May 2025

[RobinGore]

Robin Gore here ... walking the Camino Frances in Spring ... thought I'd join you fine people

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Robin, welcome to the forum. Spring is a beautiful time to be walking. In the meantime, enjoy the planning!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Robin, welcome to the forum. Spring is a beautiful time to be walking. In the meantime, enjoy the planning!

Spring is still my favorite time to walk Caminos. That's when the robins are out.

 

[DoughnutANZ]

Yum, fresh in Spain

 

[RobinGore]

Robin, welcome to the forum. Spring is a beautiful time to be walking. In the meantime, enjoy the planning!

I find the planning stage almost intoxicating ;-) ... like I just can't wait to get back into it ... can't explain it

 

[trecile]

I find the planning stage almost intoxicating ;-) ... like I just can't wait to get back into it ... can't explain it

I think that many of us "repeat offenders" know exactly what you mean.

 

[Bob Howard]

I find the planning stage almost intoxicating ;-) ... like I just can't wait to get back into it ... can't explain it

I have always thought there are three phases to a great adventure/trip/camino. #1 is the research and planning; #2 is actually doing it; and #3 is talking about it afterwards. I'm starting to think that #'s 1&3 are just as enjoyable and satisfying as #2.

 

[trecile]

I have always thought there are three phases to a great adventure/trip/camino. #1 is the research and planning; #2 is actually doing it; and #3 is talking about it afterwards. I'm starting to think that #'s 1&2 are just as enjoyable and satisfying as #3.

I find planning and doing much more enjoyable than talking about it - especially when my audience has heard it over and over again!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I find planning and doing much more enjoyable than talking about it - especially when my audience has heard it over and over again!

This forum is how I mostly talk about it (#3) unless I am specifically asked a question from a friend or family member. Then I have to watch carefully for glazed eyes so I will know when to stop talking!

 

[Bob Howard]

Well, that’s the beauty of the Forum. Relentless talk and our eyes never glaze. Of course, we’re all singing in the same choir.

 

[DoughnutANZ]

To each their own. I rarely do more than a sketchy plan. Flight dates and where I am flying to. Closer to the time I think about where I might stay on the first night and possible local travel within Spain.

For me the fun is in the adventure and I enjoy it best when I don't know exactly what lies ahead. Sometimes that means that I miss some "famous" or well known sight but I find that I tend to experience serendipitous things.

I was talking with a friend about this and I realised that "I like to follow butterflies". Butterflies seem to fly in random directions but still get to where they are going.

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

To each their own. I rarely do more than a sketchy plan. Flight dates and where I am flying to. Closer to the time I think about where I might stay on the first night and possible local travel within Spain.

For me the fun is in the adventure and I enjoy it best when I don't know exactly what lies ahead. Sometimes that means that I miss some "famous" or well known sight but I find that I tend to experience serendipitous things.

I was talking with a friend about this and I realised that "I like to follow butterflies". Butterflies seem to fly in random directions but still get to where they are going.

It's exactly what I did when I was traveling. I missed many a 'famous site', but found places and met people that I would never otherwise have come across. Serendipity indeed.

"Following butterflies" - beautiful.

 

[60LifeChange]

To each their own. I rarely do more than a sketchy plan. Flight dates and where I am flying to. Closer to the time I think about where I might stay on the first night and possible local travel within Spain.

For me the fun is in the adventure and I enjoy it best when I don't know exactly what lies ahead. Sometimes that means that I miss some "famous" or well known sight but I find that I tend to experience serendipitous things.

I was talking with a friend about this and I realised that "I like to follow butterflies". Butterflies seem to fly in random directions but still get to where they are going.

Following butterflies is an adventure all on its own... lol. great euphemism.

 

[60LifeChange]

I lay out spreadsheets, with tasks... get from house to airport, airport to hotel, hotel to train station... that way I can check my list of tickets to be sure they match on dates, and will get me from point A to point B. and in the background, I hear this chuckle...

very light, but there all the same, and I remember. If you want to hear God laugh? tell him your plans... however by some miracle? I have always got from A to B, just sometimes with a heck of a detour....

 

[Samscamino]

I am planning May trip as well from Porto. At the moment it all seems quite bewildering

 

[MamaBear]

I have always thought there are three phases to a great adventure/trip/camino. #1 is the research and planning; #2 is actually doing it; and #3 is talking about it afterwards. I'm starting to think that #'s 1&3 are just as enjoyable and satisfying as #2.

I have a you tube travel channel I do my travels for posterity and encourage others my age. When I get back for a while I’ll be making videos and reading my journal it’s gonna be tears of awesome memories but what a way to relive every day all over again as I edit and put it all together. #3 is going to be the most emotional. I’m enjoying #1 totally !