Each person is different, and as an able-bodied person, I would not presume to offer advice for your father.
I would, however, like to share one of the most impressive and inspiring sights I came across during my walk earlier this year.
Near...
Just had to share this ---
I am a litigation attorney in the US. The opposing party in one of my cases filed a motion to extend a deadline such that I would have to draft and file a brief in mid-August. I filed a response that I would be...
Round the corner and up the hill from the Pilgrims Office in Santiago, about 50m away, is the Faculty of Medicine's huge cafeteria that must be able to seat between 200 and 300 people. They have a tiny blackboard sign at foot level on the main...
I am fond of Hostal Inn Madrid, Mesonero Romanos, 10 Planta 4, Madrid City Center, 28013 Madrid, Spain. You can find it in Bookings.
It is not fancy, but it is a fairly-priced hostal, very clean, and right by the center of Madrid. It's a short...
True, that's a possibility.
Like everything else, I expect this is a matter of different importance to different people.
In my case, my feet are extremely finicky. Buying shoes is somewhat complex process that involves trying out many models and...
Part two - in the next few days, I thought about more things to add - this time they probably are a bit more subtle things, details maybe. But things that still kind of stand out to me, things you might not realize before. Here goes:
- Let's...
Another GREAT post, thank you!
Re: shoes - gosh! I know that there are enough threads about the subject, but to me, if only one piece of advice could be shared, it’d be “don’t even think about starting El Camino with footwear you haven’t worn...
Thank you for this. Your narrative very closely mirrors my own experience, down to your wonderful reflection about Sarria.
The main difference for me is that I’m an introvert. I’m perfectly happy if I don’t speak to anyone, and my most enjoyable...
Hello, two weeks ago, I finished the Camino Francés, and while all the recent memories have not properly settled yet, I think enough time has passed to write a bit about my experience of the Camino :)
First of all - a bit of context. This has...
Takes a bit or wriggling and looking thoroughly undignified to the outside world, but so what? You’ll never see most of those people ever again. 🙂
I got memorably stuck trying to exit a busy restaurant in the middle of a downpour. Some kind...
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