I walked the Frances twice in 2015 and 2021 and I really do not like the herding effect of the walk from Melide into Santiago due to the heavy commercial vibe. I find it sucks all the magic from the Camino.
I now get in a cab in Melide and go to...
I didn't find the Camino after Melide to be especially more commercial than the Camino before Melide. Melide is about 50 km from Santiago, so there is as much of the heavily trafficked post-Sarria Camino before Melide as after it. And I found...
Hats are completely unnecessary: simply remove your head and carry it in your rucksack ;)
Me? I always carry an umbrella: useful in rain and for shade and great for "shooshing" at over attentive dogs
@Camo yeah well we all believe in fairy tales and Santa Claus so that's that.
(You may choose to do otherwise but that's your prerogative)
Buen Camino to you as well
That's what it says on St James Church in Dublin (heading for Camino Ingles) but it really starts in Bray - here is my Web-App
Irish Camino from Bray to Dublin
That's real warm and cuddly nice to think this Camino thing is watching over us like our own guardian angel but the reality is those vibes had nothing to do with my use of Google tools, but have a nice Camino ;)
Tour de Mont Blanc - a famous trail in the Alps that circumference the Mont Blanc Massif and traverses through France, Italy and Switzerland.
If you have access to FindPenguins app - look me up (CWBuff) and you can check out this adventure in...
Some context can be useful.
This is an aticle prepared for a magazine-type insert into a weekend newspaper, published by an Australian commercial media company. The company is one of the larger and more reputable media companies, but the story...
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