The Camino de San Antonio Missions is a pilgrimage trail in Texas and if completed (by walking) can give you 30 km toward your Compostella on the Camino Ingles from A Coruna. The Missions were built by Franciscans in the 18th century and are...
I had a look at the map in the link and I'd really have to take exception to someone thinking that La Voie du St Laurent is some kind of organized trail that could be walked in an unsupported fashion. At best biked, and not easily and probably...
One part I wasn't sure about was:
It makes it sound like people were walking the Camino Frances to Santiago until they were pushed north by the Moorish invasion. Since the Moorish invasion happened in the early 8th century, long before the...
So many camino articles are pretty fluffy. Here is one that interviews some people who definitely know what they are talking about.
I got this from a Camino friend in the UK, who said that I should read it even though it was in the Telegraph...
I came across this news story today about CATSA (mostly Ottawa based) and thought it might be interesting for those who replied to this post. It paints a fairly unflattering picture of CATSA and contractor Garda. Notable quotes from the article...
But it’s more than the airline as security checks (like TSA in the USA) are a different agency altogether. While your airline may okay it, security may not. The airline staff at the gate can also refuse to board you with it, so that’s three...
When you have read the comments above, perhaps some of the other threads on the “poles on planes” topic, and the TSA’s published guidance you might like to consider which part of “no” you are having most trouble with.
If you really want to take...
‘Zero’ and ‘no’.
Get that to Spain in the cabin and I’ll buy you a drink - and never post on ‘poles on planes’ threads again other than to applaud your achievement.
Whew! I've been in Nebraska for a while! I'm in Gering tonight, next to Scotts Bluff National Monument, and tomorrow I'll finally cross into Wyoming. I also, I should note, left the American Discovery Trail a few days ago, back around Paxton...
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