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Not sure I would say a building is finished until the front door is ready to be used. That may - or maybe not - be finished by 2034. It appears that there is still no agreement with what to do with the families currently living on the site of the...
Found him on the way, just before O Cebreiro. That's him in Santiago, and later at home:
Made a poncho for his carrier from a garbage bag. Me in my giant tent-like poncho, and him with the garbage bag, looked ridiculous 🤣.
Bought him a...
I am surprised to read here that Spain has few properties that allow pets. In the US the trend for allowing pets has been growing over the last 5+ years. My husband is allergic and we sometimes have had a difficult time finding mid-range chain...
Sadly, very strict rules about donativo vs a mandatory donation ie charge. I believe the rules are you can't even suggest a donation amount.
I can also understand the annoyance of the almeria to granada's realisation that the donations aren't...
Sad news, Nely closes her albergue in Almería, La Estrella del Camino.
Here's her message:
Donativo doesn't work: recent pilgrims were leaving not more than €2 . And that includes breakfast! In February, she started asking €20 per person, and...
I wish there were fewer locked, inaccessible churches. That may be because of fear of, or actual, vandalism. I was surprised how many churches were closed. I would have liked quiet time in many.
As previously mentioned, you can get sellos at bars, churches, police stations and many other places. I once got a sello in an emergency room. After a doctor patched up my foot, I half-jokingly asked, "Do I get a stamp to remember you by?" And...
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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