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I would always take the water with me. They are not going to give someone else an opened bottle of water. It will probably just go to waste if you leave it.
My very first Camino (2014) AND trip to Europe were also one and the same, I loved both so much that this year is my forth Camino, and I never went home! Still enjoying the awesome experience of both!
I live on France and that's how I buy my everyday wine. Usually in a 3 litre bag in box which fits nicely in the fridge or on the table and keeps for as long as it needs to. The bag collapses as it's emptied so the air doesn't get in. Sometimes...
Hi Alexander.
Not exactly on point, but… depending on how many time zones you’re crossing on the way to Europe, I’ve found that the first few days are kinda blurry because of jet lag. Roughly 12 hour difference from where I start, so I’ve...
As a hospitalera, I have met many pilgrims who just decided to walk a Camino without a lot of planning. Admittedly the ones from overseas have to do some planning such as buying a plane ticket, but not everyone does a lot of planning. They are on...
A short story about siesta from my first Camino:
I was staying at Corazon Puro at Bizkarreta (before Zubiri) in a lovely place run by a pilgrim couple from Hungary (sadly, now it is closed or at least changed hands, I am not sure which). I had...
In a few days we fly to Dallas for a graduation then on to Pamplona. We decided to go light and not use a check bag. We plan to buy a few things when we arrive, like walking poles and a Swiss army knife for opening wine bottles and cutting...
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