I used WhatsApp for booking on the Norte this summer/fall, and yes, did have a couple requests for prepayment. It made me nervous even though it is end-to-end encrypted. Rather than text the information, I called the establishment directly, and...
I have created this spreadsheet of useful Camino links for my local American Pilgrims chapter. You can make a copy of it and add your own links to it if you want...
Because Santiago has its own different sequence for Jubilee years. In Santiago a Holy Year happens when July 25th - the feast day of Santiago - falls on a Sunday. Then the cathedral's Puerta Santa is opened and a similar plenary indulgence is...
Just imagine. A Compostela is awarded to anyone who makes pilgrimage to the shrine of Santiago, with religious intent or at least in a sense of search.
There will be no prize for walking 100km in the best trainers; merino knickers; finest...
The responses above sadden me beyond, well beyond, my ability to respond to what they have written ...
Have modern humans gone so far in lack of humility and awareness of other? Is the modern world so lost and ego-centric that people can go on...
I forgot to note - if you order from the Topo Athletic website you have the opportunity to actually Try Out the shoes for 30 days to make sure they work for you.
You might give Topo Athletic trail shoes a try. They have gotten many high reviews from hiking community and pilgrims alike. I have high arches and like a wide toebox and these were the best for me. Plus, they easily lasted 600 and 500+ miles...
I am looking to walk a portion of the Via Francigena next year from Lucca to Rome.
When preparing to walk the Camino Frances and the Norte I turned to Godesalco.com for information in planning stages a bit different than those outlined on...
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