I walked the Ingles with a friend in early March 2018. We didn’t meet a single pilgrim while walking until we reached the “Dinosaur” cafe, just past Bruma, on the penultimate day. That route seems to have become a lot more popular in recent years...
Wow! Thanks for that. I’ve read about the capture of General Kreipe In the book by Stanley Moss. I had no idea they had later met and that it is on YouTube. Thanks for letting me know. I’ll look it up now.
I also walk, when alone and on my way to the pub about 2 miles away, at about 4 miles per hour. Years of walking on day walks or national trails suggest that my average speed over a longer distance is more like 2.5 mph. Like “Tinker” I’m also...
‘Sfunny innit. I have from time to time looked at the various (Solomon R) Guggenheim institutions and thought “if he’d only paid his workers another few $/Francs an hour or even handed out the occasional Christmas bonus I wouldn’t have to...
Pre-Napoleonic Spain had a complex network of charitable institutions-- orphanages, hospitals, refuges for the agèd and poor. Many were funded and established by the confraternities-- we see them at passiontide lifting up huge crosses and...
As one who lives in Torrent next to Paiporta and Picanya I can only reiterate what has been said. Don't even think of starting here. I have never seen such devestation. It is truly horrific. I have been out today taking water and food to friends...
On very rare occasions I have experienced less-than-pleasant behaviour, but I do not think it will be right to name any albergue on this forum. Hospitaler@s come and go. In +15 years on various Caminos, I can remember only 2 incidents where it...
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