Walking the Camino By: Tony Kevin [Audiobook]

Author: Tony Kevin
Narrated by: James Millar

In May 2006, armed only with a small rucksack and a staff, Tony Kevin, an overweight, sedentary, 63-year-old former diplomat, set off on an eight-week trek across Spain. But this was not just a very long walk – it was a pilgrimage.

From Granada, in the southeast, to Santiago de Compostela, in the far northwest, Tony followed the Via Mozarabe and the Via de la Plata, two of the many pilgrim trails that crisscross Spain and Portugal and that all lead to a single destination. In the Middle Ages, the cathedral city of Santiago de Compostela was Europe’s most famous centre of pilgrimage, and in recent years it has enjoyed a remarkable revival; every day towards noon, hundreds of hot, tired, and dusty pilgrims stream into Santiago Cathedral for the daily Pilgrim’s Mass.

What, in our busy, materialistic 21st century, is this apparently anachronistic phenomenon all about? What drives tens of thousands of people of all nationalities and creeds to make long, exhausting walks across the cold mountains and hot tablelands of Spain, to take part finally in a medieval Christian liturgy of spiritual renewal and reconciliation with God?

Walking the Camino beautifully captures the flavour of what it was like to walk the camino, and is filled with fascinating observations and anecdotes about the nature of contemporary Spain. And because pilgrimage is such a deeply personal experience that has the potential to unlock the deepest recesses of hidden memory and conscience, it is also a profound personal meditation on the nature of modern life.

It will be of interest to people who contemplate making, or who have made this walk; to those interested in the politics and culture of contemporary Spain; and indeed anyone who appreciates fine travel writing.

Tony Kevin served in the Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister’s departments over a 30-year period, and was Australia’s ambassador to Poland and Cambodia. His other award-winning book is A Certain Maritime Incident: the sinking of SIEV X

General Information
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 Title:                  Walking the Camino
 Author:                 Tony Kevin
 Read By:                James Millar
 Copyright:              2014
 Audiobook Copyright:    2014
 Genre:                  Audiobook
 Publisher:              Audible Originals,
 Abridged:               No
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 Source:                 Audible
 Condition:              New
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Book Description
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In May 2006, armed only with a small rucksack and a staff, Tony Kevin, 
an overweight, sedentary, 63-year-old former diplomat, set off on an 
eight-week trek across Spain. But this was not just a very long walk 
- it was a pilgrimage.
From Granada, in the southeast, to Santiago de Compostela, in the far 
northwest, Tony followed the Via Mozarabe and the Via de la Plata, two 
of the many pilgrim trails that crisscross Spain and Portugal and that 
all lead to a single destination. In the Middle Ages, the cathedral 
city of Santiago de Compostela was Europes most famous centre of pilgrimage, 
and in recent years it has enjoyed a remarkable revival; every day towards 
noon, hundreds of hot, tired, and dusty pilgrims stream into Santiago 
Cathedral for the daily Pilgrims Mass.
What, in our busy, materialistic 21st century, is this apparently anachronistic 
phenomenon all about? What drives tens of thousands of people of all 
nationalities and creeds to make long, exhausting walks across the cold 
mountains and hot tablelands of Spain, to take part finally in a medieval 
Christian liturgy of spiritual renewal and reconciliation with God?
Walking the Camino beautifully captures the flavour of what it was like 
to walk the camino, and is filled with fascinating observations and 
anecdotes about the nature of contemporary Spain. And because pilgrimage 
is such a deeply personal experience that has the potential to unlock 
the deepest recesses of hidden memory and conscience, it is also a profound 
personal meditation on the nature of modern life.
It will be of interest to people who contemplate making, or who have 
made this walk; to those interested in the politics and culture of contemporary 
Spain; and indeed anyone who appreciates fine travel writing.
Tony Kevin served in the Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister's departments 
over a 30-year period, and was Australia's ambassador to Poland and 
Cambodia. His other award-winning book is A Certain Maritime Incident: 
the sinking of SIEV X

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