Two old friends reunite after 35 years to walk El Camino de Santiago in Spain before their respective 60th birthdays. One friend lost 70 pounds prior to the walk in order to be able walk the distance. It is two separate accounts, providing a day by day dialogue of the journey with different perspectives and experiences.

Fat, 59, fortified daily by red wine and challenged by my husband, I start a mildly epic adventure. This book is part autobiography, part travel guide, an honest but tongue in cheek record of my Camino. It lists distances, places to stay and to avoid, what to take, degree of difficulty and ultimately proves anybody can do it.I want to inspire you to take the first step on your own adventure.

Over a long, turbulent life, Picasso continually discovered new ways of seeing the world and translating it into art. A restless genius, he went through a blue period, a rose period, and a Cubist phase. He made collages, sculptures out of everyday objects, and beautiful ceramic plates. True Kelley's engaging biography is a wonderful introduction to modern art.

The sky darkens and the wind increases rustling the leaves of the trees. The fragrance of Eucalyptus is in the air, and it feels biblical. As soon as I step under a canopy of trees, the sky opens up. I leap up under a tree and lean against the muddy wall of the trail and wait as God unleashes His power.

The third of the popular Melanie Martin books finds Melanie in Spain—and caught up in her first romance!Dear Diary, All of us are excited about this vacation, but Mom might be too excited.Mel is back and off to Spain, the land of bullfights, flamenco, and Picasso. But this is no ordinary vacation—the Martins are visiting Mom’s old boyfriend. Mel’s worried that Mom might still have feelings for Antonio . . . until she meets Antonio’s son, Miguel, who’s almost exactl...

Ralf Becker begins preparing for his first ever pilgrimage. Against the advice of his chiropractor he decides to take the most difficult route to Santiago - over the mountains on the Camino Primitivo. The ancient pilgrimage route is summed up by a question from a young Dutch man about whether he discovered anything profound in the mysticism of the Camino, and Becker's simple answer.

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In 2004 I compiled a book entitled "I Remember It Well", comprised of letters home, travel essays and extracts from my diaries covering a twenty month period, following the completion of my university studies, from 1965-1967, during which time I hitchhiked, youth-hosteled and worked my way throughout most of Western Europe. I concluded that document by noting that over the intervening years I continued to travel abroad and indicated that I was planning a five week trip to Australia in Nove...

In 2004 I compiled a book entitled "I Remember It Well", comprised of letters home, travel essays and extracts from my diaries covering a twenty month period, following the completion of my university studies, from 1965-1967, during which time I hitchhiked, youth-hosteled and worked my way throughout most of Western Europe. I concluded that document by noting that over the intervening years I continued to travel abroad and indicated that I was planning a five week trip to Australia in Nove...

New travel writing at its best. This updated, revised Pilgrimage relives the pilgrim's journey, exploring its unique towns with affection and bite, including lovingly descriptions of pilgrims met along thé Way. The stories are written with a vibrant and passionate pen.Commentators say Pilgrimage is "beautiful poetic writing", wising "inspired métaphor", and written "to a breathless walking rhythm".The Peter Cowan Short Story Prize judge said of one 'Pilgrimage' story: it's "a...

This useful Tokyo travel guide presents fourteen original walking tours that unlock some of Tokyo’s secrets and mysteries.Although Tokyo today is a sprawling urban patchwork of towns and wards, each of the city’s districts retains a unique charm and character.Discover, in a series of linked, engaging half-day excursions, the stories behind places like Hibiya's Hall of the Cry of the Stag and "Flying Head" of Marunouchi. Visit the sites where the Forty-Seven...

This book is designed to encourage you to take to the road either walking or cycling in Ireland, France, Germany and Alsace or follow part of the EuroVelo 6 route to Konstanz. It answers the simple question - how do I go about it? Each journey is outlined in detail with comments on what to see, where to stop, where to eat and where to stay. A separate section details sample journeys along the Camino Francés to Santiago de Compostela with an emphasis on preparing for and walking the Camino....