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Mmelbmeg reacted to trecile's post in the thread A call for regulation or permit on the Francés with
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I completely agree. While I'm on the Camino people from other countries often ask me "why the Camino? Aren't there lots of long distance trails in the US?". I always tell them yes, but not with albergues every 20 km or so. The only thing that... -
Mmelbmeg reacted to ShoshTrvls's post in the thread A call for regulation or permit on the Francés with Like.
But not like the Frances, the Portugues or the Ingles, there isn’t. A hike that is well-marked and well-maintained, not too technically difficult, where there are villages and cities with accommodations of varying comfort levels (or at all)...
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Mmelbmeg reacted to JCarpenter's post in the thread A call for regulation or permit on the Francés with Like.
I thought the same...but a less extreme thing came to mind. Limit a person's compostela to every 5 years. Now I choose my route very differently on other years. I anticipate the opportunity to earn one with more gratitude. Also,limit the...
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Mmelbmeg reacted to Forward's post in the thread A call for regulation or permit on the Francés with Like.
Maybe you should only walk once ? Many that argue it’s too busy have walked many times!
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Mmelbmeg reacted to Pafayac's post in the thread A call for regulation or permit on the Francés with Like.
Saying: "Pilgrims uses to cross this town" or "Pilgrims walked on this route centuries ago" is often hypothetic. There are several points where we can guess medieval pilgrims were walking: - passes between mountains (eg, Somport or Roncesvalles)...
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Mmelbmeg reacted to isawtman's post in the thread A call for regulation or permit on the Francés with Like.
As I have written before, I think an alternate route should be developed after Portomarin. Several little towns that are not on the current route have pilgrims statues in them, so, at some point, pilgrims did walk through those towns.
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Mmelbmeg replied to the thread a longer and slower day.One thing that hasn’t been mentioned is getting your washing dry given you wouldn’t do it until 6pm or later. But some Albergues do have dryers so maybe you could use those? I can see the appeal of what you propose. There’s no harm in trying it...
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