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  1. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Frances 2024

    I wasn't sure I was going to post "live from the Camino" for this Camino. I'm happy to do so on my solo Caminos, but when I am walking with family, my focus is a little elsewhere and I am mindful of the privacy of my companion. But here goes. Just know that it won't be as detailed as the threads...
  2. David Tallan

    In Triacastela for the next few days

    So, slight change of plans. Rosie and I will be bussing in to Triacastela this morning and resting there for a few days before continuing our walk to Santiago. If anyone is liable to arrive in the next few days and wants to say "hi", let me know.
  3. David Tallan

    Arriving in Villafranca del Bierzo today

    Starting my Camino tomorrow but happy to say hi to anyone who will be in Villafranca later today.
  4. David Tallan

    What do you wish you had worried less about?

    As we head into Camino season for a new batch of pilgrims, we are seeing the usual levels of anxiety that accompany first time pilgrims about to step into the unknown. So, to complement all of the usual "What do you wish you had packed?" or "What do I need to remember to do before setting out?"...
  5. David Tallan

    Little sculptures

    There's another thread elsewhere on the forums called "The Long and Winding Road" where people are posting their landscape photos of the long and winding road that we walk. I thought I'd start another photo thread of my own for a different kind of photo that I like to take - of the little...
  6. David Tallan

    Camino Inglés presentation in Toronto: March 4, 2024

    SAVE THE DATE! Join us in the evening in Etobicoke (in the Legion Hall just by the Long Branch GO Station) on March 4 for a special presentation on the Camino Inglés. Manuel Mirás, President of the Camino Inglés Association and Antonio Leira, Deputee for Camino Issues will present on this...
  7. David Tallan

    ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

    Shared on a pilgrim WhatsApp group from my Camino last year:
  8. David Tallan

    Toronto Pilgrim Pub Nights

    For those in (or near) Toronto, Canada on the second Thursday of the month, we've started having Pilgrim Pub Nights upstairs at the Imperial Pub on Dundas just east of Yonge, 7-9 pm. Feel free to join us!
  9. David Tallan

    A story of a second Camino

    I thought some might find this account of a second Camino, posted by the CBC, interesting. It shows how different Caminos can be. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/first-person-camino-de-santiago-1.7000686
  10. David Tallan

    Unusual animal companions

    I've heard of people walking with donkeys, and I've heard of people walking with dogs. But this is the first time I've ever heard of anyone undertaking a Camino with... a chicken?! Has anyone come across any other unusual animal companions?
  11. David Tallan

    Toronto Camino Community meeting - November 4, 2023

    The Toronto Camino Community is hosting their Fall meeting November 4 at Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave, Toronto, ON M4E 2T4). Aspiring and veteran pilgrims are invited to meet for a full day gathering. There will be a “Camino 101” session upstairs in the morning, and downstairs a different...
  12. David Tallan

    Renewing/Refilling Vodafone SIM

    Since I see I am not the only one enticed by the 100+GB/mo pre-paid Vodafone SIM cards, I thought I would share a couple of lessons from my use of one of them on my Camino earlier this summer. Perhaps it will aid in your planning: The "month" you get is not a calendar month. It is four weeks...
  13. David Tallan

    My Experience with Hoka Challenger ATR 7s: A Camino Report

    There has been some discussion about the life expectancy of Hoka shoes, so I made a little note to myself to report on the condition of my Hoke Challenger ATR 7s when I got back from my Caminos thus summer. Well, I'm back, so here is the report. In these shoes, I walked the Madrid, San...
  14. David Tallan

    Young woman (not a pilgrim) missing near Grado (Primitivo)

    I just saw this notice that [name and photo removed by moderator] is missing since Tuesday (St. James Day), last seen in an albergue near Grado on the Camino Primitivo. The contact numbers listed are police numbers, so I thought it would be safe (and hopefully useful) to share. I know there is...
  15. David Tallan

    Inaccuracies and limitations of Rome2Rio for bus options

    Just to post a quick note that while Rome2Rio (often recommended on these forums) is a great site, it isn't always complete or accurate in its listing. I went today to look up bus options from Muxía back to Santiago de Compostela on Wednesday. It (a) told me that there are only two buses to...
  16. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Finisterre and Muxía 2023

    Days 45: Santiago de Compostela to Negreira (Camino Finisterre/Muxia Day 1) 21.75 km This is a continuation from my Camino de Madrid, my Camino de San Salvador, my Camino Primitivo, and my Santiago de Compostela interlude, which I posted in those sub-forums. Today I walked with memories...
  17. David Tallan

    Are you looking for poles in Madrid? ~28 July 2023?

    If anyone will be passing through Madrid on the way to their Camino on or about the 28th of July, 2023, I will be there with poles to give away.
  18. David Tallan

    My Santiago de Compostela interlude

    This is posted here because it is more about Santiago than any particular route. Of course, mods are free to move it as appropriate and I wont be at all unhappy. Days 43 and 44: Lavacolla to Santiago (Primitivo Day 14) and rest day in Santiago about 10 km to Santiago and another 10 km in...
  19. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Primitivo

    Day 30: Oviedo to Grado (Primitivo Day 1) 27.4 km This is a continuation from my Camino de Madrid and my Camino de San Salvador, which I posted in those sub-forums. (note from mods: edited to add links to the earlier threads). Last night, I ended up getting something to eat on "Cider...
  20. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino de San Salvador

    Note from the Moderators: For Days 1-23 of @David Tallan’s 2023 Camino (Camino de Madrid to Sahagún, then Sahagún to León on the Francés) read this thread. Day 24: León to La Robla (San Salvador Day 1) 31.5 km +2 walking around town Got up at a usual Camino hour and was out if the hotel at...

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