‘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. […]
I’m a big fan of a little book by Paulo Coelho called the Alchemist. Many book snobs would like to say Paulo’s writing is simplistic, but I quite like his understated style and as with a good song, why complicate things with too many words! Paulo believes we all have a personal calling, a special […]
It’s official, overlander.tv will be heading to Europe for summer! We are very excited about the prospect of producing destination guides with the help of a local Luxembourg filmmaker. Together we will produce a European travel series which will explore both luxury experiences and local homegrown stories at each destination visited. We wish to explore […]
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 […]
The Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain is one of the world’s most popular Pilgrimages. Filmmaker Mark Shea wished to explore the spiritual affect the Camino (Way of St. James) has on pilgrims, by walking the French Way alone and documenting his own personal experiences. The resulting film is an honest and joyous portrayal of […]
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 […]