I'd like to share an observation that I've witnessed a few times on this camino that I think needs some attention and that is regarding elderly pilgrims traveling with family.
Yesterday I witnessed a daughter of 50+ berate her elderly mother for...
I’d say that you do your journey how you see fit and if you visit the places where stamps can be given before and after your bus journey, and it feels right & fun, then go for it! If you are doing it for spiritual or religious reasons then...
My husband and I arrived in Santiago de Compostela yesterday after walking from SJPP. From Sarria on, the numbers definitely exploded. Despite that big increase, we saw absolutely no bad behaviour. The mood was calm and kind and though we didn’t...
Worst case scenario, as @Kathar1na points out, is that the waiting room will be closed at night. But the bus bay area will be open, otherwise people would be unable to board the bus. The bus station is in the center of town on neighborhood...
If you've never been to the Burgos bus station, this is what it looks like. You see passengers waiting at the platforms for the various buses. When you arrive on your bus you step off and you can wait there for your next bus, you will not be on...
First question in response to this question always is — Which terminal will you arrive in in Madrid? If you are on Iberia or a partner in the One World Alliance, you will arrive in T4. Any other airline uses T1-3. They are not walkable. T4 is...
Cercanías is the commuter rail line. When you buy certain train tickets on Renfe, they throw in a free Cercanías ticket in case you need to make your way on public transportation to the train station. If you are arriving in Madrid on the plane...
It is 320km to Sahagun. Longer if you keep walking to Santiago. By the time I was done last year (I walked on to Finisterre/Muxia), it was more like a 1000km (starting in the south end of Madrid, with a few detours along the way).
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