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  1. Mark Di Marzio

    Who...

    What are we ? Where do we come from ? Where are we going ? Questions some of us ask ourselves in our lifetime in order to make sense or meaning of it all -also the title of a famous painting by Paul Gauguin . The Camino de Santiago is a good place to ponder these deep questions.
  2. Mark Di Marzio

    Ok I´m home, I want to leave.

    Yes, I agree .. after the Camino de Santiago finished we are back into the real Camino -The Camino of life -
  3. Mark Di Marzio

    Ok I´m home, I want to leave.

    So true ! It takes a very long time to ‘wake up’ from a dream state of consumption, consumerism and living without real thinking of the purpose of life and many never do wake up until it’s too late . I reckon that the Camino is a true ‘wake up call ‘ for so many of us -to realise what is real...
  4. Mark Di Marzio

    Ok I´m home, I want to leave.

    Good onya mate ! The more pilgrims stories’ I hear -while on the Camino (ps I have walked the Camino 4 times so far and been a hospitelero and god willing I will walk again on the Camino ) the more I realise how the call of the Camino attracts so many people at the cutting edge of a modern...
  5. Mark Di Marzio

    question for spiritual pilgrims

    I think you are on the right pathway already . I recognize your courage and acknowledge your search for answers and certainty - however difficulty is inevitable in human life . In Buddhist philosophy the three characteristics of human existence are impermanence , egolessness and suffering (or...
  6. Mark Di Marzio

    Ok I´m home, I want to leave.

    Many pilgrims can understand & relate to your words . Walking the Camino and then returning home can often make the world we came from and return back to seem strange and alien . We are transformed by our pilgrimage and things can never be or feel the same again . And this is often when the...
  7. Mark Di Marzio

    Many know my story....

    Amazing story Lee. So many things happen in life that we find hard to understand and cope with and make sense of . I’m so happy for you that you have found a place of peace on the Camino route . Are you renting a place near the beach or did you buy a property ? Was this difficult to set up ? I...
  8. Mark Di Marzio

    10 great European pilgrimages, the Telegraph

    I bought myself this book as a Christmas present for myself . The layout , photos and text are wonderful !
  9. Mark Di Marzio

    Is this the gap between first and second Camino????

    It's a beautiful song & will always remind me of my 2015 Camino
  10. Mark Di Marzio

    14 Days to Go.... Checklist Checkoffs For the Day

    Buen Camino Dave . I am a week or so behind you . I leave on 22 September to Madrid from Melbourne Australia . I packed my back pack as well & coming in at around 6 kg - it's 28 k pack and that'll be enough weight for me . This will be my 3 rd Camino and I feel a bit more ready and better...
  11. Mark Di Marzio

    Show me your tattoo

    Thanks Elleley , Yes I really loved serving pilgrims and meeting local community members at Bercianos last October . It was a deeply rewarding experience for me . I'm heading back to the Camino this September ( 2018) and not entirely sure which route i will walk this time , but hoping to pop...
  12. Mark Di Marzio

    Show me your tattoo

    Very nice tattoo ! I got the same inscription ' Solvitur Ambulando ' but with different imagery . Well done !
  13. Mark Di Marzio

    Show me your tattoo

    I like this a lot .. especially the Roman numerals for the year 2015 . It's a great Camino memory . Well done !
  14. Mark Di Marzio

    Show me your tattoo

    After completing 2 Camino's and a hospitelero duty at Bercianos ( 2015 & 2017) I got 2 tattoo's for myself at Xmas 2017 as a xmas present and to commemorate my achievements . One tattoo is a Tree of life - which represented my past ( Roots) , Present and future ( Branches and leaves) ie...
  15. Mark Di Marzio

    For those who see the Camino as part of their faith journey ...

    Your words and the video are just beautiful . Thankyou . Brings the feeling back . I wish you a Buen Camino of life!
  16. Mark Di Marzio

    Thoughts on Sketching Along Your Camino.

    That's really beautiful . I like watercolours . They are really simple but beautiful and perfect for the Camino . On the weekend I bought a small watercolour box to bring on my next Camino on Sept 22 ,2018 . I'm hoping to write some journal accounts and add a simple watercolour sketch of my...
  17. Mark Di Marzio

    Would you still walk the Camino if you could not access the Internet ?

    Yes.. A sketch book and journal is now my new (old ) thing :) . I hope that I can just keep a written journal of my thoughts , impressions and reflections (for myself mainly) . Haha . Reminds me of life pre -internet -which (for me) was actually in many ways perhaps a better way of life ...
  18. Mark Di Marzio

    Would you still walk the Camino if you could not access the Internet ?

    I realise that i am re-visiting a topic that has had no comments for (almost )2 years . but it is a very interesting topic for me - so i may just re-boot /start it up again . I walked the camino in Sept/Oct 2015 and purchased an iphone just before this first camino especially for the camino...
  19. Mark Di Marzio

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2018?

    I recommenced my Camino walking training in Melbourne , Australia about a month ago . I hope to walk again this late September 2018 . I walk around 15-25 kms most Saturday , Sundays and Wednesdays -with a backpack -around various bush trails based around the Yarra river which winds its way...
  20. Mark Di Marzio

    Thoughts on Sketching Along Your Camino.

    Great advice and tips . I am heading back to the camino in late September 2018 . I bought a little notepad with about a 100 pages and hope to write journal entries on one side and do pencil sketches on the other - the last few times I walked (and worked hospitelero ) I had Facebook where I...

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