Mostly what I have to say is that I walked the whole stage in flip flops!
It was a pretty miserable stage in the rain for us, though we had a big win by getting into the church in your photo above:
In our home, we have a tradition at Christmas where the tree is decorated with items from our adventures and travels. We love to remember the times as we we put up items on the tree, and one of my favourite is the pilgrim sea shell.
I'd always assumed that the sheets and pillowcases that were handed out where to help identify / catch bedbugs ? I've always taken my own pillowcase from home as a sort of luxury and washed it at the the same time as my other clothes
Hopefully...
Perhaps it was a peregrine falcon?
The Camino del Norte is 850 km long. Whereabouts did this happen?
Birds of prey occasionally attack humans in general, they have no specific preference for pilgrims.
Hi all!
My fiance and I are planning our honeymoon and we want to do the central portuguese, from Valenca/Tui to Santiago.
However, we would prefer to camp instead of sleeping in an albergue, since it is our honeymoon after all (and private...
I was just about to move on to the next day when Charrito’s comment made me look back through pictures from the castle of Castro Laboreiro. It was really a stunning view in all directions.
And the view I had from the hotel restaurant. Not a...
I like this option as PlR and Estella (especially) are classic camino towns and staying overnight will allow you to explore them a bit and experience the Camino ‘atmosphere’ more.
Per Rome2Rio, buses are quicker and more frequent (a few times a...
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