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1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 55 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by P. J. Ochlan. |
| Summary |
Driven by curiosity, wanderlust, and health crises, David Downie and his wife set out from Paris to walk across France to the Pyrenees. Starting on the Rue Saint-Jacques then trekking 750 miles south to Roncesvalles, Spain, their eccentric route takes 72 days on Roman roads and pilgrimage paths-a 1,100-year-old network of trails leading to the sanctuary of Saint James the Greater. It is best known as El Camino de Santiago de Compostela-"The Way" for short. The object of any pilgrimage is an inward journey manifested in a long, reflective walk. For Downie, the inward journey met the outer one: a combination of self-discovery and physical regeneration. More than 200,000 pilgrims take the highly commercialized Spanish route annually, but few cross France. Downie had a goal: to go from Paris to the Pyrenees on age-old trails, making the pilgrimage in his own maverick way. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Downie, David -- Travel -- France.
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Harris, Alison -- Travel -- France.
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Camino de Santiago de Compostela.
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Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Santiago de Compostela.
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France -- Description and travel.
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Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
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| Added Author |
Ochlan, P. J.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982414443 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982414448 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11052053 |
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