Hiking Shoes, or Hiking Boots?

Question forum the forum: I have read a lot of conflicting information – some say a good pair of hiking boots is required, especially if you are going in the Winter or Spring. Other sites say that hiking boots are overkill and that hiking shoes, or even a good pair of running shoes are sufficient. [...]

Camino de Santiago in Winter

In summer there are a lot of pilgrims walking. To get away from the crowds, some choose to walk in winter time. This can perfectly be done, but you need to be prepared for closed albergues and snow in higher elevations. Our pilgrims over in the Camino de Santiago forum discusses more on this here.

Will the pope visit Santiago de Compostela in 2010?

…this is the question everybody as asking themselves in Santiago de Compostela as 2009 is nearing its end. Since next year, is Xacobeo 2010 (holy year) the visit of the pope is expected among the locals in Santiago de Compostela. Pope Benedict XVI have recieved the invitation many months ago, but has not yet answered [...]

Comfortable line at the Pilgrims Office

After the long lines of July an August, it is good to see that the lines are getting smaller. This shows the line before the door opens. Should not be more than a 5 minute wait to get the compostela for these pilgrims.

Techno Geek’s Guide to the Camino

Much of this Forum’s questions are related to various technology issues that pilgrims want to address prior to leaving on their Camino. I have tried to capture as much of the information from various people’s posts to pull together a single location for information that will be a primer for future pilgrims to turn to. [...]

Camino de Santiago Snoring

[tube]uZmtTK_sKIc[/tube] On the Camino people snore. There is no way you can get around it, that when many people sleep in the same room, there will be one of them that will suffer from this…problem. Because of this earplugs have become a very important piece of equipment for pilgrims.

Ivar

One of the funniest pilgrim videos... :-)

6 October 09 at 23:08

The crowds have gone

A few weeks ago Santiago was buzzing, but that was then. Now, pilgrims have no problems finding a place to sleep. No lines to get lunch. That sounds all good, but October also brings rain. I guess you can’t have it all.

Raining in Santiago

Rain in Santiago is nothing new, and after several weeks of nice weather it was actually nice to get some. … as long as it does not stay around for too long

Trolley trollix for compostelle

Equipment Questions

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safe to travel alone for female?

Camino Crime Watch

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