The article mentions 5 women in 5 years when around half a million pilgrims walk the caminos each year. I expect the statistics would be worse for any european city so why highlight the camino?
Thought the Valcarlos route was simply stunning. The elevation gain, though, comes on day 2. Anyway you cut it...there's no avoiding the climb to Roncesvalles.
napoleon route is closed, so it's up through valcarlos. pretty tough to get from sjppdp to roncesvalles in one day, probably want to overnight in valcarlos.
If I end my life on the Camino, I will at least have left this life while doing something spectacular and close to my heart. Much preferred to a lonely deteriorated life in a nursing home.
Not bad.
JMHO and my 0.02 €.
Other than that, I am of...
If the albergue has a set price (not a donativo) then being €5 short is, indeed, a valid reason for denying you a bed. Similarly, if you are €5 short at the supermarket, it is a valid reason for the cashier to deny you the food you are trying to...
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...
C'mon, Bob, what an exaggerated bashing of the forum!
I expect that if you did a careful analysis of the forum responses to such a question, you would find that a majority of members recommend the Francés as a first Camino. They provide...
Hello Eamann,
My wife and I will be walking from Le Puy to Cahors in June 2025, and like you we are hoping to have a private room/bathroom when possible. If you happen to have a list of places you stayed, and wouldn’t mind sharing it, I would be...
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