Newspaper Article

grayland

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• May 16, 2011

• #1

This appeared in the Seattle Times as well as others.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/t ... cmpid=2628

 

WolverineDG

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• May 16, 2011

• #2

Interesting! Thanks!

Kelly

 

grayland

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• May 16, 2011

• #3

Actually, I thought it was pretty lame.
The writer obviously has not been on the Camino and did not capture the experience at all.

Interesting, but not well done.

 

WolverineDG

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• May 16, 2011

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There's no such thing as bad press.

Kelly

 

johnnyman

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• May 16, 2011

• #5

Excruciatingly lame. I can't believe the paper paid someone to write this drivel and then actually published it ...

 

renegadepilgrim

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• May 20, 2011

• #6

What do you expect from the Associated Press? I'm glad Martha mentioned the Seattle group in the comments section though. Looking forward to July 23rd!

 

jpflavin1

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• May 20, 2011

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Considering most Americans have never heard of the Camino, I would agree that some press is better than no press. This article might even get some people to look up the Camino on the internet and get a very different perspective. As far as a travel guide/inspiration piece it is a poor portrayal of a truly inspirational walk. I agree that this individual has probably never walked the Camino. That being said, I believe that 10 people writing an article like this would most likely portray the "Camino" in 10 different ways. It is the type of journey that touches each of us in a unique way.

Ultreya,
Joe

 

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Caminando

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• May 21, 2011

• #8

Journos write about topics because that´s their job. They don´t have to be firemen to write about fires, or drive a train to write about railways. Or be country folk to walk in the country.

 

johnnyman

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• May 22, 2011

• #9

Very true, but that is a very poorly done story. That's all I am saying. And I am a journalist ...