I, like others, feel more "spiritually minded" and motivated for personal reflection in the small, austere and simple chapels.
That said, I am still always able to fully appreciate the beauty of the incredible cathedrals I visit. I marvel at the...
Do you go out for dinner in the States and when they bring your check you hand the waitress your credit card? That doesn't scare you? In Spain your credit card never leaves your sight or hand.
Having got a sister and an old friend with the condition, you are so right. I know that the best thing you can do is to KEEP WALKING! My sister did nothing during the lockdowns and it was a terrible mistake on her part. My friend keeps moving and...
As someone who has been correctly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease about 3 years ago, I take exception to your depiction of my future. Parkinson’s is not a death sentence, neither is it a reason to stop walking the Camino. I walked last year...
Alex, I am so glad for you that you do not have Parkinsons.
I'm watching my sister, who is 74, progressively succumb to this horrible condition. It's robbed her of her dignity, her mobility, her interests, everything. And it is starting to rob...
I personally would never trust a magnetic thingy to hold my pole/s. I would constantly be thinking about them and trying to be extra careful to not jostle them in unusual terrain, lest they would fall off...apparently it does happen.
You lucky dad to walk not once but twice with your daughter. You sure ain't dead yet and we will both celebrate 71 with another camino. We can't kick the bucket yet we still have to meet one day on some camino somewhere 😊
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