2012 | 252 Pages | ISBN: 1480176397 | EPUB | 1 MB
A Number One Amazon Best Seller – Thousand of downloads – The first book from Keith Foskett.El Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way, is the fabled path thatweaves through French and Spanish countryside for 1,000 miles to itshallowed destination at Santiago de Compostella. Thousands attempt towalk its entirety each year: some succeed, many fail.Keith Foskettthru-hiked the Camino to indulge his love for the outdoors and hikingbut also, unintentionally, filled a void in his life which took him in a completely different direction. Along the way he made friends withfellow pilgrims from all over the world, all travelling for their owndifferent reasons. He was assailed by new experiences and unexpecteddiscoveries – from the pain of blisters and extremes of temperature toencountering kleptomaniacs, fake faith healers and being threatened with arrest in Spain for ‘not sleeping’.This is the story of one man’swalk, but it speaks to all who see life itself as a journey and arealive to the revelations that an escape to nature can bring. Writtenwith insight, observation and a healthy dose of humour.As this book shows, it is rarely the start and the finish that count, but the journey in between. ‘A thoroughly entertaining modern take on a well worn Spanish Trail.’- Spencer Vignes (The Observer).’Not only does he have astute observations about the people, places and scenery around him, he is adept at translating those observations into words, often making me laugh or nod in understanding. This is a rare talent. Few authors can bring you to this level of understanding of life on the trail.’- Teresa Dicentra Black (Author – ‘One Pan Wonders’)’An engaging, vivid and very personal account by a likeable author of a journey and an achievement that readers will find both enviable and inspiring.’-Ingrid Cranfield (Author – ‘At Last Michael Reeves’)
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