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A few days ago the Camino de Santiago Albergue was born. A Social Network (a lot like Facebook). At the albergue it is easy to share photos and videos, and with the “Groups”feature, there is no limits to the number of Camino related sub-forums that can be created. GROUPS Another thing that I think could be useful [...]
Many like to walk along. Some like to walk in a group, but can not convince family or friends to com along. So what to do? Why not try to find someone to walk with? Here is one post from the forum on this topic: Are there local pilgrim gatherings that plan a Camino together? I live [...]
Does vegetarians find it difficult to find things to eat along the Camino de Santiago? This is a common question in our Camino de Santiago forum. One of our pilgrims said it like this: The wonderful hospitaleros in Ruitelan made a lovely meal at the albergue. There was a vegetarian option as well which was very [...]
Philip is a member of our Camino de Santiago forum. He has just finished the Camino and has written his experiences and many good advice. He says: Now, in my life so far I have been around quite a bit. Among other things, I have trekked mountain gorillas in Rwanda, swum with tortoises in the Galapagos, [...]
A pilgrim that have walked the Camino in Winter shares 20 tips for walking in this time of the year: Winter Camino: 20 tips 1. You don’t need a lot of clothes, but the ones you have need to be very functional. (I like ultra fine merino wool, my husband likes hi tech synthetics) 2. Two full outfits [...]
A pilgrim recently wrote in the forum: So I’ll be walking this June/July, going the Ourense route, hiking solo. Here’s the thing: I am *TERRIFIED* of dogs. (I was bitten when I was little.). Everyone says, “Carry a stick with you for the dogs.” OK, great. What do I *do* with the stick??? More in the forum…
Crime is not really a problem on the Camino. If anything happens, many times they do on the way to or from the Camino. This pilgrim talks about one experience he/she had in Madrid: A few days ago I was jumped and robbed whilst waiting for the lift to my fourth floor hostal in Madrid. This [...]
So, my preventative measures failed and Im pretty sure Im carrying some unwelcome guests in my sleeping bag. I was bitten badly one night even after I stopped sleeping in by bag, and was bitten only slightly for the few following nights when I slept in my bag. Ive since stopped using my sleeping bag [...]
Many pilgrims are walking with a device that can connect to WiFi hot-spots, a good way of sending messages and photos back home to friends and family. Have a look in the Camino de Santiago forum for some good advice on Wifi along the Camino de Santiago.
“A Holy Year is a year when a saint’s feast day falls on a Sunday. The feast day for Santiago (St James) is July 25. So, in 2010, this falls on a Sunday. I think that the last Holy Year for Santiago was in 2004. The reason why it is so popular, as far as [...]