I am in Girona just now with my wife, her brother and his wife who is Chinese and a city girl from Wuhan. Prefers to be known as Shirley rather than by her Chinese given name. Some years ago the four of us took a short holiday in Ambleside in the...
I was one of those who avoided Albergues (the communal sleeping bit). Till last year.
I felt a bit of a 'fraud' and so set out to try a broad range of Albergues.
All were great!
The 'privacy' thing was not really an issue.
Neither was the...
Over the past years, when I tell people I have walked several Caminos, without exception, someone says," Oh, that is something I would so love to do. Tell me more". In the early days, I would quite enthusiastically tell them how fantastic the...
Girona. Short evening stroll around town. The red bridge is about 50 metres from our apartment. Much photographed. Apparently designed by some bloke called Eiffel who went on to another project in Paris later. The coypu was passing under a second...
I can recommend this hiking skirt for an overnighter but, for a night out, not so much. Each of its six pockets can hold a copy of Brierley’s Camino guide.
https://lightheartgear.com/collections/womens/products/hiking-skirt-with-pockets-1...
Firstly, I know the topic thread title is from the book and now movie The Way, My Way by Bill Bennett. (And if you haven't seen the movie, I highly recommend it). But I thought it was appropriate for to use it for my first post. The first on my...
Some of the “green” albergues also have private rooms. Once you open the links to the accommodation you’ll see if they only have dorms or a combination of dorms and private rooms.
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