Global Estonian Insights: Pauliine Maasik’s Musings on the Camino de Santiago

VINCENT TEETSOV

Walking long distances shifts the primary incentive of movement away from getting from point to point quickly, as with other means of getting around.

If you’re seeking mental clarity, spiritual grounding, or a physical challenge, walking long distances could put you back on track, so to speak. Especially if you have only a few possessions and a backpack with you. This is what one may find on the Camino de Santiago (also known as the Way of St. James).

The Camino de Santiago is a collection of seven official pilgrimage routes across the Iberian Peninsula that were first walked in the Middle Ages. At the end, in the city of Santiago de Compostela, is a shrine to St. James; one of the 12 Apostles, who is believed to have spread Christianity in Spain.

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Toomas Marley, Pauliine Maasik, and their friend Antonio.

Photo used with permission from Pauliine Maasik