans. If you are lucky enough to walk this Camino route, we have selected 10 Must-See attractions in Orléans. The beautiful city of Orléans has a rich history, as different

Brandon Wilson writing Along the Templar Trail

Brandon Wilson’s Award-Winning “Along the Templar Trail”

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Brandon Wilson’s Award-Winning “Along the Templar Trail” In this time of political grandstanding, it is refreshing to hear about someone who quite literally, “walks the talk.” Recently, author/photographer Brandon Wilson and his 68-year-old French friend completed an eleven-country walk for peace from France to Jerusalem. In doing so, they founded the “Templar Trail.” Wilson’s inspiring

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Brandon Wilson’s Award-Winning “Along the Templar Trail” In this time of political grandstanding, it is refreshing to hear about someone who quite literally, “walks the talk.” Recently, author/photographer Brandon Wilson and his 68-year-old French friend completed an eleven-country walk for peace from France to Jerusalem. In doing so, they founded the “Templar Trail.” Wilson’s inspiring

Quenching a thirst for adventure

A Thirst for Adventure, by Teresa McQuerrey

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A Thirst for Adventure, by Teresa McQuerrey Martin Szekeresh has a thirst for adventure. It is a condition that has plagued him for many years and resulted in a treasure trove of memories and great stories. He quenches that thirst with frequent visits to the Grand Canyon. In fact, he is planning a camping trip

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A Thirst for Adventure, by Teresa McQuerrey Martin Szekeresh has a thirst for adventure. It is a condition that has plagued him for many years and resulted in a treasure trove of memories and great stories. He quenches that thirst with frequent visits to the Grand Canyon. In fact, he is planning a camping trip

Two women together on the Camino

Remembering the Camino – the tale of two women

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Remembering the Camino – the tale of two women, by Sharon Remembering the Camino, Cindy Thomas still can’t believe she walked 800 kilometers in Spain this fall. Would she do it again? Without question -it was the opportunity of a lifetime and a learning experience filled with challenges and precious memories she will never forget.

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Remembering the Camino – the tale of two women, by Sharon Remembering the Camino, Cindy Thomas still can’t believe she walked 800 kilometers in Spain this fall. Would she do it again? Without question -it was the opportunity of a lifetime and a learning experience filled with challenges and precious memories she will never forget.

Town on the Way of St James

Camino de Santiago: Uniting will of spirit, work of flesh

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Camino de Santiago: Uniting will of spirit, work of flesh A couple of springs ago we were lost in the Mark Twain National Forest in southern Missouri. The brush was dense and the light was closing between dark curtains of elm and oak trees. Our camping gear was up a cliff a couple miles away.

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Camino de Santiago: Uniting will of spirit, work of flesh A couple of springs ago we were lost in the Mark Twain National Forest in southern Missouri. The brush was dense and the light was closing between dark curtains of elm and oak trees. Our camping gear was up a cliff a couple miles away.

Culture Pilgrims in Santiago de Compostela

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Culture Pilgrims in Santiago de Compostela, By INGRID K. WILLIAMS ON a cloudy June afternoon after midday Mass in the ornate granite cathedral in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, the adjacent plaza heaved with tourists, many toting walking sticks and bulging backpacks. For centuries, self-proclaimed pilgrims have trekked dozens and sometimes hundreds of

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Culture Pilgrims in Santiago de Compostela, By INGRID K. WILLIAMS ON a cloudy June afternoon after midday Mass in the ornate granite cathedral in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, the adjacent plaza heaved with tourists, many toting walking sticks and bulging backpacks. For centuries, self-proclaimed pilgrims have trekked dozens and sometimes hundreds of

Path on Kurt's Camino journey

Kurt Koontz – A Million Steps

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Author Kurt Koontz, shares his reflections on his million-step Camino de Santiago journey with the CaminoWays.com readers. Enjoy it! A million is a rough estimate of the number of steps I took while walking the Camino de Santiago. I made the calculation on day 13 of my trek as I walked along a portion of

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Author Kurt Koontz, shares his reflections on his million-step Camino de Santiago journey with the CaminoWays.com readers. Enjoy it! A million is a rough estimate of the number of steps I took while walking the Camino de Santiago. I made the calculation on day 13 of my trek as I walked along a portion of

Trek along the Camino de Santiago

Your Camino: Santiago de Compostela – Victor Frank

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Your Camino: Santiago de Compostela – Victor Frank *By Victor Frank Vere, from Canada, who travelled the Portuguese Way route of the Camino de Santiago from Tui with CaminoWays.com Dorothy was told to follow the yellow brick road in the film the Wizard of Oz if she wanted to locate the wizard and find her

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Your Camino: Santiago de Compostela – Victor Frank *By Victor Frank Vere, from Canada, who travelled the Portuguese Way route of the Camino de Santiago from Tui with CaminoWays.com Dorothy was told to follow the yellow brick road in the film the Wizard of Oz if she wanted to locate the wizard and find her

The Pyrenees on the Camino de Santiago Way

Don George’s #TripLit: Paris to the Pyrenees

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Don George’s #TripLit: Paris to the Pyrenees In recent years the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, has gained a certain cachet. Books have been written on it; movies have been made about it. Almost invariably, the focus of these accounts has been the Spanish portion of the pilgrimage, culminating with arrival at the

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Don George’s #TripLit: Paris to the Pyrenees In recent years the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, has gained a certain cachet. Books have been written on it; movies have been made about it. Almost invariably, the focus of these accounts has been the Spanish portion of the pilgrimage, culminating with arrival at the

Blue ribbon for prostate cancer awareness

900-kilometre pilgrimage in support of prostate cancer

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900-kilometre pilgrimage in support of prostate cancer 900-kilometre pilgrimage in support of prostate cancer. I have a confession to make: I am an addict. I have spent thousands of dollars and months of my life over several years under the spell of my addiction. And I fully intend to give myself over to it yet

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900-kilometre pilgrimage in support of prostate cancer 900-kilometre pilgrimage in support of prostate cancer. I have a confession to make: I am an addict. I have spent thousands of dollars and months of my life over several years under the spell of my addiction. And I fully intend to give myself over to it yet

Santiago on the Camino

The Pilgrim Principal: Australia to Santiago de Compostela

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The Pilgrim Principal: from Australia to Santiago de Compostela By Shane Altman *Shane walked the Camino de Santiago from León to Santiago de Compostela with his family; a trip booked with CaminoWays.com. It is just before 6am. I am sitting in a hotel room in Sydney, Australia. Next to me my wife sleeps softly, my

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The Pilgrim Principal: from Australia to Santiago de Compostela By Shane Altman *Shane walked the Camino de Santiago from León to Santiago de Compostela with his family; a trip booked with CaminoWays.com. It is just before 6am. I am sitting in a hotel room in Sydney, Australia. Next to me my wife sleeps softly, my

O Antroido, Santiago’s Carnival

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O Antroido, Santiago’s Carnival O Antroido is Santiago’s famous carnival, a wondrous event that you can combine with a Camino de Santiago route that finishes in Santiago. Taking place before Lent in the lead up to Ash Wednesday, O Antroido is something you won’t want to miss. Like many other old European cities, Santiago de

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O Antroido, Santiago’s Carnival O Antroido is Santiago’s famous carnival, a wondrous event that you can combine with a Camino de Santiago route that finishes in Santiago. Taking place before Lent in the lead up to Ash Wednesday, O Antroido is something you won’t want to miss. Like many other old European cities, Santiago de

Pyrenees walk on the Camino

Andrew McCarthy on life, travel writing and the Camino

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Andrew McCarthy on life, travel writing and the Camino Former Hollywood backpacker Andrew McCarthy’s life changed forever while walking the Camino de Santiago. In an extract from his first book, he describes how that led to a second career as a travel writer I was in a bookstore, gazing at a girl across the display

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Andrew McCarthy on life, travel writing and the Camino Former Hollywood backpacker Andrew McCarthy’s life changed forever while walking the Camino de Santiago. In an extract from his first book, he describes how that led to a second career as a travel writer I was in a bookstore, gazing at a girl across the display

Pamplona on the the Camino

Santa Clara University Article

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Santa Clara University Article Walking the Camino to Santiago in Spain, and learning a few things along the way: about big questions, saints, direction, and feet. Which route would we take? Jim Reites, S.J. MST ’71, an associate professor of religious studies at Santa Clara who did almost 200 miles of the Camino with some

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Santa Clara University Article Walking the Camino to Santiago in Spain, and learning a few things along the way: about big questions, saints, direction, and feet. Which route would we take? Jim Reites, S.J. MST ’71, an associate professor of religious studies at Santa Clara who did almost 200 miles of the Camino with some

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