New Four-Part Camino Primitivo Series
Today, I completed a four-part series for the Camino Podcast on the Camino Primitivo, following on the heels of my recent re-walking of that route in advance of a forthcoming reprint of the Norte/Primitivo guidebook. The Camino Primitivo was the first of the Caminos de Santiago. Here’s how I introduce the route in the guidebook: […]
Via Podiensis Podcast Series
Over on The Camino Podcast, I’m now three episodes into a series focused on the Via Podiensis. It’s a fun way to build on the work with my new Cicerone guidebook, and it has kind of taken on a life of its own. My original plan was to carry forward the framework that I followed […]
Two New Episodes of the Camino Podcast
At long last, I have returned my attention to producing new episodes of The Camino Podcast! There are two new episodes available, with more to come. If you’re new to the podcast, it’s housed on Soundcloud, but available from all the major podcast services, so pick your distributor of choice and subscribe. Here are some […]
Pilgrimage: An Annotated Bibliography, Part 3
Pilgrimage: A Medieval Cure for Modern Ills, available for pre-order on Kindle now, available for free through Kindle Unlimited, available in paperback on January 6! I have a new book coming out on January 6. Did you know that? In case you didn’t, let me write that again: I have a new book coming out […]
Pilgrimage: An Annotated Bibliography, Part 2
Pilgrimage: A Medieval Cure for Modern Ills, available for pre-order on Kindle now, available for free through Kindle Unlimited, available in paperback on January 6! I have a new book coming out on January 6. Did you know that? In case you didn’t, let me write that again: I have a new book coming out […]
Pilgrimage: An Annotated Bibliography, Part 1
Pilgrimage: A Medieval Cure for Modern Ills, available for pre-order on Kindle now, available for free through Kindle Unlimited, available in paperback on January 6! I have a new book coming out on January 6. Did you know that? In case you didn’t, let me write that again: I have a new book coming out […]
New Book on Pilgrimage Coming January 6
Pilgrimage: A Medieval Cure for Modern Ills, available for pre-order on Kindle now, available for free through Kindle Unlimited, available in paperback on January 6! On May 1, 2002, I staggered into Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France under the cover of darkness, around 10:30pm, following a small pack of newbie pilgrims into the old town and up to […]
The Camino Podcast – Episode 42 – The CoronaCamino
Well, I’d rather be walking across the USA right now, but it’s still good to be back at the microphone. Here’s a surprise new episode on the impact of the Coronavirus on the Camino: Episode 42 – The CoronaCamino: Seemingly every aspect of life has been upended by the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and that includes pilgrimage. […]
The Camino Podcast – Episode 41 – The Crossway
This is the last new episode for a while, as I’m gearing up for the trans-USA walk: Episode 41 – The Crossway: In 2013, Guy Stagg departed his London home on New Year’s Day and then began a pilgrimage from Canterbury, not only to Rome, but then onward to Jerusalem. In his account of that pilgrimage, […]
The Camino Podcast – Episode 40 – The Camino in Novel and Poem
The latest episode of The Camino Podcast focuses on less common approaches to the pilgrimage in literature: Episode 40 – The Camino in Novel and Poem: We are living in a boom time for Camino-related books, with new publications hitting the virtual shelves seemingly every week. And yet, these are overwhelming memoir or historical-cultural in approach; […]