Light a Candle I would have loved to know Don Elias Valiña Sampedro, dubbed the ‘mad priest of O Cebreiro’ for his tireless efforts over 2 decades to re-energise the…
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COVID 19: Keep Calm | Carry on (#5)
This is the 5th update in our Covid 19 announcements to XirCammini Members. Our underlying advice remains, “Keep calm | act sensibly | exercise discipline | (where permissible) carry on.”…
COVID 19: Keep Calm | Carry on (#4)
This is the 4th update in our Covid 19 announcements to XirCammini Members. Our underlying advice remains, “Keep calm | act sensibly | exercise discipline | carry on.” Introduction: Thank…
COVID 19: Keep Calm | Carry on (#3)
This is the 3rd update in our Covid 19 announcements to XirCammini Members. Our underlying advice remains, “Keep calm | act sensibly | exercise discipline | carry on.” Introduction: Thank…
Coronavirus emergency: can you trek or perform outdoor activities? (#2)
Massimo Clementi [source www.trekking.it] This is a useful think-piece by Massimo Clementi (www.trekking.it) coming from a country currently in lock down because of Covid 19. The underlying message remains the…
Covid 19: Keep Calm | Be Sensible | Carry on (#1)
As a membership-based association engaged in local and overseas trekking XirCammini (we) are committed to continue hiking; recognising the social, psychological and physical well-being benefits of this pastime. In the…
CAMINO SANABRÉS
Introduction (historical background) The Camino Sanabrés is 368km long, starting in Granja de Moreruela, in Zamorra, to Santiago via Ourense. Ourense to Santiago represents the last 100 km of this…
Universal Peace Walk – Progress Report 1
XirCammini are re-launching the ancient Universal Peace Walk of 1543 AD. Once launched, the walk will be complete with a pilgrim passport and certificate for independent individual or group hikers.…
Camino Mozarabe
INTRODUCTION There are catalysts, ebbs and flows to ancient pilgrimage practice. For Santiago 2 of the earliest dynamos generating momentum for the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela were the The…
Feel the Rain
Introduction While walking home late in the evening after a social engagement it started to drizzle. Ironically, as I walked past a bar, I could hear competing with the chatter…