A recent article on the Gronze.com website addresses a major Santiago issue, namely the uncivic or uncivilised behaviour of pilgrims.
The author points out that it is a minority among the Camino pilgrim population who behaves in this manner and...
So I walked into work as a Sr. Digital Marketing Director for a major company in the USA one Monday in October 2019 and got axed after 20 years. Since then all I've done is hike like 16 caminos and write songs. I'm currently 2000+ km into the PCT...
Yes, this is so true (on both points). I was a hospi in the municipal in Zamora and we had a German pilgrim who was obviously in distress. A fellow hospi (a real hardcore volunteer who worked by the book and then some) insisted she first have a...
Hehe. The thread that wouldn't die!
Note that it was originally composed in 2015... I've still never found love on the Camino (and I've hiked a sh*t ton) but I'm frankly not actively looking for it while walking anymore. More like, if it...
Very excited about walking the Camino de Santiago starting in Sarria. I am 70 and my wife is 63. The Good Lord has called me to try do this walk, so I am going to try. We both have bad knee's but can still dance the night away. We arrive Madrid...
There have been a few posts recently wondering how solitary the Primitivo is, and whether one is liable to meet any young people on it. Folks at El Oasis Primitivo donativo stand have been taking photos of pilgrims visiting their stand and...
We took a bus from Madrid to Leon, where we spent the night. Then the next morning we took a train to Astorga and then another bus to Villafranca, where we stayed in an albergue before starting our Camino the next day. We took the mountainous...
Another good read is : « The Templars « by Piers Paul Read.
It is a well written and well documented history of the order. Not much direct reference to SdC, but their role and history in relation to SdC is pretty well documented on the web...
This morning I submitted the following in a post on another thread. Let it be my report.
This summer I did an experiment with my black long sleeve 100% merino t-shirt. At the end of May I washed it with a mild soap made for wool garments. When...
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