The Journey in Between: A Thru-Hiking Adventure on El Camino de Santiago

By: Keith Foskett

Narrated by: Adam Stubbs

Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's Summary

A man at a crossroads. A thousand-mile hike. A life forever changed.

Keith Foskett was the definition of restless. Drifting aimlessly, he knew a piece was missing from his life. But when a stranger in a Greek bar tells him about a world-famous pilgrim’s trail, the chance encounter sets Foskett’s life in a new 1,000-mile direction.

On El Camino de Santiago, the wanderer copes with extreme temperatures, fake faith healers, and insatiable kleptomaniacs. Threatened with arrest for "not sleeping" and suffering with excruciating blisters, Foskett pushes himself to new limits. Can he find what he’s looking for and make it to the other side?

Keith Foskett’s travelogues have been short-listed for Outdoor Book of the Year multiple times by The Great Outdoors magazine. Awash with vivid descriptions and a cast of engaging real-life characters, the author delivers a humorous and mesmerizing tale of adventure and metamorphosis. 

The Journey in Between is a daring travel memoir. If you like indulging your inner adventurer, taking the less popular fork in the road, and visiting foreign locations, then you’ll love Keith Foskett’s transformative tale.

Pick up The Journey in Between to take your first step today. 

©2018 Keith Foskett (P)2019 Keith Foskett

Critic Reviews

"A thoroughly entertaining modern take on a well-worn Spanish Trail." (Spencer Vignes, The Observer)

This book will make you mad

If you have ever walked the Camino or are trying to plan a trip to walk the Camino, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK, especially as a guide to how you should behave. So much wonton disregard for Camino history and tradition. you sir are a thru hiker and that's fine but don't go on Camino and COMPLAIN the whole way about how its not made for hikers or it should change for you. Disgusted by your attitude!

Another goodie!

I read his book about his PCT hike. This one was just as entertaining and vivid with characters. Moved very quickly. Lot’s of laugh out loud moments as I listened on Audible. Have recommended to all of my hiking friends. .

Inspiring and freeing

I think all of us have a certain amount of wanderlust running through our veins, that being said not all can drop what we're doing and fulfill that. I love these kind of books as I can walk along the trail with Mr. Foskett and in so doing live a little of my dreams to partake in these kind of adventures

Really enjoyed this book

I read Keith’s book “The last Englishman” about hiking the PCT and was miserable when I finished it, as I had so enjoyed the way he wrote. To my delight, I then saw and immediately bought The journey in Between and it’s a great read. It does help that I walked 220km of the Camino a few years ago, and it brought back all the great memories. I’ve just bought High & Low and would like to know when the audio version of Balancing on Blue will be available?

Loved the story - and the Camino insights

I'll start my Camino at the end if February. super-excited about it. This book provided a compelling story and also helped me gain a better understanding of what to expect along my journey.

enthusiastic read

very nice read, it awakes the need to hit El Camino and and enjoy every single step.

I've read many about the way

loved this book it embodies what i would hope to achieve on the way i feel the author is honest. he embraced adventure i really cannot say more than i just lost a mate

Highly Recommended

I really enjoyed this book, loved the way the story takes you on the journey along with Keith - inspirational

Part of my early Camino reading research

I'm planning to walk the Camino at some point in the not too distant future when the time in life is right. Loved this account of Keith's journey... If I'm honest, the only thing that stops me giving this an overall 5 is the narrator. I just don't think he's an ideal fit for this and I found the voice made some parts irritating and whereas I don't think it would have been with a different narrator.

enjoyed this greatly

Great insight and very easy to listen to you felt like you where there doing the Camino

It was okay

I listened to this on audio, and I think I may have enjoyed it more if I had read it as I didn’t particularly like the narrator. Very well pronounced etc but I didn’t take to the intonation in his voice, so maybe I didn’t fully engage with it as I could have. The book wasn’t exactly what I was expecting. I think the story was okay but I didn’t quite keep up with all the characters and I got a bit confused with who was who, and where and when did we met these people earlier in the story. At one point there is a goal to hike around 23 miles a day but this goal seems to have fallen by the wayside and I can’t recollect why. Some interesting interactions though and some titbits of information about the Camino. It’s an okay read rather than a must read.

Great story awful narration

An inspiring story. a journey for the soul. But not captured by the narrator Truly awful narration

Good summary of an interesting adventure

Enjoyed the story. Good insight into the journey. Quick but good. Raised my interest in the challenge and adventure

This puts me off the Camino

I've been planning to do the Camino, but after hearing the stories of curfews and incessant snoring I've been a little bit put off -- maybe I'll change my mind if I listen to some other people. It's a great story and well presented audiobook, although having heard Keith Foskett on Youtube, I'm not quite sure the narrator is a good match for his accent -- I would much rather have listened to this from the author himself.