Hello, friends. I enjoyed a rather rainy but still very beautiful Camino from Porto to Santiago from late September to early October this year. I have posted some of my photos if anyone cares to have a look. Buen Camino!
My husband and I walked from Le Puy to Cahors (where covid ended our walk) in 2023 and again from Le Puy to Santiago de Compostella in 2024. We walked from about May 10 in 2023 and encountered quite cool, wet weather. (The Aubrac was downright...
Oh, so many options! One big question is whether you would rent a car or stick to public transit. My top three choices would all really need a car to enjoy to their fullest.
1. Douro Valley. Lots of nice small cities, in addition to the beauty...
We walked mid May thru June 2018 - prebooked the first 10 days to Conques and then 2-3 days ahead after that. Had trouble finding accommodation on the Aubrac for one stage - ending up doing 27k (longer than we wanted) due to the Transhumance...
Your implied point is appreciated. Sometimes, when death is encountered, it is as if a person, "What's going on here? I am shocked." When the fact of the matter is that death is as common as birth and is just an integral and important part of...
My partner and I were among those who first arrived and tried to help. My deepest condolences for all who knew and loved peregrino Michael. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Thank you to everyone who commented with the kind words and personal...
Thank you to those of you expressing their condolences, and for those who stopped to help Michael and Jean Luc yesterday. My own deepest condolences to those of Michael's friends and family back home. I have only known him a few short weeks but...
Hi Friend,
Sorry for your experience. We share a similar event from 2023; I can let you know from our experience that the presence of God along the Camino has a way of healing even our most traumatic moments. Right now, you are moving a pace (3...
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