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I wrote something like this in another thread and deleted it because I didn't want to be accused of being meanspirited.
But i like a nice moan and fortunately someone quoted it so here it is.
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... were the same ones who arrived to...
I hear you. To be fair though, people often say the Camino provides when they have been helped out of a jam rather than something you can rely on for the future, but it irks me that this help can be taken for granted when it is the kindness and...
Or do you prefer Cromwell's attitude?
Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry.
I am starting to get tired of the attitude that it isn't necessary to take reasonable care and thought, because somehow there is this warm, fluffy, and...
Albergue Bruno is the place to go if you want to mix it up with a taste of Italian hospitality. Great vino and Italian sphaghetti from Chef Anne, owner Bruno runs the place with ease, volunteers Pietro and Luca are really great to meet. They are...
Frankly, how much is there to understand: Weather bad tomorrow, walk Valcarlos route.
I don't mean to sound unkind but if pilgrims go to the local Pilgrims Office, get the advice to not walk the Napoleon route because of the weather conditions...
I'm way out of date as it is nearly 9 years since I passed that way. My memory is that it was pricey by Spanish Camino standards but cheap by Swiss standards, Bunk bed accommodation. Well worth it on any account for the experience. On the path up...
Within the past few hours there have been two stories on local news media reporting that the Guardia Civil have been successful in returning lost passports to pilgrims. One in Najera, the other in the Portomarin area. A very helpful service which...
The easy and obvious solution is to start closer to Santiago.
And I find that since my only "job" on the Camino is to walk from point A to point B that I can walk farther on the Camino than I can at home where I have a dozen other tasks that I...
For a larger glass of draught beer I would ask for a jarra. A caña is a small glass of beer on tap - not bottled. Cerveza is a generic term for beer - can be either bottled or on tap and served in a range of sizes.
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