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I’m on the Via Imperii at the moment, to date I’ve covered over 250km, and have yet to see another pilgrim. So imagine how I felt when I came across this today:
Stamp, drinks, guest book…
As @Bradypus says, the reports you’ve read are from people that likely have little experience, they’ve certainly never hiked something like the Inca trail!
I loved the Inglés, a very pleasant walk, with just a couple of very short, relatively...
Not sure there is any reason for conflict on this thread. I mean, even some Admins are adding abrasion to the conversation.
There are as many ways to walk a Camino as there are people who actually walk it. Peace be to All.
Happy Easter.
I don't think anyone is suggesting that anyone's life needs to be lived according to a plan and spontaneity needs to be avoided. There is a world of difference between a "loose schedule", as TorontoGMan mentions, and rigid adherence to a detailed...
However, each and everyone of us is free to walk and plan our own Camino as we see fit, what makes one persons Camino perfect may not be the choice of another, your Camino is yours, my Camino is mine.
We walked from Lisboa to Santiago last year...
about the Valcarlos albergue(suite)
As I wrote yesterday there was many pilgrims at Valcarlos. There are 2 dormitories but one was locked. The one open can accommodate 12 on bunked beds so it was quickly filled by people with or without...
It is NOT crowded. There are just too many people in a confined place - particularly when "I" want to enjoy it. One's perspective defines the argument. To wit - "I am NOT overweight, I am under-tall."
This is a collallary of the late, great...
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