Are you looking for something in our Travel Books department? If so, you might be interested in these items. Travel Books The Best Way: El Camino de Santiago … Continue reading
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This cover has drawn some attention for various reasons. For starters you have this gangly, freakishly tall, middle-aged male posing in a quite chummy way with a strikingly attractive Caucasian girl. The mountainous backdrop is also arresting. “What nationality is that … Continue reading
Are you looking for something in our Travel Books department? If so, you might be interested in these items. Travel Books The Best Way: El Camino de Santiago Bill Walker Price: $4.95 Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian trail Bill Walker, … Continue reading
The hiking community is a great network. I had never even heard of the Pacific Crest Trail until I walked the Appalachian Trail. Likewise, I knew next to nothing about El Camino de Santiago until I had extensive discussions about it with … Continue reading
Bill Walker, author of the popular ‘Skywalker’ hiking series on the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails, is having a free upload of his new adventure narrative, The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. This is an adventure narrative of his 2012 trek on the … Continue reading
http://francistapon.com/Travels/Spain-Trails/10-Reasons-Why-El-Camino-Santiago-Sucks Francis Tapon has written a provocative article entitled, (Ten Reasons Why El Camino Sucks). First, let me affirm that the article was well written; I applaud him for speaking exactly what was on his mind. Having said that, I strongly … Continue reading
The Amazon Travel Book Department has recommended, ‘The Best Way–El Camino de Santiago’ (2012). This is a narrative of Bill Walker’s (‘Skywalker’) 2010 and 2011 pilgrimages on the popular European pilgrimage, El Camino de Santiago. The Camino drew up to … Continue reading
Hey man, is there any way you can come hike with me on the Appalachian Trail?” I anxiously asked all my close friends. “No, I’ve gotta’ work,” was the response I invariably received. “Well, how bout’ just going for a … Continue reading
“This is totally different from every other Camino book,” Jane Blanchard recently wrote in a review for ‘The Best Way–El Camino de Santiago’. She only gave the book 3 stars, reasoning that “some people will probably really like this, and … Continue reading
“Why am I doing the Appalachian Trail instead of the Camino?” the lady asked me. “Because the Appalachian Trail is harder. You can do the Camino later.” I had this conversation at the Appalachian Trail Kickoff this past weekend at … Continue reading