Wow! Thank you so much Jill. That's incredibly high praise coming from you :)
Allow me....
Its been a little over 3 weeks now since my last day on the Camino de Santiago & in the space of that time, the memory & the mourning for being back on...
I searched for an existing thread like this and although I found a few that mention the camino spirit, I didn't find one where different people explained what it meant to them.
The spirit of the camino is a feeling experienced on the trail that...
Don't be afraid. You can do this on your own, as have millions of pilgrims before you, with much more "rustic" accommodations.
May I ask why you want to go with a travel agency? Are you looking for someone to just plan (as you wrote) your trip...
Hi Allen, I echo the sentiments of everyone above. Walked CF in 2018 having done my own planning. I met several others who had taken the travel agency/tour group route - some walking the entire Camino, others doing sections - and once they...
Thank you for trying to save our dear friend Michael's life today. I think it is him you are referring to. We are in shock and will miss him massively. He was a remarkable man.
And he died doing what he loved. Rest in peace dear Michael.
If I end my life on the Camino, I will at least have left this life while doing something spectacular and close to my heart. Much preferred to a lonely deteriorated life in a nursing home.
Not bad.
JMHO and my 0.02 €.
Other than that, I am of...
We were about 45 minutes from O Cebreiro today and we came upon a group performing CPR. We called emergency but no ambulance came and over an hour later a helicopter showed up but it was too late. I don’t have any details beyond that but it...
The Camino Planner
As the click-clack of walking sticks fades here in Santiago, the tap-tap of my keyboard picks up with exciting changes planned for 2025.
Earlier this summer, we published the complete content of the Wise Pilgrim guides here...
I wasn't sure whether to pist this in Equipment (lacing technique) or here (inflamed and swollen foot). Here is what I ended up with.
As people who have been following my "Live from the Camino Torres" thread know, I've been having some foot...
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