When our founder, Sandy Brown, first walked the Camino de Santiago in 2008, he knew there was something different about this way of travel. He came back to the US with his nostrils full of the scents of Spain and he vowed he'd be back. And he did - every year since. After exploring the Via di Francesco in Italy he realized it needed a good, English-language guidebook. So he wrote one. Since then, he's completed five additional guidebooks through Cicerone Press and he's become one of the English-speaking world's most trusted guidebook authors. In founding Pilgrim Paths in 2016, Sandy brought his knowledge of the trails to an even wider audience. Today, Pilgrim Paths includes Sandy's sister, Rocky Brown-Nieblas, and Sandy's son, Luke Brown - both experienced pilgrims in their own right. "We walk because we love it, and we help others put their walks together out of the joy of sharing what we love so much," says Sandy.