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Donativos:
They'll (almost) never have a "suggested donation amount" sign anywhere--it really is up to you.
If money is an issue--if it's part of why you're staying at a donativo, maybe you can be helpful in non-monetary ways in addition to your smaller donation. ---- in many donativos, you...
The Museum of the Bete is hilarious.
In Sauges, there is a quirky, wonderful woman named Janine who welcomes pilgrims near the church building. She can help you find lodging if necessary. In Sauges, I stayed in the upstairs of a wonderful pair of pilgrims who have turned their upstairs...
Thanks to Margaret/KiwiNomad whose blog first introduced me to the Cluny path--I walked it this past May. (Cluny to Le Puy, Le Puy to SJPP, SJPP to SdC)
I was there in May, which is said to be the busiest time in France, but I saw only five other pilgrims my whole 12 days until Le Puy.
I...
I have done the Camino Frances before. This time I want to begin in France, from one of its four major starting points, and again walk Frances.
Which of the four wold you recommend in May?
Actually, I'm a student, so I have the summer off. I was planning on leaving in May and walking as long...
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