You may not hear about my where abouts until November. Big buck on Sanibel for sure, condo v. condo here on Vanderbilt Beach competing for the tradesmen to repair everything, meanwhile the developer who has coined his project the Ritz-Carlton...
I stayed in the Gothics neighborhood which was quite nice. One recommendation, if you want to go into either the Sagrada Familia or the Picasso Museum purchase your entrance tickets online well in advance. From my experience there, there were no...
Ah OK. Gotcha.
I'm British/Irish/Australian LOL
I was trying to work out how many Aussies might be from Spain. (Spanish roots)
Not a lot I reckon.
The Camino here in Australia does get a bit of attention.
Lots of local groups.
And I think a...
I think that I may have part of the answer. In my own experience two factors are involved: word-of-mouth (mine) and an Australian curiosity, long-service leave.
I know that I have been personally responsible for influencing five other people to...
I use Hokka ATR 6. I had the exact same thing happen 600 kms into my last Camino.
I made it another 600 kms by taping the inside of the lining with duct tape!
Replacing or adding to the tape every couple of days.
Not a happy teddy bear...
Day 1 - Holland to Oviedo
And we're off! Train, plane and bus got us in Oviedo where we'll spend the night because we arrived late-ish. Tomorrow we'll take the early train to Leon and start the Salvador proper.
As far as first traveldays go...
Many of us have felt what you are now going through although each in their own way. The simplicity of it all and as you said, how little we actually need are important take-aways. I too finished 3 days ago but just returned to Santiago after...
An introduction-level article in the Sydney Morning Herald today:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/australians-are-becoming-camino-converts-in-record-numbers-why-20240412-p5fjcl.html
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