Here I am, back from my journey on the Le Puy route in France! My vacations and the blog’s are over: there are already a million of things to do… Every single of these things is very interesting, but why not extend the Way a little more? I was supposed to walk from Le Puy to …
Here is a new piece of my pilgrim art I’d like to share. This time, Saint James’ cross is the star!
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!
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 …
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. 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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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 …
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!
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!
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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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 …
