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Santiago is probably the only major Christian pilgrimage destination where any fuss is made about how pilgrims got there. I think the decision in the 1990s to introduce a 100km minimum walking distance for the Compostela was a mistake - mainly...
Now, if we could amplify on the alternative route out of Sarria, like all the way to Santiago, we would have achieved something truly beneficial. Let the “100 km Club” have it their way. I would trade convenience for contemplation.
Perhaps, one...
Hi Maartje,
I arrived in Leon today and will walk the Salvador to Oviedo and then continue on the Primitivo. I am Dutch and speak some Spanish and are more than willing to check it out for you.
Kind regards Monique
I thought forum members might find this intriguing, as it is an annually scheduled pilgrimage, of sorts, in rural central Spain and Portugal.
A small-boat convoy travels, over a month and a half while the weather is still not too hot, down the...
Drink lots of water and relax.
Water helps prevent painful tendinitis. One of the most important 'rules' of the Camino (and life) is to 'let it be'.
Start walking slowly and go very easy for the first week. Daily distances cited in the...
Today's noon pilgrim mass in the cathedral in Santiago has just started and the Botafumeiro is back in place after being out of use for several months for repair work. The view from one of the cathedral webcams.
I don't know the answers to your questions, but I do know I've had days like these.. tiring days, boring days that I question what I'm doing here at all. I'm always glad of my own bed at the end of a camino, but still, the longing comes back...
Hi, Luka. I am not surprised to read your post. You were not in the best of health, from what you posted. Now you are home and probably need time to get your oomph back!
Give it time.
Take a little time to just stop, and breathe.
Your last...
After walking in rainy and chilly Galicia for about a week I ended up in a warm hotel room, feverish and with a cold. And I asked myself: why am I doing this? It felt like truancy, but I decided to spend my last couple of days in a studio in...
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