Day 6-
We had another short day of only 11km and it feels like we will be practically sauntering into Santiago the day after tomorrow with a 13km and then a final 16km to finish the Ingles.
The majority of the day was in clouds (as usual), and...
CAMINO INGLES
Day 1-
We arrived in FERROL in mid afternoon yesterday by bus from A Coruna. While waiting for our hotel check in time we dropped off our backpacks and headed out for lunch, raciones and a drink.
We really wanted to visit the Naval...
Well actually coming from a “third world country” (yes some of us do walk the Camino, more than once sometimes) I must agree with the OP that the food we eat is way better than “first world” American food. I mean, Tom Yam, Banh Mi, Curries...
I’m studying in Madrid for the semester, and after a few weeks of research, I decided I want to try and complete the Camino Ingles in 4 days from Ferrol to avoid missing school while still walking over 100km.
To give a recap, I started the day...
Probably worth saying that the phrase ‘third world’ sounds a bit insulting to many of us in Europe (even though it may well be used in USA, though I didn’t think it was any more-my colleague got reprimanded for using it 20 years ago in London)...
I don’t consider any of those countries to be third-world, though to be fair I don’t know that there is an official list. And sure, other countries may have better food than Spain depending on people’s tastes. I don’t argue with that. Thai...
I lived in Spain for 9 years. Became a vegetarian after 1 of those years.
In the beginning I complained a lot about how at restaurants everything was jamon, potatoes and little vegetables.
But later I realised just how amazingly fresh produce...
I admit I am not a picky eater, but I didn’t find the food on the Meseta to be any worse than elsewhere on the Camino. One of my best meals of the entire Camino was a mushroom pasta dish at Albergue La Morena in Ledigos.
I think saying the...
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