Hi, yes, I was leading a group of 14 people when I got a whatsapp one morning, from our next overnight accommodation . . . his young daughter had been killed in a car accident after school the previous evening, and he couldn’t accommodate us that...
On more remote or unserviced stages on Caminos less frequently walked, it's essential to firstly do your homework on Gronze or other information sites and identify where exactly you'll need to provide yourself with dinner, breakfast and possibly...
Yes, but on the other Caminos, you can actually walk for a couple days or more before having access to any food. Towns are less frequent, and they often have only one little store or bar, and it may or may not be open if the owner's on vacation...
I remember thinking on my first camino how I had taken for granted the availability of bath towels and sheets when we splurged on that first hotel room...however, we had unknowingly booked into a hotel in Pamplona where they were having an all...
I am staying in private rooms the entire way, but I am prioritizing albergues with private rooms and communal meals. I have zero interest in sharing sleeping space but definitely want to meet people. I feel like I will get the best of both...
Barbara walked the Camino Frances from SJPDP in summer 1985. She walked as part of an international group organised and led by a Dutch-Australian called Kosti Simons. Kosti had a religious experience at Lourdes a couple of years before which had...
I agree. Before my first Camino I had some conversations with my mother-in-law about her own Camino and read a book by Laurie Dennett which she recommended and lent me. Along with borrowing Barbara's Camino guide book and buying the Confraternity...
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