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Many of us who have had the opportunity to walk the same camino multiple times agree with these lovely, poignant lines by Jose Saramago.
"The end of one journey is simply the start of another. You have to see what you missed the first time, see...
I haven't sought a Compostela or other certificate since 2014 and don't imagine I will do in the future - so it wouldn't matter to me if there were more or fewer, or none - though I can understand that others feel differently. By contrast, like...
Or just stop issuing the Compostela and other certificates altogether? Is an endless succession of pieces of paper really necessary? As the pilgrim office no longer takes any active interest in a pilgrim's motives the Compostela no longer really...
If you want to spend your limited time playing with public transport go for it! Otherwise just walk from wherever you can get to to wherever can get to. There is plenty of non-bookable accommodation in and near Burgos. Take a sleeping bag just in...
The Basque History of the World by Mark Kurlansky
If you like historical fiction, the prolific Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte pens entertaining mysteries and thrillers covering many places of interest.
I walked this path last spring. It is a great walk, it is fairly well marked, though not as many resources. There is a guidebook available, published by Centro Nacional de Cultura. Also, they are developing a website and apps to cover all the...
Haters, please don't hate...
It inspired our first Camino. We had had no other opportunity to know about the Camino except on that rainy afternoon in Boise in 2014 when we first watched it. Phil was clinically depressed and it gave him a reason...
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