“If you’re curious about what it’s like for a not very athletic and not at all religious family to go on a long-distance adventure, I think Onward, Backward! will give you a relatively accurate picture of one lucky family’s experience.” Bennett Voyles, Author, Onward, Backward! A few years ago, Bennett Voyles, an American ex-pat writer […]
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In the past 9 months, we’ve had quite a few new Camino books written by a variety of authors in styles to suit everyone’s taste. From the deeply personal journal to the historical guidebook – our list of new Camino books includes something for everyone! Each of the books below contains a message of hope
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New Camino Book Alert: “There’s Something Going On!” Enjoy the Camino from the comfort of your armchair, but be warned, it’ll whet your appetite even more to plan your own Camino! In the current climate we all need things to do, and more importantly to look forward to. So why not follow Simon on this
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Earlier this week, we gave you our top 5 books to read before your next Camino de Santiago adventure. We had a great response with a number of authors getting in touch, so apologies if we haven’t included your book here. Don’t worry, as the travel restrictions and lockdowns continue, we will be writing lots
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Your spiritual journey can begin long before you begin walking the Camino de Santiago with a great travel book. There are a number of well-written Camino books, entertaining Camino movies and Camino blog posts to get you in the mood for the long walk ahead. We have come up with a list of 5 of
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Interview Two Steps Forward by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist [Podcast] Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist are best selling authors that collaborated on a new novel, Two Steps Forward. This husband and wife came together to collaborate on a novel after walking various Caminos together. The main characters Zoe and Martin embark on their journey for
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Enjoying the Camino de Santiago at home We have been asked to stay at home to keep ourselves and our communities safe but we can still travel virtually and keep our passion for travelling intact. Until we travel again (hopefully soon!) we are sharing a few ways we can all safely enjoy, or at least reminisce
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By Canadian writer John Meyer, author of ‘Shadows, Shells and Spain’ inspired by his Camino experience. Why you should walk the Camino I can put this rather simply: walking the Camino will test your body, open your mind, and stir your spirit. And in my opinion, all of these are potentially life-changing things! When I
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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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