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I've met two people (one American, one British), on two separate Caminos, who have driven between towns in a rental car while Instagramming / YouTubing their "authentic Camino experience". Anything for the views, I guess ....
I have a hankering in bigger places for flat-pack meat selections, cheese, and intense orange chocolate (by Lindt). It just slides into the back mesh pocket of my bag, taking up no space whatsoever. Bonus points for taking a ziplock bag halfway...
So "The Way" is basically the "Wizard of Oz": Tom is Dorothy, the Belgian is the cowardly lion (no courage), the Canadian the Tin man (no heart), and the Irishman is the Scarecrow (no brain) all on the Yellow Brick Road (the Camino). It'd be good...
I walked from Reading to Southampton this May. I appreciated the work that was done in directing walkers and all the detail in the book. I also appeciated the route, which was varied with probably minimal walking on roads.
However, there was very...
I walked this in Feb 2024, before continuing on to Santiago via Ferrol. It was wet, muddy, and utterly fantastic. Very well signposted by the CSJ. I made the Mass in Reading on the Sunday (full on incense and Latin) and Santiago (of course). My...
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