Filed under: Camino | Tags: backpack, Camino, compostela, packing, santiago, travel
I’ve always packed light but this this takes the cake. I’d be surprised if the pack was more than 10 lbs. With convenience comes sacrifice, however, as only three shirts and two pairs of pants combined with 15 miles of walking per day won’t leave a necessarily pleasant smell.
Back row (top left to right) – clothes (two pairs of pants, three shirts, three pairs of wool socks, three pairs of underwear), fleece, First Aid kit, money belt, dummy wallet, Ziploc bags, misc. bag, passport, London map, Camino guides, journals, micro towel.
Bottom row (left to right) - Cubs hat, blister kit, Brazilian sandals, flash memory drive, pens, sunglasses, camera case, shirts, compass w/ LED, sewing kit, electrical adapter, wristwatch, ear plugs, wallet.
Filed under: Camino | Tags: Camino, compostela, europe, galicia, james, pilgrim, pilgrimmage, saint, santiago, spain, travel
2 days until I hop across the pond as my camino gets closer. Meanwhile, Martin Sheen has plans to shoot a movie about the Camino de Santiago. Shooting is scheduled to start this spring and will feature local actors and settings in Santiago de Compostela and throughout Galicia.
Filed under: Camino | Tags: basque, Camino, compostela, europe, hiking, pilgrimage, santiago, spain, travel
Curious how you plan for a 500-mile hike? Buy the Confraternity of St. James’ guides to the Camino del Norte and use Google Maps to visualize your route. Click View Larger Map below to follow the link and explore the map. Keep checking back as I will update the route as I continue my research.
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Filed under: Destinations | Tags: allende, basque, bolivar, che, evita, jesuit, olazabal, spain, ted williams, travel, vasco, xavier
If you’re not familiar with the Basque people, here is a sampling of famous Basques (or people with Basque heritage):
Saint Ignatius of Loyola – founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and created the Spiritual Exercises
Saint Francis Xavier – co-founder of the Society of Jesus and missionary to Asia
Isabel Allende – magic realist and author of The House of the Spirits; born to a family of Basque heritage
José María Olazábal – golfer and two-time winner of the Masters (1994, 1999)
Ted Williams – baseball Hall of Famer and last player to hit .400; the mother of Teddy Ballgame had Basque blood
Juan Sebastián Elcano – navigator, first person to complete circumnavigation of the world (navigated the only ship in Magellan’s fleet that made circumnavigation; Magellan was killed in the Philippines)
Simón Bolívar – El Libertador, this Latin American hero is credited with liberating Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama; the Bolívar name is traced to a Basque village
Che Guevara – Argentine revolutionary who earned Comandante status in Fidel Castro’s 26th of July Movement; Guevara’s family had Basque ancestry
Eva Peron – otherwise known as Evita, the former First Lady of Argentina traces her Basque lineage to her grandparents
Filed under: Destinations | Tags: basque, espana, europa, europe, euskal, france, orson welles, spain, travel, vasco
