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Easter is around the corner and the local government has presented a new website that is focused on presenting the easter program. As you may know, in Spain easter is know for their easter easter processions (see photo). In Santiago de Compostela this year there will be 14 of these processions. Have a look here [...]
We have had some strong winds in Galicia in the last few days, but nothing out of the ordinary. Even so, the waves at sea has been enormous. The light house of Cabo Vilan (just north of Finisterre) recorded waves of up to 20 meters yesterday, and as you can see on the beach-front in [...]
March 8th 2008, the German author Hape Kerkeling was featured in the New York Times in relation to his book “I’m Off for a Bit, Then,”. This book is about his camino to Santiago and has lead to making the camino popular in Germany. HAPE KERKELING is the kind of comedian who is not above [...]
The weather is something that many are worried about before heading out. At the higher elevations, snow and cold weather have stoped many pilgrims that have not been ready, there has even been pilgrims that has died. So what kind of weather can you expect?
If you are new to the pilgrimage to Santiago, you may not know some of the “lingo”. 3 terms that are helpful to know are: The Credencial The Compostela The Fisterrana In the forum, this is all explained here in this post. Another good place for some frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the pilgrimage would [...]
The Toronto Star recently had an article about the camino to Santiago. The article is not so much focusing on the actual walk, but on the other things that you might get out of walking the camino. Thousands of pilgrims find kindred souls, and themselves, on Earth’s long and winding roads. Despite email, BlackBerrys and [...]