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I’ve used Wordpress on all of my walks. It seems to work well for blogging from an iPhone. At the end of the day I scan my photos and pick a few that are most memorable, compose my blog in e:mail form, attach the photos, and “send” to post. My daughter has created Shutterfly books from some of...
I walked the Via Francigena from Lucca to Rome in 2017 a few weeks after our beloved Golden, Keeley, died and lit a candle for her at every open church along the way. I was a bit concerned that I was doing something sacrilegious (I’m Episcopalian ) but a Catholic companion reminded me of Pope...
I walked 30 stages from Seville to Astorga in 2019 and stayed in private rooms at every stop. I won’t bother with Seville or Astorga because there are many choices, but here’s where I stayed starting with Guillena (Bar Francis), Castilblanco (Hotel Castillo Blanco), Real de la Jara (Hostal...
PFJ—It was great to finally meet you at the Veranda, and look forward to following your walk with your granddaughter. Perhaps it will inspire one of my grandchildren. Buen Camino.
Dave
In 2013—observing something missing in his collection of cowboy paraphernalia—I gave the proprietor a University of Texas T-shirt. He was overwhelmed with gratitude.
They did that for my September flight—Atlanta to Madrid. After a long, long wait I was able to connect with a Delta agent who re-booked me through JFK exactly the same time and dates as my original flight.
My Camino dreaming has me thinking of walking the Salvador starting in Oviedo to Leon, the Frances to Ponferrada, the Invierno, and the Sanabres to Santiago. I like the idea of walking on lots of new, and also some familiar, ground. I haven’t found a guidebook for the Salvador.
I’m not sure if it was my favorite Camino, but it was by far the most interesting—for all of the reasons above. i walked from Seville to Astorga last spring. The scenery, wildflowers, Roman ruins, cities, livestock (baby livestock), The VDLP is no one’s first Camino. While there are fewer...
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