A Pilgrim's Journey; 3000 Kilometers from Rome to Santiago

by Trip Kennedy

Overview

Curious about the differences between a life lived at a 5 km/h. walking pace and contemporary life lived at 100, or 1000 km/h., the author undertook 2/3 of the medieval pilgrim’s hat trick, walking from Rome to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. His three-year camino took him through the Alps to Briancon, France, from there to the foothills of the Pyrenees, and finally across the Pyrenees, through Santiago and on to Finisterra on Spain’s Atlantic coast.
He shares his observations of the culture, cuisine, customs, and countryside of Italy, France, and Spain, reflects on distance walking, his own character, and the experience of pilgrimage in a post-religious world, and wrestles with questions of forgiveness and peace.
Ultimately he agrees with Paul Coelho who, “… walked so many miles to discover things (he) already knew, things that all of us know but that are so hard to accept,” and with Wab Kinew that, “We have a choice in life – we can choose how we are going to behave. We can determine whether we reflect the good around us or lose ourselves in the darkness.”

Product Details

BN ID:	2940155834731
Publisher:	Trip Kennedy
Publication date:	10/03/2018
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Raised in the US Northeast, Trip received degrees from Grinnell College, Iowa, and Queen’s University, Kingston. He has worked as a secondary school teacher, municipal councillor, adult educator, town manager, management consultant, negotiator, and public service manager. Currently, Trip is pursuing a life-long interest in travel and travel writing while he continues to practice choral music and advise public agencies on project management and community development. Trip lives with Susan, his wife of 45 years in Victoria, British Columbia.