If you can speak some basic Spanish, the locals appreciate learning where are you from, where did you start, how far are you going, even why are you doing it -- they like to engage. By all means, if you do not know some basic Spanish, at least...
Don't be overly concerned and scared about staying on the Camino path, especially the Frances. It is so well marked and honestly you gotta be walking with your proverbial cranium in da six to get lost.
I recently walked the Frances and it was...
My name is Héctor. (I’ve been called many things) 😃
I’m a 64 y/o retired Hispanic gentleman about to embark in something I never thought I could do.
But I’m here, in SJPDP, on my last night before starting my Camino early in the morning.
I don’t...
I treated myself to a night at the Hotel Spa Ciudad de Astorga, across the street from the Palace of Gaudí. It was perfectly dreamy. Had the pool and hot tub to myself and then a great massage. Most comfy bed I've ever slept in.
Our fellow pilgrims have said it all. Halfway through Day 1 you will understand almost everything. Must say how glad I was to carry a pair of walking sandals (Keens, in my case) that I changed into every day 2/3 of the way through the day, along...
I tried a tube and bottle on my last camino and will never go back to other systems! Loved it.
I also wear a bumbag with my glasses, journal, watercolours and pens, mini keyboard, phone, lip balm etc. Firstly it's good to carry some of that...
Can't agree more! A hydration tube is so easy and the bottle can be back there anywhere. The tube with mouthpiece clips to your pack straps and the bottle can be any old lightweight disposable bottle.
Clip it to the outside of your pack. And as you may know, anything goes on the Camino when it comes to fashion, and it's so refreshing to not care what we look like. You'll also strike up some fun conversations!
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