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A little background...American Pilgrims was actually founded, in part, to consider hosting an albergue, in 2000. A group of five wanted to pool time, effort, etc. towards that end. Since that time, considerable time and effort was put into educating ourselves as to just what albergue...
Thank you all...I will indeed look into the bus schedules....
When I was in the south of France, the buses sometimes only ran a couple of times per week and I was afraid of that. Now I know I have some leeway.
Hola,
I would like to do some research in Santo Domingo del Calzada in May, but am unsure of how to approach it...I could walk, of course, having done the Camino a number of times, but I am looking for public transportation either from Madrid or from the east to get to Santo Domingo.
b-t-w, it...
Seven Million Steps for Peace
When I first walked the Camino Frances in 1999, a friend sent his good wishes for the journey with a note translating 800 kilometers into approx. 1.5 million steps. Brandon Wilson, a companion at times during that pilgrimage, has taken that a great deal farther…...
Here is the information you requested...(from the publisher)
The Way of Saint James, Vol. I by Georgiana Goddard King
978-0-9790909-2-9 pp. 484 $34.95
The Way of Saint James, Vol. II by Georgiana Goddard King
978-0-9790909-3-6 pp. 532 $38.95
The Way of Saint James, Vol. III by Georgiana...
I was just in Santa Fe with Elyn Aviva (Following Milky Way, etc.) and her husband, Gary White (Pilgrim's Process Publishing) is currently getting ready to publish all three volumes. Vol. 1 should be ready in about 2-3 weeks from Amazon and the usual sources with Vol. 2 and 3 to follow with a...
I am an associate editor for a medieval pilgrimage encyclopedia out of Brill, the Netherlands...and one of the articles I am looking to write or to assign is on other (than the Camino Frances) Camino routes that were widely used during the middle ages period...that is up to 1500's.
I'm familiar...
In response to Ulysse, there is a place, besides this forum, to register your dismay (or approval?) of the Xunta's new symbol:
http://www.elcorreogallego.es/index.php?idNoticia=48732
there are a number of very interesting replies in all languages and hope to see more there, as well as here!
yellow arrows not dumped?
Oh Ivar, the foot image is just awful!!
What about the humility and symbolic simplicity of the pilgrimage...
the foot image looks like the reflexology pads I used to wear when I was training for my first Camino....
I know Spain and the powers that be there...
Most probably I will continue on the Chemin St. Jacques from Moissac to the Camino Frances, where I have walked before....
The Via de la Plata is calling me, though,
Kathy
mail from US to Spain?
Can someone in the US mail something to Spain for a pilgrim going to Santiago de Compostela?
Thank you for this...I didn't find the answer in the forums yet.
Kathy
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