If I stay in a non-commercial place that offers a spot to sleep as a service to the pilgrims, and not for making money, and then I find the bathroom to be dirty or the fridge dirty, I'll take a mop ect. and start cleaning.
In such places on...
Estrella Galicia: Soo much more than just a breakfast drink.
Back on track on this thread: If the weight of your backpack is only 7 kgs, (good; very good), carry it. Forget backpack transport (Assuming you can do without it). It gives you much...
If you want to walk the Primitivo I recommend that you start on the Norte. San Vicente de la Barquera could be a good starting point with your time frame.
St Jean Pied de Port is a nice enough town, but not nice enough to plan your entire trip...
On my first Camino the monk who showed me into the Samos refugio told me that the only water was a tap in the street and there was no toilet - he pointed to some trees across the road and told me to use those if necessary. On the previous night...
I remember my very first camino, in 1998, when I walked the length of France and found my first pilgrim refugio at Gradignon, south of Bordeaux.
Upon arriving in Spain, I was astonished to discover that the typical cost of a night in a...
Well , then living costs in general.
I presume that most of us see how more expensive the content of our shoppingcart became.
https://www.numbeo.com/food-prices/country_result.jsp?country=Spain
Electricity, gas and water.
See these charts.
https://tradingeconomics.com/spain/electricity-price
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267552/spain-monthly-wholesale-electricity-price/
This would take all the joy out of my Camino. If I can't walk alone anymore or always would have to organise that another pilgrim walks a couple of 100 metres behind of ahead of me, I would not walk a Camino anymore. I do enjoy some company after...
The problem with advising women not to walk alone is that it can amount to women not being able to exercise movement at all. If one cannot find a walking companion, or if one wants to travel on a more isolated route (Baztan, Salvador, for...
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