Pilgrim art and scallop painting: Cruz de Santiago
Here is a new piece of my pilgrim art I’d like to share. This time, Saint James’ cross is the star!
Pilgrim art of scallop painting: the famous yellow arrow
Here is the first painting I share with you. A pilgrim art made with love and patience, it pays tribute to a major symbol of the Way: the famous yellow arrow!
Operation “Wisdom on the Way”, first edition
Right now, I walk between Le Puy and Figeac. For the blog, the occasion to summer. For me, the occasion to get some air and clear my head thanks to the best holidays ever: on the Camino! Also the occasion to launch the operation “Wisdom on the Way” for the first time. With quite some improvisation and …
Santiago in Love, summer break 2016!
The sun shines, birds sing and the road is calling me! Summer is here alright, it’s time for a summer break 2016! My to-do list will never be done, I’m just going to toss it out and get some air. My bag is (almost) ready, my shoes and my stick already wait for my by …
Walking alone: 5 fears about it and how to get over them
Walking alone. Just hearing this is frightening… No need to try and deny it, I can see you shivering and sweating bullets on your keyboard! One can always find a whole lot of good reasons no to walk alone. Yet, solitary travel is an incredibly rich experience. As for myself, I looooove to walk alone! Luckily enough for me, …
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5 +1 simple tips to relieve your feet
Feet really are a walking pilgrim’s greatest friends. No need to go for a million miles to get it! Quickly, I adopted simple and efficient rituals to spoil them every days. Because for one, better safe than sorry: why wait for trouble when they can be avoided? Then, because they’re really worth it: I love …
Santiago of Santa Marta de Tera
I discovered this statue in Santa Marta on my 2011 pilgrimage on the Camino Sanabrés (Spain): I liked it at once! Only once back home did I realize it was a pretty famous statue… And for good reason!
True pilgrim… or false pilgrim?
What a question worth stopping to think about it! Let’s be honest, there are differences between a true pilgrim and a false pilgrim. So, in order for everyone to recognize them, here is a truthful portrait of the peregrinus veritabilis*, whom deserve our endless reverence and respect!
Saint James: his biography according to the Bible
As pilgrims, we’re bound to talk a lot about him. He is the star of the Camino! Jacques, Santiago, James, Jakobus and other Giacomo, his name is translated in the many languages that can be heard on the Caminos… But have you ever stop to wonder about who is saint James, the one we call “de Compostela”? As a …
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Welcome on Santiago in Love!
Ultreïa, here we are! Here is the first post on Santiago in Love! Tell about Santiago as it lives in my heart and share it on this blog… I had this idea not so long ago, but it seemed right and good. So, why not give it a try? To celebrate and introduce myself, my …