It’s amazing how much information is available to those who conduct a simple search on Google. I appreciate that there are those who think that members here may have insider knowledge; private phone numbers, a direct line to the proprietal...
In 2017 I walked the Norte with my wife, for her it was her first camino. We decided to begin in Bilbao, because we did not know wheather the first week from Irun would not be too hard for her. We walked to Boo de Pielagos and because the walking...
You could choose a startingplace like Leon ( or a few stages before on the CF then walk from Leon to Oviedo on the Salvador then continue to Santiago on the Primitivo and possible have enough days left to walk to Finistere and or Muxia the...
I saw a video with a rather harsh criticism of a small, municipal albergue on one of the less traveled caminos. They paid 9€. I thought: What does it cost a small municipality to renovate and keep such an albergue? I'm sure it's more than the...
This would take all the joy out of my Camino. If I can't walk alone anymore or always would have to organise that another pilgrim walks a couple of 100 metres behind of ahead of me, I would not walk a Camino anymore. I do enjoy some company after...
Wow! Is this really how you think about Spain? A country that has one of the most liberal laws regarding human rights!
There might be some more conservative thinking people living in more rural areas but please do not assume they are imbeciles.
The topic of sexual harrassment and violence on the Camino has been discussed many times, but it’s done in the context of a woman actually reporting on her experience. This is the first time I can remember having a mainstream press article as the...
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