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Pilgrim’s Tales\/ Templar Trail<\/h1>\n

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Read tales about modern-day pilgrimage by Brandon Wilson<\/h4>\n

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A Pilgrim\u2019s Progress<\/span><\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.2.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/brandonwilsonauthor.com\/pt-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Hat-and-stick-photo-78×300.jpg” align=”right” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.2.1″ height=”600px” max_height=”100%” custom_margin=”15px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|70px|||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”5%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset4″ box_shadow_blur=”15px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.6)” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.2.1″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|5px|0px|5px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px” padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”40px|40px|40px|40px”][et_pb_cta button_url=”https:\/\/brandonwilsonauthor.com\/pt-wp\/pdfs\/What-is-a-Pilgrimage.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Download PDF” _builder_version=”4.0.9″ header_font=”Abhaya Libre|700|||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.6em” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”2em” use_background_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#94a6bf” button_border_width=”8px” button_border_color=”#94a6bf” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Nunito|700||on|||||” button_use_icon=”off” text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”5%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]My fascination with pilgrimage walks began in 1992 when my wife and I became the first Western couple to hike the ancient Buddhist trail from Lhasa, Tibet to Kathmandu, Nepal.\u00a0<\/span>That transcendental experience opened my eyes to the beauty and simplicity of walking. Over the next few decades, similar paths have led me across Spain several times on Camino de Santiago routes, from England to Rome on the Via Francigena, from France to Jerusalem to pioneer the Templar Trail, and across Scandinavia twice to Trondheim, Norway on two St. Olav<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s Ways.<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope these articles inspire you to discover the beauty of\u00a0<\/span>\u201ct<\/span>raveling outside while traveling within<\/span>\u201d\u00a0for yourself.\u00a0<\/span>[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=”What is a Pilgrimage?” button_url=”https:\/\/brandonwilsonauthor.com\/pt-wp\/pdfs\/What-is-a-Pilgrimage.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Download PDF” _builder_version=”4.2.1″ header_level=”h4″ header_font=”Nunito||||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#660000″ header_font_size=”22px” header_line_height=”1.6em” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”2em” use_background_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#94a6bf” button_border_width=”8px” button_border_color=”#94a6bf” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Nunito|700||on|||||” button_use_icon=”off” text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”5%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]A pilgrimage is the act of deliberate travel; traveling outside while traveling within. It is a chance to reconnect with the earth, to listen, to face your inner self, to actively commune with a greater power.[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=”Lessons of the Trail” button_url=”https:\/\/brandonwilsonauthor.com\/pt-wp\/pdfs\/Lessons-of-the-Trail.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Download PDF” _builder_version=”4.2.1″ header_level=”h4″ header_font=”Nunito||||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#660000″ header_font_size=”22px” header_line_height=”1.6em” body_font=”||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”2em” use_background_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#94a6bf” button_border_width=”8px” button_border_color=”#94a6bf” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Nunito|700||on|||||” button_use_icon=”off” text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”5%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]<\/p>\n

Be trusting. Have faith that the trail knows where it\u2019s going\u2013even if you don\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_divider color=”#d6d6d6″ _builder_version=”4.2.1″ width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.2.1″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.2.1″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px” padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”40px|40px|40px|40px”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2.1″ text_font=”Nunito||||||||” text_text_color=”#660000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.6em” global_colors_info=”{}”]What is the Templar Trail?[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.2.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/brandonwilsonauthor.com\/pt-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Templar-Trail-Map-300×196.jpg” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.2.1″ custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”5%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset4″ box_shadow_blur=”15px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.6)” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.2.1″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|5px|0px|5px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px” padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”40px|40px|40px|40px”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2.1″ text_font=”Nunito Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]As described in the book Along the Templar Trail<\/em>, it\u2019s a walking path similar to the route followed during the First Crusades in 1096 by Godfrey de Bouillon and his 40,000 troops from France to liberate the city of Jerusalem. It stretches across eleven countries and two continents. It took those troops four years to reach the Holy City. 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I\u2019d backpacked through nearly one hundred countries, but after checking the \u201cmust-sees\u201d off my list I was looking for something more. Challenging? Intense? Satisfying? 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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.2.1″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.2.1″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px” padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”40px|40px|40px|40px”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2.1″ text_font=”Nunito||||||||” text_text_color=”#660000″ text_font_size=”22px” text_line_height=”1.6em” global_colors_info=”{}”]St. Olav\u2019s Way, Oslo to Trondheim, Norway[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.2.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/brandonwilsonauthor.com\/pt-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/OLAV-F1-scaled-1-300×196.jpg” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.0.9″ custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”5%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset4″ box_shadow_blur=”15px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.6)” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|5px|0px|5px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px” padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”40px|40px|40px|40px”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2.1″ text_font=”Nunito Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]I couldn\u2019t believe what confronted me as I crested the rise. 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After seven million small steps, in my heart, I know we can each make a difference. What progressive world movement has not begun small, even if by just one person with truth and determination; pilgrims committed to walking \u201croads less traveled.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Along the Templar Trail<\/i><\/p>\n

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