Log in
Register
UI.X
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
UI.X
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Tag Topics
Online Guide
Camino Francés
Camino Portugués
Camino del Norte
Via de la Plata
Camino Primitivo
Camino de Invierno
Camino to Finisterre and Muxía
Camino Ingles
Camino de San Salvador
San Olav
Caminho Nascente
Caminho da Geira e dos Arreiros
Camino Olvidado
Camino Aragonés
Camino de Levante
Via Podiensis (Le Puy Route)
Camino de Madrid
Services by Casa Ivar in Santiago
Luggage Storage Services in Santiago de Compostela
Camino Forum Store
Official Camino Passport (Credential)
Altus Poncho
Forum Rules
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Install the app
Install
⚠️ Emergency contact in Spain - Dial 112 and AlertCops app.
More on this here
.
Get your
Camino Frances Guidebook
here.
Forums
Camino Routes
🇪🇸 Routes in Spain
🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
So happy. So sad. What can one do?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
[QUOTE="StuartM, post: 163830, member: 21417"] What Falcon says. Most people, even people who [I]really [/I]need charity don't want to see themselves as charity cases. On the other hand I really was shocked this year seeing the effects of the economy in Spain. Seeing jobs advertised on morning TV was really an eye-opener as to just how bad things are. Seeing the miles of militant graffiti in the mining towns of Asturias was equally sad as I think in Scotland we're more than familiar with the wreckage of the end of heavy industries like that. Seeing so many <25 year olds not being able to find jobs is awful. I felt a lot of sympathy. I felt similarly that the Camino gave a lot. This year I walked the Camino del Salvador and asked for sponsorship for charity, it kind of felt like a good payback. I made £500 for charity and along the way I spent money in shops, hotels, albergues, restaurants, bars, etc. Find a cause that means something to you if you want to do something for charity (I chose War Child as it is very close to my heart), the best way to help the Spanish people is to patronise the cheese stalls and the pancake sellers and the people selling berries and all the rest of it. Spend 10 euros with a local business rather than 100 euros in a Hilton. I imagine the upkeep of way markers and the marking of new routes must be a hell of a burden on those that do it. Maybe that is something to pursue? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
❓How to ask a question
How to post a new question
on the Camino Forum.
Latest posts
K
Feeling alone and anxious
Latest: Ken pulskamp
1 minute ago
🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
Pilgrim Office opens in Lisboa!
Latest: Kev&Kath
6 minutes ago
🇵🇹 Caminho PORTUGUÊS Central (Lisboa-Porto-Sant.)
T
Prices on Gronze for rooms
Latest: TravellingMan22
8 minutes ago
🇪🇸 Camino del NORTE (from Irún)
LIVE from the Camino
K's San Salvador 24
Latest: KariannNor
9 minutes ago
🇪🇸 Camino del SALVADOR (León - Oviedo)
How the Camino has changed for me
Latest: Gobsmacked by the World
13 minutes ago
Why Walk the Camino? Where? When? With whom?
This site is run by Ivar at
in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential)
|
2024 Camino Guides
Check out our
Online Guide for the Camino Francés
here.