Hi all. After having to cancel a Camino Ingles last month for family reasons, I am going try again next week. I couldn’t make up my mind which route to do, so why not do both! Well sort of. i.e. on day 3 when I get to Bruma after starting from...
C'mon now, nice try for a counterpoint but there really is no comparison between ancient cave drawings and modern illegal graffiti. Really quite the stretch to do so.
I have been on the Levante for the past 10 days. I have met only 2 other pilgrims so far so I’ve had company every night so far in the albergues.
I have stayed in pilgrim albergues most of the time
None have managers, usually one picks up the key...
I have just arrived in Santiago after the Levante/Invierno caminos. Alone most of the time, I met my first fellow pilgrims on day 9, and only met 7 in total, only one of whom was walking the entire way from Valencia to Zamora.
Very few English...
Feeling the desire to be walking on a Camino, though also want to feel some autumnal warmth ? Willing to walk on a route that does not end at Santiago de Compostela ? Desiring to walk away from the crowds ? Then read on, as this about the...
In 2015 the Mayor of Paris had the "love locks" removed from the Pont des Arts after they started to cause structural damage. They took down an estimated ONE MILLION padlocks weighing 45 tonnes. As somebody said at the time an additional dead...
Life is what it is. Do we just stand by while others abuse our shared environment, and examine our feelings?
Get off your zafu and pick up some trash, sensei.
To clarify, I absolutely never stated that I am against the Camino Francés. It is a wonderful walk for those who choose it. I simply do not choose it.
And, my friend, methinks you are "reacting" to my post...
A bit off topic, but this little phrase reminds me of what my husband told Canadian border patrol on a family vacation many years ago. The officer asked what we were bringing into Canada with us. Hubby replied "Just some pictures and a few memories".
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