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  1. B

    Is anyone doing the Camino without any specific purpose

    Hello, I'm planning to do my first Camino this April 09 starting from SJDP; I really don't know why I'm doing this . I don't think I have prepared for the Camino mentally; Currently I see my Camino going to be a long walks for few weeks than a pilgrimage. I'm not a religious person, hence...
  2. A

    Why are you walking? Please comment below!

    Hi! I’m a high school student from Oregon taking an IB World Religions class and as the topic for my Internal Assessment I’m comparing the reasons why pilgrims walk the Camino now vs when it first became popular in the 9th century. I’m having trouble finding information regarding the percentages...
  3. Paladina

    Why Do Adventure Snobs Hate The Camino De Santiago?

    Here's an old post from another forum that may interest you: https://tomallen.info/adventure-snobs-hate-camino-de-santiago/
  4. BobM

    Walking the Camino Frances multiple times - why?

    When I walked the CF I met a man who was walking the CF for the third time. The first two times were with his wife. After she passed away here he was walking for the third time, but by himself. He was not particularly talkative. Once I met him deep in thought sitting on a seat and I was about...
  5. Robo

    Walking a Camino is a Very Selfish Act - Isn't it?

    The question probably goes a lot deeper than walking a Camino, but it's the Camino that gets me thinking about it. This post is not meant to be any kind of self therapy or plea for forgiveness or anything else. So please just take it at face value. It's just a ramble and only from my...
  6. jj-now

    'Pilgrims: Why People Walk the Camino de Santiago'

    Hi all, It's been a wonderful month filming this thing! I went out to capture and understand the experience of the Camino, and the people behind it. Almost twenty-interviews (some with returning subjects), a month of walking and a magical return to the French way...
  7. SYates

    It's about time, by Johnnie Walker 1.0

    With “It's about time” the author has accomplished a difficult task, writing a Camino book that is at the same time interesting for those that never have even heard of the Camino as well as those who have walked many. Short paragraphs explain the history of the Camino as well as practical...
  8. F

    Transformational nature of pilgrimage

    Dear All I'm interested in the transformational nature of the pilgrimage experience, as I've walked a number of pilgrimages myself in the past. So now I'm researching this for my dissertation on the MSc in Psychological Trauma at the University of Chester. Amazingly, this aspect of pilgrimage...
  9. MKalcolm M

    Is the Camino a Curse?

    Is the camino a curse? I have walked in pouring rain, with every part of my body in pain, tired to the point of exhaustion. I have been foot-sore, bone weary, and pleading for this to end. I have had blisters that burst, then shed their skin, then turned into a bloody mess of raw flesh. But...
  10. hal_cpt

    Pilgrim: A Scientist Walks To Santiago 2019-03-05

    Feeling trapped and frustrated in work and life, the author set out to walk the Camino de Santiago - the ancient Christian pilgrimage to the shrine of St James in Spain. On the way, he explored what it means to be a person of faith, a scientist and to live a compassionate life. In this book of...
  11. LGLG

    Is the Camino for me?

    Some people (like me) get drawn to the Camino several times, others wonder why they d ever do again (like me sometimes) others still are on it and wonder whether they should leave (like me, two days ago) have made a mistake or what (I never make mistakes? ha,). So how do we know? This is a quote...
  12. Purky

    An attempt at a secular Grand Camino Theory of Everything

    I don't know about you, but I'm (intermittently) still trying to figure out what exactly got me hooked on walking caminos, being an atheïst and all. Especially shortly after walking part of the St. Olavsleden with my wife, where it became clear that she didn't share my enthusiasm for walking a...
  13. Char Wolf

    Setting Intentions

    My topic of discussion is INTENTION as I am in the process of fine tuning mine even though the original intention to commit to walking this year arose quite spontaneously. I awoke from a deep sleep on January 4th, 2018 as an inner voice boldly announced. "I'm walking the Camino!" I gathered...
  14. radekorion

    something in me has changed

    Have You experienced any kind of personal transformation during Your Camino? Was it related with solitude or other things? What makes Camino important personal experience for You that makes a difference when You come back home? I had my own transformative experience on Camino and met couple...
  15. David Manzo

    How do you prepare for the faith journey of the Camino?

    As a new member, I greatly appreciate the insights of others on how to prepare for the practical aspects of the Camino (lodging, packing, routes, etc). Thank you! I know not everyone does the Camino for reasons of faith, yet for those who are on a faith journey, how do you prepare for the...
  16. hel&scott

    More then a long walk...

    I've always appreciated that both the forum and Camino are, for want of a better phrase, a broad church. This sites rules stress the inclusive and respectful nature of the Camino and I hope you read and respond with this in mind. I've started this thred to answer the question we are often...
  17. ouroboros

    Camino as a balm for grief

    I returned a couple weeks ago from walking the Portuguese from Porto to Santiago with my husband, Stuart. On my 9th day of walking, somewhere near Caldas de Reis, I got news from my sister that my mother died that morning. I knew that she was in decline before I left for Portugal, but did not...
  18. Cat B

    Documentary about the Camino de Santiago - June 2017

    I'm writing on behalf of documentary-makers travelling along the Camino de Santiago/St James' Way in northern Spain throughout the month of June this year (2017). We are looking for good stories as to why you are walking the Camino and what it means to you. Please get in touch if you'd be...
  19. F

    Calling All Spaniards

    Hi my friend and I live in Sacramento California but my friend, I call him Hombre, grew up in Madrid Spain and I am trying to talk him into doing the Camino Frances, but he keeps on obsessing about bedbugs and people snoring and farting in the Alberges and saying that he can't do it because of...
  20. John Finn

    Excellent Camino Article

    This has been posted before but I think it deserves another mention as it will be of interest to anyone doing the Camino this year. It is one of the finest pieces I've read about the walk. It was written jointly by Jeff Carver, a high school teacher in New Orleans and Josh Jeter a lawyer in...

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