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After almost a decade of receiving and giving information on this forum I am considering on leaving. I have not posted as much as some others, but I average 8 likes per post. That seems to be a very high number compared to most. But I am very much considering leaving. Why? I am frustrated...
Last week someone posted a thread on the do's and don'ts in albergues. Here is my list of do's and don'ts on the airplane as you head to the Camino:
Do:
1. Follow the Golden Rule: treat others like you would want to be treated.
Don'ts:
1. Do not take the opportunity of a ten-hour flight to...
I just completed a twenty-nine day trip from Seattle, Washington, to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and back. My route was Seattle to Frankfurt, Germany, to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and then onto Victoria Falls. I found obtaining PCR tests in Seattle and Victoria to be a little annoying and time...
Hello Everyone,
Please excuse the off topic nature of my post but I need accurate information as soon as possible and I am sure someone on this Forum knows the correct answer. I am getting ready to travel from the United States to Zimbabwe. I know there are those who think this is dangerous...
I see that there is a new book on the bestsellers list called A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of Faith by Timothy Egan. Has anyone read it? Do you recommend it? And why?
When I walked my first Camino, I set out with a change of clothes, some rain gear, a jacket, and toiletries in my backpack. I had a cell phone, but no Euroean chip. Communication would be strictly WiFi. Like most, my emotions bounced back and forth from “how cool is is?” to “this is without...
Man walks 932 miles solo across Antarctica without any assistance. [e.g. he never forwarded his bags one time]
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/dec/26/american-man-first-to-solo-across-antarctica-unaid/
The Washington Post summarized a paper on the habits of successful and happy people that was recently published in Psychology magazine. I was struck by how many of these habits directly applied or related to a successful and happy Camino.
1. Savor the moment. Literally stop and smell the...
In Kevin Codd's first book, To the Field of Stars, A Pilgrim's Journey to Santiago de Compostela, he chronicled his pilgrimage from SJPP to Santiago. Not being able to get the Camino off his mind, Kevin set out to walk from his (then) home in Leuven, Belgium to SJPP to complete a "classic...
I was watching a show today on the two rovers sent to Mars. One was named Opportunity and the other was Spirit. Both were designed to work for ninety days on Mars and travel up to 600 meters. After three years, and several miles, Spirit was still working when its right front wheel seized up...
For all you 4:00 am bag rustlers, here is scientific proof that your mindless bag rustling actually causes physical pain to some people:
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-38842561
These devices apparently let two people stay in text message contact by turning their cell phones into something similar to two way radios.
How to Stay Connected—Even in the Most Remote Places on Earth - Condé Nast Traveler
https://apple.news/A-cCR_uU1SAm-jc0Vcwy8nQ
I can report that the Royal Suite at the Parador in Santiago is worth every penny. I slept like a king last night. And today I will watch other pilgrims arrive from its balcony overlooking the Cathedral and the square. And please don't tell the royal couple, but the first thing I did was put...
It seems Norway has decided to let pilgrims hike Norway from the comfort of their own homes.
http://www.na-weekly.com/travel/are-you-a-virtual-pilgrim-yet/?preview=true
I had posted this under a different title and someone suggested I re-post it under a better title.
A friend of mine is making a documentary about his walk from Sarria to Santiago. It will be released in five episodes next month. Each episode will be approximately four minutes long. Hence the...
My friend Dan Garrity, who is a professor at Gonzaga University, and I just got back from the Camino. He videotaped our experience and is putting together 5 episodes of the Four Minute Pilgrimage documentary. Here is a preview:
All five episodes will be released on YouTube next month. I...
I am headed back to the Camino in eight days. I will be walking with a close friend, Dan Garrity, who is former television reporter and now a professor of broadcast journalism at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He will be videotaping our journey and will be sending video reports...
Last year I only carried a cell phone on the Camino for taking pictures. And I had no problem uploading photos every night to Facebook. But I found the cell phone camera limited my creativity and I have decided to carry a regular digital camera (with multiple lenses) with me next year.
I...
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