I suppose the answer is different for women and men. I carry a cross-body bag (or waist pack slung across my body). I put that on first and then my backpack so the cross-body bag stays with me all the time. Drop the backpack and keep the...
I had had a very hard day, pack too heavy (surprise), back aching and came into Los Arcos and NOTHING was available . I couldn't walk another step. A bartender (I needed a beer) told me of this place about 2 miles away and called for me to make...
I’ve hitched twice, requested a ride once, and was told to, “get in car” one time.
Everytime my drivers were gracious, kind, caring, and safe.
Buen camino.
I had a panic attack a couple of km from my booked lodging when I realized that to get to it I had to navigate 2 roundabouts on a highway. I was not prepared for that. A delivery truck had pulled up near where I was melting down to check the...
Totally agree with @J Wilhaus. I have had several experiences getting rides on the Camino. Once on the Olvidado, my walking partner had terrible pains in one foot, and we were about 10 kms from Aguilar de Campóo. I flagged down a car on a not...
if you are on your own, be wise and get a taxi. there also have been incidents where getting into the car of an unknown person did (almost) not end well.
you will meet a lot of helpful people but this does not mean that everyone on the Camino...
"In another instance we had a pilgrim who had fallen in the mud on a rainy day and was lying by the road wrapped in his poncho. A car pulled up, the driver rolled down his window and shouted "Peregrino?". He popped the trunk and the pilgrim...
Last summer we had a pilgrim who was "stranded" in a town where there was a fiesta going on and no open rooms. He was just standing on a corner looking forlorn when a couple swooped him up, loaded him in their car and drove him to our albergue a...
Which rideshare services operate along the Camino Francés?
I've heard that Uber and Lyft operate in Madrid (or have when they're not in legal hot water), and I've heard of other services in Spain like Cabify, Free Now, and BlaBlaCar.
But my...
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