Looking for new footwear for the Camino
The question was: Previously a boot wearer., but have read lots of favourable info on the forum regarding Hoka one ones and also Altra lone peak trail shoes ., I intend to include a...
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What’s the craziest thing you have done to save weight?
A question from one of our forum member. Getting ready to fly out and start walking tomorrow (yeah ) This morning I decided that the smallest toothpaste tube I could get at the supermarket was...
Can I walk the camino with a two-year old?
The question was: My wife and I will be doing the Camino with our 2-year old daughter. Does anyone have advice they can share? Read the whole conversation on Can I walk the camino...
Has anyone ever walked principally at night?
This question came up on the forum a few days ago. Folks… I have a serious night-owl in my life, but that night-owl likes to hike. A lot. There’s no possible way to be...
Travel Insurance Recommendations?
This was asked on the forum the other day. In just over a month I’m going to be booking plane tickets for my upcoming Camino, and I’ve heard that one should purchase travel insurance...
Follow this pilgrim on the Via de la Plata
One of our forum member posted images and observations while she walked the Via de la plata this fall (2018). Read her day to day comments and observations along with photos here on the...
Difference in daily cost in different seasons?
Interesting question that came up on the forum the other day. Is there a difference in the cost pr. day if I go in May vs if I go in September? Or will the...
Coastal route from Porto or the internal route?
The question was asked a few days ago in the forum. Having walked the Camino Frances in 2017, the same group of us are planning to walk the Camino Portugues starting in Lisbon in...
The joys of an Autumn Mozárabe
This comment was made on the forum late October 2018. I have just done 5 days so far on this Camino. It is so relaxed, no bed race and nobody else on the Camino...
Warning for solo female pilgrims to be aware on Mozárabe
This was posted on the forum late October 2018. I hadn’t thought to mention this previously, but on reading today a post on a fb group I follow I think I should. On the...
Don’t forget to stop by the Pilgrims Office in SJPP
This was posted earlier this year by @Monoasp (the manager of the Pilgrims Office in SJPP). The pilgrims Office 39 rue de la Citadelle Saint Jean Pied de Port is open every day all...
Most read on the forum in October
These are the most read threads on the forum last month. Roncesvalles… is just not for me Wallet stolen in León Live – Via de la Plata – This and that from VdlP from...
Any Albergues for Sale?
The question was asked on the forum a few days ago. I would like to run a Albergue for the next foreseeable future, I have spent the last 29years in kitchens ranging from 5...
Video with pictures of the Camino de Invierno
This post is from 2015, but still relevant today. I took many photos while walking the Invierno this past summer. I have made a YouTube video that I hope will be useful for anyone...
