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Peregrina finishes Finisterre to Jerusalem journey!

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A remarkable story I just read about a young Spanish woman's journey from Finisterre to Jerusalem via Rome.

 
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Have you read Guy Stagg's book "The Crossway"? Canterbury to Jerusalem via Rome, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon and Cyprus. An extraordinary journey for many reasons.
No, but I will look for it.

Found it in electronic format and downloaded. Thank you!
 
It would make a great book, if she can write.

I am sorely in need of more books in the style of Patrick Leigh Fermor, Laurie Lee and John Hillaby.
I’m also a PLF and Laurie Lee fan.

Writers in a similar style (never use one adjective where six will do) in my travel library include:

Bruce Chatwin (eclectic travel)
Redmond O’Hanlon (Arduous adventure travel)
William Dalrymple (contemporary and historical India)
Peter Hopkirk (Central Asia 19th century)

The travel section, chez Henrythedog
 

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And Dervla Murphy (Hard as nails solo travel)

Also check out a publisher ‘Eland Books’. Superb range (they’re the obvious red and white books in the centre shelves of my travel section)

 
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Redmond O’Hanlon (Arduous adventure travel)
I read "Into The Heart Of Borneo" many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. But I wasn't very surprised to learn that when O'Hanlon suggested another jungle expedition together James Fenton's reply was that he wouldn't go as far as High Wycombe with him again :-)
 
A remarkable story I just read about a young Spanish woman's journey from Finisterre to Jerusalem via Rome.

Thank you for sharing. A new goal of mine!
 
I’m also a PLF and Laurie Lee fan.

Writers in a similar style (never use one adjective where six will do) in my travel library include:

Bruce Chatwin (eclectic travel)
Redmond O’Hanlon (Arduous adventure travel)
William Dalrymple (contemporary and historical India)
Peter Hopkirk (Central Asia 19th century)

The travel section, chez Henrythedog
I noted Dervla Murphy there as well. She inspired me to think I could do solo cycle touring. Thanks for sharing your photo.
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If you're a PLF fan try Nick Hunt's Walking the Woods and the Water. He traces PLF's footsteps across Europe to Istanbul in 2011.
 
Some years ago I came across Bernard Ollivier's account Longue Marche - in 3 volumes he tells the story of his walk across the entire Old Silk Route from Istanbul to Xian over four summers. I read it in French as it wasn't available in translation. He is a retired French journalist and uses proceeds from his book sales to fund long hiking trips with young offenders - including on the Camino de Santiago. (In fact this was where I first came across the Camino!)
Doing a little research ahead of writing this post, I was excited to read that the books are now available in English. I still love his original writing, but it's great that they are now accessible to a much wider audience. Check it out - you won't regret it.
Here's a review of the first volume - you'll easily find the others... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40966035-out-of-istanbul

EDIT: Here's another review, with an excerpt from each (English) volume ... https://intervalsignals.wordpress.c...ers-silk-road-travel-narrative-longue-marche/
 
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What a fun thread! I have now stocked my library requests for a plethora of the above mentioned gems.
If I can't be out walking, I will be in - reading about walking!
 
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As I have mentioned elsewhere, since my camino there was little time for long walks, so as a part substitute I have done a lot of reading about long walks...
Thank you for pointing out Bernard Olivier's books - I will definitely look into them.
To all the PLF fans I would like to recommend Michael O'Sullivan's book Noble Encounters between Budapest and Transsylvania. While Nick Hunt walked in PLF's footsteps and gave a fantastic glimpse into what the "route" has become, O'Sullivan offers fascinating background in "the walk" - historical, political, etc...

To those who love reading about walking, I cannot recommend enough a recent two-volume story about an "epic" walk from Calabria to Nordkapp - by Andrew Terrill - The Earth Beneath My Feet and On Sacred Ground. Very well walked and very well written.
 

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