Camino de Santiago pendent that has a shell on the front, and "Camino de Santiago" engraved on the back. Comes with a black cord. Pendent is slightly larger than a 50 euro cent coin, about 25mm.
@JabbaPapa mentioned this in the lockdown thread today but I think this piece of news deserves its own discussion.
From this Reuters article:
Hopefully @Charrito or others who are following this situation closely can jump in and give more...
I wanted to make a short post here for the benefit of future pilgrims still uncertain of when they will get the opportunity to walk, and for those who like to live vicariously by flipping pages and planning.
Like most business related to the...
I have just received a new email update from Dave Bugg, and because of the many heartwarming replies and concern he received from forum members, so with permission I am sharing a portion of his relatively good news with all of you. Dave has spent...
I have had contact with Dave Bugg on occasion and just yesterday I received a long email from him describing a recent health crisis he has been going through. Although Dave is a more introverted and private person, he has given me permission to...
Look at that! Can you believe it's Santiago de Compostela?
The new bus station will be merged with the train station!
Actually it will be on the other side of the train station.
Quite a walk from the Cathedral... 1700 m (20-25 min)
Robert, from Germany, was in our albergue days ago (3 dec.).
I just received this email, and I like to share it with other pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago.
His sympathy, his strength and his intelligence have given life to our hostel, and...
Hi all - you may have seen my rather low mood posts re closing my Camino Store, ending the first aid mission and selling my trailer as I cannot use it anymore due to a hernia prone lower abdomen wall problem - so ... post-plague I shall go on...
This is one peregrino’s perspective so admittedly biased but I also talked with many other VDLP peregrino's to confirm these points.
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1. LONGER: Via de la Plata (VDLP) is 1000 kilometers vs. 790 kilometers on Camino Frances.
2. LESS...