1. Wen used wisely, technology can be a help.
2. Mystery is what we make ourselves.
3. You can still enter albergues without reservation. For instance all the donativos and the Xunta albergues.
Especially in low season.
4. The Camino is...
Have Faith. Although I know it changed a lot in the last 10 years, when I did the Camino Frances in a busy April and May of this year, although it was quite crowded, about halfway through I threw advance booking to the wind, and it worked out...
My daughter is a tough woman. She can walk much faster and farther than me. So no problem there, she often stops for a beer (a Radler) while waiting for me. Buen Camino
This is not true at all. Many, many pilgrims travel with suitcases. I resent ableist comments like this. As a person with severe scoliosis who cannot carry a heavy backpack for hours on end, I resent this attempt to intimidate me and people...
You wouldn't take a chance? What if you had severe scoliosis? Would you take a chance then? What if you had degenerative disc disease? How about osteoporosis? Would you take a chance then? Do you believe that the Camino should not allow any...
Very few places will deny a suitcase -- I believe.
From what I have heard, some Albergues belonging to a single federation -- the French Way Federation -- will not accept a suitcase. These eleven traditional Jacobean shelters are prohibiting...
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