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In another thread about slaughterhouses on the Camino, a link to a youtube interview was posted.
Turns out that the woman who made the video interviewed @Sagalouts on the night before he died. I decided to make a separate thread for those who...
Hi all! Started today from Oviedo to Escamplero. Now I know, why so many people say it's a bit of a challenge to come out of Oviedo. I got lost just once, but was rescued by a very friendly guy. A short, but beautiful walk by great weather...
I regret not reading Iberia earlier, however, it is never to late to read this marvelous tome, published in 1968. I just finished reading it, two years after beginning my Camino Frances. In Iberia Michener recounts his personal travel...
I did not meet my two closest friends on the Camino Frances until Rabinal. And the Camino family I walked into Santiago with didn’t come together until a few days before then last stage. It’s never too late to bond with others.
I was part of...
Two of the most joyful people I met on my Camino Frances last fall are Koreans. I always felt happier in their presence
Thanks for sharing this and reminding me of them
As many of us know, over the last years the Camino has risen in popularity for South Koreans. I didn't know it had made it into their dramas, though! I was watching the Korean drama (Kdrama) Encounter last night, and spotted a map of the Camino...
I have lived in Japan for 35 years but had never considered the Shikoku circuit until I started approaching retirement. A few weeks back, I finally took a one-week plunge (by domestic air to Kansai Airport, then to Kobe, and a bus from there)...
I did 2 days on the Littoral along the river out of Porto, up the coast through Matosinhos, and cut across to the Central from Vila do Conde to Rates. See https://stingynomads.com/vila-do-conde-to-rates-routes/This route is marked on mapy.cz The...
I just completed the Camino Fracis. I got to the pilgrim office in time to get my compesela, and had a very positive experience there. I dedicated my camino to a close cousin who recently passed away, and I was unable to attend his funeral. I...
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