Gareth Griffith
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- SJPdP to Santiago de Compestela in May(2016)
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This camino vblog has been done by a 37 year old Cuban walking the Camino from SJPdP. He takes a drone with him which gives you a superb bird's eye view of parts of the route.
I think he's meeting people; he's just not including them in his video. He did say he stopped for a drink with some Spaniards, in Zubiri I think. The albergue in Larrasona had lots of laundry on the line...or maybe that was Roncesvalles.I watched two episodes. And he didn't meet or talk to anyone.... People are at least half of the Camino!
Completely agree on the quality of drone footage. And also that you should watch the rest after your Camino. For me it's very nice now but I don't think I would be as happy Caminoist as I am if I would see it before......The drone footage is great. I'm not walking till next May so I'm sticking to the first video. I've told myself I can look at stage 1 stuff and leave the rest and more of a surprise!
Not really...Great pronunciation of the towns was helpful too.
I usually take about 2000 photos/month on Camino. And rarely there is a portrait among them. Maybe a few here and there taken with an extreme zoom lense. I just don't want to enter people's lives as someone just passing through. Also asking them allowance to photo them - the magic is all gone by then even if they agree...I watched two episodes. And he didn't meet or talk to anyone.... People are at least half of the Camino!
Not reallyAlmost half of the villages he mentioned are pronounced wrong...
Well, you don't really have toBlush!
Fully agree the chucking of excess gear into a bin is a definite faux pas. The drill is to leave it in an albergue for someone else who could use it.Well, you don't really have to
For example first time he pronounced Belorado it was Belarado and the second time it was correct. Many such cases especially with Basque names for villages. I'm not trying to lesser his effort to make a very good blog which is full of important info for first timers and also full of really nice shots. As a film professional (and pilgrim!!!) I can also imagine what a demanding task to do such a vlog it is. So no disrespect to this guy whatsoever!!!
But to throw away headlamp (with the battery inside!), spork and two other items into a street trash bin... well, I'm speechless...
Thought it was pronounced "Low Brow" or should it be "Loch Broch"?Fully agree the chucking of excess gear into a bin is a definite faux pas. The drill is to leave it in an albergue for someone else who could use it.
However, fully agree that a spork and headlamps are totally unnecessary and had he done his Camino before mine, watching it would have saved me a few bob.
Regarding his pronunciation l would guess with him being a Spanish speaker his is better than mine and most other pilgrims. Having said that, there has been examples in the UK of Australians asking for directions to " Loogeberoogie" when they meant Loughborough.
Here's a link to the first video.
A drone! Is nothing sacred? Is nowhere safe from intrusive recording angels, or rather, devils? Birds' eye views are for the birds!
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I think it needs a warning though to watch when you get back rather than before. It may just take a little from the experience of discovering things yourself!
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This camino vblog has been done by a 37 year old Cuban walking the Camino from SJPdP. He takes a drone with him which gives you a superb bird's eye view of parts of the route.
Throughout the videos he gives what, to my mind, is one of the truest accounts of what daily life is like whilst walking to Santiago.
You will see him staying at some of the same albergues you stopped at and eating/drinking at some of the same bars that you too stopped and had a rest.
Go to Youtube.com and insert "summit extreme camino de santiago day 1" into the search bar. He is very likeable person and at the end of every day gives an indication of what he has spent that day.
For anyone who is considering doing the Camino Frances the videos are a mine of useful hints and tips.
He did the route April May this year (2017) and has so far uploaded as far as day 31 which gets him as far as
A Salceda (last stop before Santiago for most people).
I have had a very pleasant couple of days watching his progress and his professional presentation (with some lovely bits of humour) and await his final videos with bated breath.
I am sure he will have a huge following on youtube as his work becomes better known. In my humble opinion an exceptionally good guide to the Camino Frances.
The only short coming is that by devoting about 15 minutes per day there is a huge amount of stuff that can't be shown, but a bit like a mouthful of food will give you the flavour of a meal, he does the trick!
This camino vblog has been done by a 37 year old Cuban walking the Camino from SJPdP. He takes a drone with him which gives you a superb bird's eye view of parts of the route.
Throughout the videos he gives what, to my mind, is one of the truest accounts of what daily life is like whilst walking to Santiago.
You will see him staying at some of the same albergues you stopped at and eating/drinking at some of the same bars that you too stopped and had a rest.
Go to Youtube.com and insert "summit extreme camino de santiago day 1" into the search bar. He is very likeable person and at the end of every day gives an indication of what he has spent that day.
For anyone who is considering doing the Camino Frances the videos are a mine of useful hints and tips.
He did the route April May this year (2017) and has so far uploaded as far as day 31 which gets him as far as
A Salceda (last stop before Santiago for most people).
I have had a very pleasant couple of days watching his progress and his professional presentation (with some lovely bits of humour) and await his final videos with bated breath.
I am sure he will have a huge following on youtube as his work becomes better known. In my humble opinion an exceptionally good guide to the Camino Frances.
The only short coming is that by devoting about 15 minutes per day there is a huge amount of stuff that can't be shown, but a bit like a mouthful of food will give you the flavour of a meal, he does the trick!
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