For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)
Same! I’m sorry but in my opinion this is a pilgrimage, not some holidays… today in Pamplona at the Albergue Jesús y Maria there was a reservation of a group of 40 people!! That’s almost half of the albergue!! It’s really frustrating…
Numbers arriving in Santiago are unusually large at the moment too. 2,127 Compostelas issued yesterday. 2,614 Compostelas issued today. An early date for Easter this year may have brought the peak pilgrimage season forward a little. At the moment...
Hello, cycling the Camino del Norte at this very moment. I'm with my son who's 18 years old and started our journey in Hendaye. We are now in Santander and reading your post while charting our best way to Santimlana del Mar and figuring out if...
Hello everyone,
This is a cry for help. I post this on behalf of my wife, who is walking the camino at the moment. Her backpack was taken away from the reception of the albergue Benedictina's Sisters in León this morning.
She left her backpack...
I was robbed at the municipal albergue at night while I was sleeping last year. The
pouch was next to me. they only took away my money, they left all my documents and papers.
I'm not sure any of the posts suggest anyone would have little concern for losing valuables. It's more a discussion of how far you would go to protect them versus the actual risk and how that might colour your Camino.
I walked from A Guarda (border Portugal/Spain) to Santiago from Dec 23 till Dec 31, 2023. It was very quiet until the route merged with the Portugués Central in Redondela. From Redondela on I guess there were about 20 to 40 pilgrims on the road...
I agree. There is scientific evidence that trusting people as a guiding principle enhances happiness. And vice versa: constant mistrust reduces happiness.
This site is run by Ivar at in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon