steve392
Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances, 2016
Fisterra, 2018
2025 upcoming
Hey all.
I haven't been on the forum for quite sometime (years probably).
I walked the Camino Frances in 2016 and to say it was life changing for me is an understatement. On day 3, at the café at Zuriain, I met the love of my life, Alex. 3 years later I moved to Melbourne, Australia from the UK and we were married.
I had always planned on going back and walking the Camino again in the manner in which I originally intended, on my own. So next year is the time to do it.
Therefore I have a few questions to try and bring myself up to speed.
Firstly, Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a year of Jubilee and the theme is Pilgrims of hope. Will the cathedral in Santiago follow suit and declare a holy year? I'm wondering if numbers will rise on the Camino if this is the case and am I correct with this?
Secondly, a budget question. Has prices on the Camino for Albergues, food etc increased since 2016? Common sense would say yes, but I was wondering what the average daily budget everyone is using is.
Thirdly, with the Camino Frances becoming more popular, has it become more of a bed race everyday?
Fourth, what's the dreaded bed bug situation and how have people addressed the potential problem? Is there a better beg bug sheet available? The one I took in 2016 was useless.
That should be enough to be going on with, I'll maybe add more as we go.
Thanks in advance.
Steve.
I haven't been on the forum for quite sometime (years probably).
I walked the Camino Frances in 2016 and to say it was life changing for me is an understatement. On day 3, at the café at Zuriain, I met the love of my life, Alex. 3 years later I moved to Melbourne, Australia from the UK and we were married.
I had always planned on going back and walking the Camino again in the manner in which I originally intended, on my own. So next year is the time to do it.
Therefore I have a few questions to try and bring myself up to speed.
Firstly, Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a year of Jubilee and the theme is Pilgrims of hope. Will the cathedral in Santiago follow suit and declare a holy year? I'm wondering if numbers will rise on the Camino if this is the case and am I correct with this?
Secondly, a budget question. Has prices on the Camino for Albergues, food etc increased since 2016? Common sense would say yes, but I was wondering what the average daily budget everyone is using is.
Thirdly, with the Camino Frances becoming more popular, has it become more of a bed race everyday?
Fourth, what's the dreaded bed bug situation and how have people addressed the potential problem? Is there a better beg bug sheet available? The one I took in 2016 was useless.
That should be enough to be going on with, I'll maybe add more as we go.
Thanks in advance.
Steve.