What I read on the Camino, about the Camino

I am an avid reader of books. One the best things that I ever bought (and subsequently bought new versions) was the Amazon Kindle. I have the 4th version, just the basic one that I bought in Heathrow departures for £59 ($80 ish).

John Brierley – Pilgrim Guide to the Camino de Santiago, 2015

The first book that I purchased unfortunately isn’t available on the Kindle. In some ways having a guide book that you can just pick up at a seconds notice to refer to is pretty useful.

But a book still weighs, and Brierley’s popular ‘Pilgrim’s Guide to the Camino de Santiago‘ is quite heavy. Indeed heavy enough for me to rip out the previous chapter pages as I went along.

It really is a very good guide. I cannot really fault it except for the author’s righteousness that becomes slightly annoying after a while. I tended to skip his ‘thoughts’ and just focused on the useful information.

My second and third books are both travelogues.

Tim Moore – Spanish Steps, travels with my donkey

This account of the Camino is a little dated now but it is still an enjoyable read, mainly due to the fact there is a donkey involved.

The author describes the great effort just to source a donkey. Much of his Camino was consumed by looking after this beast who seemed to have an insatiable appetite.

It’s a nice read before, during or even after your Camino.

Keith Foskett – The Journey In between

This is an excellently written book by a great author. It’s so good in fact that I immediately bought his account of the Pacific Crest Trail after I finished this one.