Hi! The website below is a great resource it's in Spanish but Google Chrome browser translates to English ; very easy to use and understand! Move through the stages and for example stage one click on Matasinhos and it will open a list of...
Absolutely agree .. the costs are there 12 months of the year, even if the refugio is closed for the winter.
Property taxes/rents and repairs, periodic replacement of everything from mattresses to light bulbs, insurance - can you imagine how...
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...
I had two messages this morning, with the attachment, from people worried about me walking alone. While this needs to be taken seriously the Camino is still a safe place compared with the rest of the world. The alert cops app, police patrols...
" Endemic ". Surely not.
Yes there is ( sexual ) violence against women ( and men and X btw ) but please let us keep it in perspective.
Yes there is an issue in Spanish society regarding intrafamily violence and femicide but it is also...
The article mentions 5 women in 5 years when around half a million pilgrims walk the caminos each year. I expect the statistics would be worse for any european city so why highlight the camino?
Hola all,
I just wanted to let you all know of a small change that I have made to the forum software a few days ago. You may have noticed, it but I thought I would mention it here in a new thread.
Before this change, when someone uploaded an...
Hello Kitch
I have now walked 6 times. On my 2 Caminos from SJPDP I flew once to Paris and once to Biarritz and then by tarin to SJPDP. for my Costal Camino I flew to Porto and started from there. On the two short walks from Sarria I flew to...
Hello Emma and welcome to the Forum!
As you've already seen, everyone here is friendly and full of advice and lots of useful information. Pick what resonates best to you and try not to worry too much about it, everything will work out well and...
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