Tag: Spain
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Camino documentary goes to PBS
Director/producer Lydia B. Smith invited us to Portland last week to help celebrate her documentary’s nationwide PBS broadcasts. Lydia, joined by volunteers and a small core staff, worked more than nine years to film, edit and promote “Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago.” The film follows an international cast of pilgrims aged 21 to…
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Camino Sunrise: Readers React
When I took my first steps on the Camino de Santiago, I never could have imagined where the famed pilgrimage would lead me. When I sat at my MacBook Air a year and a half ago to chronicle my journey in Spain, my words had an unknown destination. Little did I know that the trek…
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Now on Amazon: Camino Sunrise
Greetings! I am excited to announce that Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows is now available on Amazon. I hope you will read my book. I have been told that reviews—even brief ones–can place a book on the radar of more potential readers. If you choose the paperback edition, Sue’s illustrations will be in black…
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Coming soon to Amazon
Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows A memoir and Camino de Santiago adventure by Reginald Spittle Illustrated by Sue Spittle They call it a pilgrimage, but for Reginald Spittle the 500-mile Camino de Santiago was the test of a lifetime. A professional journalist and a gifted educator, Reg projected an air of confidence to those…
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Hip, hip hooray for Marion!
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. Ian and Marion journeyed from their home in Oxford, England in spring 2013 to tackle the 500-plus mile Camino de Santiago. We met them on our first day out from Pamplona, Spain and we quickly became friends, enjoying laughs and stories over coffee, drinks, and…
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Life’s path redirected by chance meeting
Much like a well-worn trail, life provides a beautiful journey of highs and lows. We smile easily from the mountaintop where possibilities seem endless. It is when we gaze up from below, unsure where our path will lead, that our optimisim is challenged. We met James and Gitta while hiking the…
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Big Screen Illuminates The Way
Reg had been tracking the whereabouts of Lydia Smith's documentary Walking the Camino – Six Ways to Santiago for months, hoping to locate a showing close to home. It has been nearly a year since we set out on our own life-changing adventure along the Camino Frances, so we were anxious…
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