O Cebreiro is beautiful. At 4,300 ft or 1300m the views are breathtaking. I was anxious to transition from the bike to walking, though I had mixed feelings. How could I possibly walk all that way BACK. Would I encounter new things the second time passing through these villages? Would it be boring without the …
According to the “official rules” one has to complete the final 100 km to Santiago de Compostela (SDC) on foot or the final 150 km on bicycle.Given the limits of Bicigrino.com and the border of Galicia, it just so happened that O Cebreiro is 150 km from SDC on the Camino Frances. Not knowing much …
I arrived in Santiago de Compostela on May 20th and immediately checked in to an alberque on the edge of town that I’d found online. I was worried about vacancy issues and wanted to give a specific address to the cabbie at the airport. Roots and Boots was perfect, but probably the most expensive rate …
We’ve created four new trailers from the footage on the Bonus Materials DVD that will be on the main DVD menu when it comes out on November 11. This first one is footage from the Bonus Materials DVD of the six main pilgrims in the documentary. We’ll be posting the others throughout the next couple …
We were just reviewed in the NY Times! Catch one of our screenings at the Quad Cinema THIS WEEK ONLY: 1:00 – 3:10 – 5:20 – 7:30 – 9:40 QnA’s with filmmakers at all showings!
We’re headed to NYC! The Quad Cinema: June 6-12 Daily shows: 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 Q+A and/or intro with filmmakers at all screenings! —————————————– Recently reviewed 3 times in the Washington Post: “The scenery is so spectacular, rain or shine, that even close-ups of blisters and pilgrims weeping from pain can’t deter a viewer from …
We’re in Huff Post and headed to D.C! The West End Cinema: May 22-29 Tickets already selling! ———————————————————— Check out our recent article in the Huffington Post! Interview with Director/Producer Lydia B. Smith in OM Times! Washington DC: May 22-29, Director Lydia B. Smith will be at the 7pm show May 22. Get your tickets …
We have some exciting news to share with you! As you may know, Walking the Camino has been on a cross-country RV tour since February 7, opening in cities around the U.S., starting on the West Coast. The film played (or in some cases, is still playing) in Seattle, Santa Cruz, San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson, …
I met Nestor and his owner midway through my first Camino in 2011. I was heading to the backyard of an albergue to hang my clothes when I noticed him resting in the grass. I met his owner, Jean (from Bordeaux France) and he answered many of my questions such as Nestor’s load (the tent, …
The long sturdy appendages at the end of my arms, that the Spanish call batones, are almost as natural to me as the limbs I was born with. My sticks helped me climb the Pyrenees and across the vast assortment of terrain of Northern Spain; at the end of each day I collapse them, reverently …
