Having glanced at all the above posts, and reflected on my own experiences, it appears to be "all over the place". So perhaps any list of places is as good as any other list.
I’ve never seen anyone doing luggage transport weighing a bag.
If you’re concerned, or if you’re not comfortable sticking to the carriers terms of service whilst still expecting them to carry out their part of the contract, use two bags?
A deep sense of community can happen "artificially" in one sense because the albergue or setting or group you may be with foster this and you enter in "expecting" community. Perfect examples of this are some of the famous albergues in Granon or...
Three rules for me -
Rule 1. Look after your feet from Day One.
Rule 2 . Refer to Rule 1
Rule 3. Pack light.
(p.s Compeed anti-friction stick everyday b4 starting out on areas that might blister or start to feel 'hot' has worked for me )
I agree with so many of the comments. We learned very early that “the Camino provides.” It does. Get out there, enjoy the sites, enjoy the people, and relax. You will get to where you’re going.
One thing that reduced stress for us on the...
Be prepared for the possibility of extremely hot weather--that's been the situation for the past two weeks (since I've been here). In fact, there is an extreme heat warning today in Madrid (and other places today and this week as well. The...
I wished I had learned more Spanish. Very little English spoken on the Caminos at the time. Being extremely lazy I still wish I had learned more Spanish but I've still not done much about it! :cool:
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