Mark Francis Auchincloss

I live in Ribadavia, in Galicia, Spain on the Camino do Miñoto do Ribeiro and de Geira y Los Arrieiros. I'm an expert on the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela and have made videos for Camino & Santiago Ways of all the Caminos in Spain. I used to live in Baiona where I was one of the first to widely promote the Portuguese Coastal Way and spoke at events organised by Baiona Council on its importance. I collaborate alot with Luis Freixo,a leading expert on all the Portuguese Ways see his Blog http://www.caminador.es/ I'm also a Blogger for a Group of Galician Bloggers, Galicia Gastro see http://galiciagastro.blogspot.com.es/. I sometimes teach business English. I help various wineries including Arco da Vella, Angel Sequieros and Bodegas Filaboa. I do tours for Eat&Walkabout, Camino Ways, Folow the Camino, Ultreya Tours,inter alia & I am a camino/winery and food guide for a number of international travel agencies ! I used to write content for My Destination Galicia now called My Guide Galicia. I'm a Level 10 Google Maps Local Guide,a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Chartered Geographer & x Chartered Town Planner.

Caminos :

Portuguese Coastal Way Porto - Redondela by bike March 2014 & February 2016 & on foot to Santiago March/June 2018,Aug. 2020 & May 2022.
Portuguese Way & Spiritual Way x 3 in September/October 2019 from Valenca do Minho.
French Way Sarria - Santiago x 11 May & June 2014, June & Sept 2016, Sept & Oct. 2022, March, April & May 2023, March & Ocober 2024.
Via de la Plata Ourense - Santiago Aug 2014
Portuguese Coastal Way Baiona or Oia x 14 - Santiago Sept & Oct. 2015, May/June 2018, April/June 2019, September 2022, April & September 2024.
Camino de Invierno, June 2017.
Santiago to Muxia x 4, September 2018, June 2019 & May 2023,September 2024.
Geira & Arrieiros Ribadavia- Santiago April 2023.