Earlier this month, I began walking from Ponferrada to Santiago with two friends. Although I had walked two previous Caminos, this was the first for both of my friends.
This Camino was full of the Unexpected. The first few days were easy...
I've walked most of the French Camino twice and some of an aborted Portuguese Camino earlier this year. I'm considering a walk next Spring and getting some pushback from friends and relatives. My previous walks were with my partner, this upcoming...
How very odd to see your message today. Back in the late 70’s I forked over my hard earned money and went to “The Experience”, aka Gay EST. I went mostly because my then employer was sort of pushing it on all of us in the real estate office. For...
Some people feel "it." Some call it "the camino spirit." Others call it "Holy Ghost Power," or "enlightenment." There are all kinds of ways of getting there, almost all involve stepping out of the noise and distractions of the familiar everyday...
Another vote for Hotel Rural de Las Aguedas, if it's in your budget! I have stayed there twice, now. It's around $100US.
Lovely lady, indeed! If you call ahead, you can request her to make her paella! Usually filled with pilgrims.
Also, there is...
I stopped by El Peregrino Bazaar, Amancio Yagüez's iconic workplace in Castrojeriz's Plaza Mayor, last week. The shop was closed when I got there about ten minutes before 5pm. I sat down on a chair in the arcade hoping to simply pass time...
Hi Jenulian,
If you can afford to pay a bit more then the Hotel Rural de Las Aguedas is lovely. Great tasty communal meal as well. I stayed last year after terrible blisters made me cut my daily walk short. Also a lovely village cafe on the way...
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