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I don't want to discuss religion and faith, I'm just interested to know why other "non-believers" walk a...
This weeks issue of the popular Spanish site vivecamino.com features an article about typical dishes of the different regions along the Camino. (Use Google translate to convert into English).
Buen provecho
It is still a Beta version but entirely functional, available for both, Apple IOS and Android.
(It is all in Spanish but you can open www.gronze.com with Google translate)
Btw: Gronze also has a forum for members (free) without ads and posts reflect Spanish views that can be very interesting
I am very intrigued by the impressive text capability of the AI App ChatGPT. It is free of charge (for the time being) and can create text of astonishing quality in a number of languages. I asked the robot some questions about the CF:
Q: I am interested in walking the Camino de Santiago, what...
"Alert on the French Camino de Santiago after losing half of its pilgrims in ten years
While Galicia warns of overcrowding, this historic route has progressively lost weight in the face of other options. The Junta de Castilla y León, the territory with the most kilometers of the route, prepares...
Peter Kirchmann, German Camino blogger from
https://jakobsweg-lebensweg.de/pilgerstatistik-2022/ has diligently compiled statistics from the Oficina de Acogida al Peregrino and other sources into interesting graphics. The page is in German, but the images are understandable in any language.
(Or...
I apologize for this completely theoretical, superfluous post, take it with a pinch of humor.
I must admit that this question has preoccupied me every time, from the completion of my second Camino to the sixth this year:
If, after crossing the motorway bridge, I reach the city limits of...
We Peregrinos love the idea of crossing Spain on an ancient path through a quaint, picturesque but humble land and do not, in general, associate the country with its remarkable economic and social progress.
On my CF last month, I could not help noticing a general mood of departure...
I am currently walking the CF and I have to use the backpack forwarding services due to medical reasons (2 stents inserted only 10 days before departure). I sent Jacotrans an Excel sheet with my full schedule and my room bookings and received a reasonable offer to transport my pack all the way...
Well, I wasn't actually planning to hike this year, but then...(you all know)...
Perhaps the following will be useful to those (newbies) who plan to hike the Camino in the next few months. But let me first disclose a little about myself: I have circumnavigated the sun more than 78 times, done...
My long walk in 2021 –at 78 y my 6th Camino – was particularly joyful after having recovered from several cancer surgeries, a quintuple bypass, and deep sorrow.
This video is personal but I'd like to share it here because it shows that it can be done, no matter what,
Buen Camino
A recent cancer- and open-heart surgery survivor, I just completed my sixth wonderful, thoroughly enjoyable CF.
These two particular experiences though saddened me:
Chatting with a young couple from Costa Rica, they raved about the Camino's system of free-of-charge albergues; turned out that...
Starting in SJPdP in 10 days, I finalized my pack, couldn't resist sharing it.
The backpack is 28 lt. and with all the above (incl. daypack) it is only 2/3rd full
Anybody out there with DJI Pocket 2 experience? I am considering a last-minute purchase and would appreciate advice as to what accessories are essential.
I intend to use it in std. mode 2,7K: 2720×1530 with 30 fps along with my iPhone 11 in parallel and make daily automatic cloud-back-ups when...
I'll arrive in BIQ in late August to proceed to SJPdP and have a valid certificate of vaccination with QR, sufficient to enter France. Walking the Napoleon route passing the "green border" to Roncesvalles and beyond, there is no border checkpoint.
Standard Peregrino procedure.
Do I need to...
It happens to most peregrinos: We walk, meet, and chat with nice people; at the end of the Camino, you suddenly realize that you forgot to ask them for a contact. Here's my advise:
Part of preparing should include that you create small labels with your data, email address and perhaps a small...
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