I've now completed 3 Caminos including the Francés, Inglés (with a León-Sarria side trip) and Arles-Aragónes-Francés. I've hiked and backpacked most of my life. I've learned from others and by making mistakes on preparation and packing. I've...
Thank you SO, SO much! I'm embarking on my first camino in 10 days and as a solo female on a limited budget and travelling the norte I was starting to stress seriously about accommodation. The 'free spirit' side of things I might have aimed to...
Personally I find the coacherino concept rather horrid .. (the deceitful type .. claiming sellos and so on).
but, the Compostela seems to say
"to all the faithful and pilgrims from all the lands of the Earth who, for devotion or by taking a vow...
Honestly some people don't know. My mum was grateful when I showed her how to turn off the vibrate notifications. She thought she had put it on silent and that was all that could be done.
Unless you are walking with your boyfriend/girlfriend/nbfriend, in which case you can have a different kind of communication in your bunk, which everyone in the dorm will also be interested in.
I would add three more etiquette faux pas: Don’t run to get the bunk next to the window, in the midst of a heat wave, and immediately close the open window providing the only source cool air in a room of 20 people. And then, when it’s cooler...
Always use a spotlight, pack plastic bags a few times, set alarms, talk in a normal voice especially in the morning, answer phonecalls from your bed, switch on the light at 5.00am, take 30 mins to pack in the dorm and don't leave until you are...
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