With all the current focus on Holy Week and Easter this year, it would be very easy to miss another important date in the history of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Monday, April 21, marks the 814th anniversary of the consecration of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Construction of the current church building […]
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On the Way to “The Way”. Part 1: Miss King Goes to New York
In so many ways, you can get a better appreciation of any writer’s masterpiece by charting their path toward it. You see their milestones, events, … On the Way to “The Way”. Part 1: Miss King Goes to New York
Hiking the Chickaming Open Lands in Michigan
Don’t we find ourselves headed in a better direction when we have something to challenge us?
NEW Primer on Preparing for the Camino Francés
Super Camino and Spain travel guide author and pilgrim, Johnniewalker Santiago, has just published a new walking guide to the Camino Francés. You can download it on the Camino de Santiago All Routes Facebook page. If you have any issues with the Facebook group, let me know and I can send you the PDF.
Georgiana G. King: The Way of Saint James (1920). The first learned guide on the Camino by a pioneering American woman scholar
The aim of this paper is to present the interdisciplinary research project entitled “Georgiana G. King: The Way of Saint James (1920). The first … Georgiana G. King: The Way of Saint James (1920). The first learned guide on the Camino by a pioneering American woman scholar I’m happy to share the work of this […]
Winner!
Buen Camino! Tips From a WINTER Pilgrim is the 2022 American Writing Awards Winner in Travel! It’s available on Amazon, Amazon Kindle, and by special order at your favorite independent bookstore.
New Camino Book!
Do you fancy a quieter, more contemplative walk to Santiago de Compostela? More calming, embracing the solitude, and using your skills. Consider walking in winter then.
The Way, the Pilgrimage in Winter
One of my favorite Camino authors is a woman who was sent by the New York Hispanic Society at the beginning of the 20th century to write about Spain to encourage Americans to go there. She worked mostly during WWI and her personal goal was to find the inspiration for medieval Spanish church design, but […]
New Camino Podcasts!
Here are links to some of the recent podcasts I’ve done to get the word out about my Camino books – Buen Camino! Tips from an American Pilgrim, and If You Stand Here: A Pilgrim’s Tour of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. One book to get you safely to Santiago, the other to show […]
Tumbleweed Pilgrim 