Gareth Griffith
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- SJPdP to Santiago de Compestela in May(2016)
I read a few books about the Camino, watched Six Ways to Santiago and The Way, spent hours doing research on this forum and watched endless Youtube videos.
However, I didn't research the places I was walking through. I've previously noted that Logroño is the heart of the Rioja region and I should have spent a day or two exploring some wineries. I've now discovered where I should have been exploring of an evening!
Calle del Laurel get 4.5 blobs on Tripadvisor from over 3,000 reviews so it must be at least OK. In fact it is rated "very good" or "excellent" by 92% of the reviews. I am going to be in Logroño on the 20th to 22nd November and I'm not going to miss it this time!
My recommendation to people planning their first camino is this:
1. Do all your research on what to stuff your back pack with and what to leave behind.
2. Make the effort to get at least a little bit of exercise in preparation.
3. Learn all you can about blister prevention to ensure your feet don't plague you.
4. Research the best Albergues.
5. Learn all you can about the major towns that you are going through so that you know the places to visit on your way through.
6 Make a point of staying in the major towns/cities for a day or two.
It is the journey that is the point of the exercise, not the destination.
Buen Camino a todos.
However, I didn't research the places I was walking through. I've previously noted that Logroño is the heart of the Rioja region and I should have spent a day or two exploring some wineries. I've now discovered where I should have been exploring of an evening!
Calle del Laurel get 4.5 blobs on Tripadvisor from over 3,000 reviews so it must be at least OK. In fact it is rated "very good" or "excellent" by 92% of the reviews. I am going to be in Logroño on the 20th to 22nd November and I'm not going to miss it this time!
My recommendation to people planning their first camino is this:
1. Do all your research on what to stuff your back pack with and what to leave behind.
2. Make the effort to get at least a little bit of exercise in preparation.
3. Learn all you can about blister prevention to ensure your feet don't plague you.
4. Research the best Albergues.
5. Learn all you can about the major towns that you are going through so that you know the places to visit on your way through.
6 Make a point of staying in the major towns/cities for a day or two.
It is the journey that is the point of the exercise, not the destination.
Buen Camino a todos.