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  1. Peterexpatkiwi

    Camino by Coach

    Unfortunately for many it is. Or still simply just another souvenir. In it's current form it only has any true religious significance if you endow it with that.
  2. Peterexpatkiwi

    Wikiloc or alternative for planning

    My usual - and current - planning tools - the coffee mug being the most important part!
  3. Peterexpatkiwi

    Wikiloc or alternative for planning

    ???? Ok, told you I’m new to this- when I open it this is what I saw! Edited to add: in the woods of Homer Simpson "duuuh!" I've just realised - I thought this was in Mapy, it's not! My humble apologies, told you I'm new to all this stuff..... 😣🤕. Thanks!!
  4. Peterexpatkiwi

    Picking an accommodation

    You may also occasionally find an apartment on airbnb. I say occasionally because during the summer months in particular they often have minimum stay periods which obviously will not work for you. Plus of course it's a very popular area so many will already be booked out.
  5. Peterexpatkiwi

    Wikiloc or alternative for planning

    Sadly not, different route. I'll go back and edit this for future readers, basically I've found a couple however they don't follow what I understand (from a map) to be the Camino. Nor might I add mapy's tracks, which until now I have found ( over 350km) to be almost 100% accurate (allowing...
  6. Peterexpatkiwi

    Wikiloc or alternative for planning

    Thanks. Yes I have signed up as a premium member (14-day free trial), and was trying method two ie between the two points. Those are the examples I've given above - 'Trail doesn't exist'. I've also tried the first methodology and while they're occasionally there when somebody has uploaded them...
  7. Peterexpatkiwi

    Wikiloc or alternative for planning

    Thanks, I'll take a look at that.
  8. Peterexpatkiwi

    Wikiloc or alternative for planning

    Thanks. Ok, Hof - Nürnberg for example. If I start at the northern end of the train station I'm practically on the Jakobsweg. But rather than take me across the tracks and out the far side on the Jakobsweg it chooses some other trail, circling completely around Hof. It's probably a lovely...
  9. Peterexpatkiwi

    Wikiloc or alternative for planning

    Thanks, but unfortunately this is only good for the mainstream camino's in Spain and a handful of trails in Italy as far as I can see. I'm coming from a little further afield and whilst walking the Camino, certainly not on the ones that they list. Thanks anyway though! :)
  10. Peterexpatkiwi

    Wikiloc or alternative for planning

    I'm currently trying to plan my Germany to Santiago route in a little more detail. Specifically what I want to do is create a linear route marked out in km (roughly 20km spacing) with the town's etc marked on it, much as you see in many of the guide books. Not a stages plan per se because that...
  11. Peterexpatkiwi

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    I'm like you, easily woken, instantly alert. So personally I carry a tiny keychain torch, put it in my hand with just enough light peeking out between my fingers to see. Kept under my pillow at night, easy to find, and minimises sleep disruption to others like us.
  12. Peterexpatkiwi

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    Effectively, it means 'to sum it up', or 'in short'. It's often used on social media when people sum up their thoughts on a complicated subject.
  13. Peterexpatkiwi

    Pilgrimage or vacation?

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/7RABVyMENcVkBGXE8?g_st=ic Here! A Kiwi botanist believes it was likely planted in the early 1800‘s
  14. Peterexpatkiwi

    Pilgrimage or vacation?

    You could just ask a local, they’re quite famous. I think the biggest one (mama tree) is behind the police station
  15. Peterexpatkiwi

    Pilgrimage or vacation?

    This is a Pohutukawa flower, leaves are waxey and rounder, „Mainland pohutukawa grows to 20m high with up to a 35m wide crown“ (bottlebrushes are narrow, almost needle-like, nor do the trees grow as big - maybe 5m - much more spindly)
  16. Peterexpatkiwi

    Pilgrimage or vacation?

    Nope, that’s a bottlebrush. We have those in NZ too, but they’re not jut costal. They resemble their namesake
  17. Peterexpatkiwi

    Pilgrimage or vacation?

    @Silvermomma , if the Pohutukawa tree's are in bloom at the moment please, please post a picture or two! It's been 6 years since I've seen one..... 😢
  18. Peterexpatkiwi

    How do you feel when you finish a camino?

    Both times last year I felt ... empty. Not ready to finish. I just wanted to keep walking. Each day I'm in Santiago I find myself drawn back to the square and I just sit, my back against those old stones, and watch. Sooner or later I always seem to attract a kindred spirit and we sit quietly...
  19. Peterexpatkiwi

    Camino fatigue?

    Yes, it's sad when you love something so much and then suddenly discover that you've lost the magic. It can happen for any number of reasons, and let's face it, your most recent experience was far from optimal. It doesn't necessarily mean that it's gone forever but clearly you definitely need a...
  20. Peterexpatkiwi

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    In my experience most hostels have similar rules although I must say that when I was managing a hostel they were somewhat more stringent than these. Bar the fish rule! Like you I have a love/ hate relationship with fish, and it's smell. Another smell that is all pervasive is curry. A Fijian...

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