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Jo in the forum, asked this questions related to vegetarianism and the Camino: Just wondering, what does a typical pilgrim menu in an albergue consist of? I’m a vegetarian and don’t necessarily want to go to a cafe or restaurant every night just to get something that doesn’t have meat in it, I’m not going [...]
Photo taken by Cornelia Lohf A few months ago a Swedish pilgrim posted a very nice post related to her fear of walking the Camino de Santiago. It seems to have hot a nerve, since this post has since been read by more than 8200 people. Here is what she was saying: Some on here [...]
Photo by Peter Mitchell Anne ask in the forum: Are there toilets on route or at least the possibility of stepping off the trail and hiding behind a bush without offending locals? I was on a training walk in the city on Sunday -drank lots of water, but could find no facilities on the way. [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
“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 [...]