Galicia – Ancient, rustic, and filled with traditions. Traditions and customs – a true melting pot of incredible cultures. From the Celts, Vikings, Romans, and Moors – Galicia has witnessed first hand a real blending of ideas, customs, trade, and rituals of survival in this very distinct area that has a history unique to pilgrimage. […]
Pfälzer Jakobswege – In German The Camino has been an important and popular pilgrimage journey for years for Germans and they represent one of the largest groups of overall pilgrims from around the world. In march of this year they represented 24.8% of all pilgrims making their way to Santiago de Compostela. A […]
It has been a very special week enjoying being in the Camino sharing in wonderful times with pilgrims experiencing Galicia during the blossoming of SPRINGTIME! A magical time seeing the trees sprouting new life filling the countryside with vibrant GALICIAN GREEN from the lush fresh grass on the ground all the way up into the […]
Semana Santa or Easter is a very special time on the Camino. The heart, mind, body and spirit of all is open, flowing, and sharing in truly wonderful WAYS. Inspiration, connecting, and giving with others is a unique part of springtime just like the trees bringing their new fresh green leaves and flowers blooming their […]
Expo Bike and Bicigrino arrived in Santiago de Compostela, April 15, 2014, and were all smiles from their successful completion of their Camino journey. A special time shared among pilgrim friends Jose Luis Penedo Del Rio (Cologne, Germany), Helmut Weingarten (Cologne, Germany), Julio Castro Marcote (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) and Cándido Pazos López (Santiago de […]
What better way than to start the Easter Holiday Spring Break week than being in the camino seeing pilgrim friends, as well as, making new ones. A very special thank you to Julio Castro Marcote, Director of the Parador Hostal Dos Reis Católicos, for introducing us to your friends Helmut Weingarten (Cologne, Germany), Jose Luis […]
It was a great way to begin the Semana Santa Holidays – Easter Spring Break week – with pilgrims from around the world. The camino was full of smiles, laughter, and many PEREGRINOS enjoying the blossoming of spring along the way! We began the day with a foggy morning in Galicia enjoying hot cafe con […]
WAYFARING is A funny, real, and honest documentary by Scott Herriott that shares the diversity of the camino experience. As diverse as the people and countries that come to to make their own pilgrimage journey. Every reason is personal, unique, and varied. This upbeat documentary shows the range of emotions and reasons why people make […]
“The word pilgrimage comes from the Latin word peregrinus, which means a person wandering the earth in exile, someone in search of a spiritual homeland.” -Ian Cron Chasing Francis Gabriela Quiroz and I shared some special time talking of her unique pilgrimage experience as she made the journey with her Travel Light Film companions, Lindsay Thompson, Lauren Martinez, […]
CAMINO MEMORIES & NEW BEGINNINGS! Thank you Tara & Nick for sharing some of your camino reflections from 2011 as your journey has continued your memories and experiences of your adventure will inspire others! Yes, just like my first blog post sharing your adventures was called The SMILES Say It All – that’s for sure!!!!! Memories […]
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