‘The world reveals itself to those that walk on foot.’ Werner Herzog I’m currently in the small electronics room of a hotel in rural Bosnia. Around me buzz computers and hard drives, surveillance equipment and alarm systems. The air is still with an intense dry heat. My quick dry travel shirt is drenched with sweat. […]
Hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and have some amazing plans for 2019. I’m spending the summer in Tasmania and have had a great time; fishing and eating fresh oysters off the rocks, and getting to meet the King of Australia at a music festival š This year I plan on […]
Iām a big fan of a litĀtle book by Paulo Coelho called the Alchemist. Many book snobs would like to say Pauloās writĀing is simĀplisĀtic, but I quite like his underĀstated style and as with a good song, why comĀpliĀcate things with too many words! Paulo believes we all have a perĀsonal callĀing, a speĀcial […]
‘Below are some of my favourite travel quotes accompanied by some of my photos from around the world. The quotes are particularly related to the grandest of journeys, the pilgrimage!’ Mark Shea, Overlander.tv For business enquiries only email Subscribe to our Travel Vlog Like Overlander on Facebook Follow Overlander on Twitter Subscribe to our youtube […]
The most viewed Camino Documentary on youtube ever, with over one million views I did my Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage in 2004. To be authentic, I walked the whole French Way; 34 days, 18 kg of gear, 764 km on foot. I lost 8 kg in weight! I had read a lot about the Camino […]
Mark makes it to Santiago de Compostela where he experiences traditional Galician music and dancing as well as attending a pilgrim’s mass in the Cathedral. He sees the famous Botafumeiro swing through the aisles and films ancient rituals performed by pilgrims in the Cathedral. His final message is a quote from St Augustine – Solvitur […]
Only 16 kms from Santiago de Compostela, after 34 days of walking, and a night of food poisoning and a symphony of snoring, Mark sums up his camino pilgrimage. He has learnt that walking can be a meditative experience, but feels the busy final stage of the camino is essential for people to re enter […]
As Mark reaches the final stages of his Camino, he questions whether it has been a Spiritual experience. He also feels guilty that the busy social scene and partying of the last 100 km’s, may in some way be hindering the meditative walking insight he has already experienced.
Mark has reached El Cebreiro in Galicia. He is 150 kms or one week away from Santiago de Compostela. After weeks of walking he feels fit and healthy and keen to walk the remaining distance.
Mark reaches one of the harder walking days of the Camino, rising from 600 to 1300 metres over 10 kms. He marvels at the scenery, the crystal clear streams and ancient forests.
