Like many of my Camino buddies, the years are passing away and while I am not done, I do wonder how many more Caminos are in this 69 year old body. Having walked over 13,000 kilometers on The Camino since that late August day in 2015 when I...
2 November 2024
The Camino Torres is not named after towers; it is named after Diego de Torres Vilarroel, who is said to have walked it on his pilgrimage to Santiago. But don't let the pilgrimage fool you, he had quite the reputation, and not...
If you are starting from Saint Jean Pied de Port you can purchase a scallop shell for a small fee and and your Credential at the Pilgrim Office, 39 rue de La Citadelle.
For more info/posts re camino shells and their history see this earlier...
I have been on the Levante for the past 10 days. I have met only 2 other pilgrims so far so I’ve had company every night so far in the albergues.
I have stayed in pilgrim albergues most of the time
None have managers, usually one picks up the key...
Earlier this month, I began walking from Ponferrada to Santiago with two friends. Although I had walked two previous Caminos, this was the first for both of my friends.
This Camino was full of the Unexpected. The first few days were easy...
The results are in from the annual autumn questionnaire I send to all the albergues, and they are not as radical as they were last year.
Prices have increased, but not as frequently as they did from 2023 to 2024, when prices almost universally...
What follows is my personal view on the last part of the Sanabrés that I started on Wednesday the 4th of September.
Tuesday before was used for traveling from Belgium to Ourense. Btw I can advise everyone outside Spain to use Trainline and not...
I walked from Braga to Ponte de Lima in 2019 and as far as I recall the marking was fine. The Portuguese site for the Torres has details of the albergue although I did it in one day.
https://www.caminhodetorres.pt/?it=pontoi_dn&co=811
This is a fascinating issue but one best left to the Spaniards to resolve. Outsiders may have their opinions (I'm looking at you, Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, et. al.) but at the end of the day, it's a family dispute.
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