Barajas is a nice town with some nice bars and restaurants. You would never really know it was an airport town. Which is nice as I grew up in an airport town that didn’t feel like an airport town! I rarely stay in Barajas but sometimes connect...
Please keep in mind that the Camino was for hundreds of years, and still is, a form of religious devotion. To ignore that is silly. The Catholic Church does not need to provide Compostelas, regardless of cost. That being said, to think that the...
Frankly, this recurring discussion gives me a headache. All this sidestepping, bus-trecking, excuses to not walk certain stages.
Maybe we all should remember what the Camino is and ever was: a pilgrimage, an effort, a challenge, a way to find...
A few of the Forum members have known about my condition for some time.
In Feb. 2024 I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. I was registered in the national Parkinson registry. A miserable death was awaiting as my future. No more Caminos. I...
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