Helping pilgrims since 2004
The question was simple: OK, I confess….I have never washed them They don’t really get dirty or sweaty, so I just hose them down, or rinse them in plain water to get mud off the trouser bottoms…. I’m afraid that proper ‘washing’ might destroy the water proofing or breathability of the fabric.I love my rain…
The forum member wrote the following: I’m going to be walking the Primitivo from mid to late September. I was hoping that I could run my stages past you all for comment. Including the Camino Verde (crossing from Primitivo to Norte), I’m intending 14 days. I’ve read through some of the forums and staged it…
I have spent a few days in Lugo, and wanted to share a few photos. Love this city…
The question was: Well-meaning folks are asking that I keep them posted, (check in on social media) while on my walk. I’d prefer not to touch a screen or keyboard the whole 18 days at all if I could. Has anyone found a very minimally invasive way of letting your people know you’re alive while…
The question was: I have just finished walking the Camino Frances for the second time. Like last year when I had finished, I am now super fit. At least, my legs are so strong. I love being able to walk up steep hills effortlessly. However, last year, over time, I gradually lost that fitness and…
The question is from 2012, but still relevant: My beloved is, I realise belatedly, stressed and distressed by my planned pilgrimage. I am taking the Camino Frances in April. We have been together some thirty odd years now and have never been apart for as long as the five weeks or so that it will…
One of our forum members decided to create a small survey on the “best” albergues as rated by pilgrims. So how about a little populist fun, not to be taken too seriously… a straw poll of everyone’s one single favourite Camino Frances albergue. I’ve put a few obvious options in to get us started. Hopefully…
The report came from one of our forum members that is currently (May 2019) volunteering at the pilgrims office in Santiago: I have been working as a volunteer since 6 May. My final day, this time, is 20 May. I return again to work my annual one-month volunteer stint from 15 July – 12 August….
The question is from 2017, but still interesting: We have all met pilgrims of all ages and nationalities on the camino but I was wondering who is the oldest you have met to date? I was blessed to have met two Texans ,Lou who celebrated his 87th birthday while walking the Camino Portuguese in June…
The question was: I’ve been planning to walk the Camino del Norte from mid July this year, but the more I read on this forum the more I wonder if I should instead walk just the primitivo away from the crowds of tourists. Has anyone walked the northern way in July/August and could advise if…
The question was: This feels like the right year for me to walk the Camino– much change in my life, and many “What’s it all about?” questions to chew on. But I’m feeling fear, because I’m not in the best shape of my life. If it’s possible to “train as I go,” I’d really like…
The question was: I hear often that the section between Lisbon and Porto is really empty of pilgrims going to Santiago, but can you help quantify this for me. If I were to leave on 1st June from Lisbon, how many pilgrims would I be likely to see on the road, and how many would…
