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It might not be totally unique to the Camino, but in my experience, it is different on the Camino compared to other walks and travels I've done.
On my hikes in Germany for example my experience is that people usually either walk in small groups...
Personally I have a much different take on the "camino family" experience. When I first walked in 2012 I believe (oly 8 to your 11 so I am a rookie haha). There were no camino families nor did I hear that term used. People I encountered walked...
Having to press that button for water in the shower at the same time as waving my hand to make the light turn back on. All part of the fun. Grateful to be finished and having a shower and a bed
All the graffiti. Make a cairn of stones, tuck a wildflower or even a note on paper into a sign or meaningful place, but for heaven's sake, where do people get off permanently defacing markers/signs/walkways/trees/what have you with spray paint...
I think part of the challenge is that there are (at least) two different but related meanings for the word Camino, as applied to a pilgrimage route to Santiago.
One is the physical route that thousands or millions have trod upon on the way to...
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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