This afternoon I arrived in Zamora 🇪🇸 to start the Vía de la Plata/Sanabrés to Santiago de Compostela. This will be a test for my new hip which I received in March🚶🏼♀️👟 🎒. I've walked this section of the Camino before, hence the title.
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Speaking only for myself personally, and not as a moderator, I consider Michael a close personal friend. I have known him for more than a decade. I know very little about this drama, but I have the utmost confidence in Michael’s moral compass and...
Over the past years, when I tell people I have walked several Caminos, without exception, someone says," Oh, that is something I would so love to do. Tell me more". In the early days, I would quite enthusiastically tell them how fantastic the...
Most people plan their travel strictly according to their expectations, and do not plan to change them. The Camino, as you so well describe, can force your hand (a.k.a. ‘provide’) and that is part of what makes it so valuable of a journey.
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For those who would like to see the original report, it can be found here.
Note: Some have been reporting challenges with the link. It is to a public post in a public group (Camino de Santiago All Routes) so it should work okay. But in case it...
There was a Facebook posting this morning that two pilgrims were robbed last night in Ponferrada and that a pilgrim was mugged with a knife in Ponferrada at 5:30 am this morning. The post said the pilgrim’s pack was sliced open and his hand was...
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