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It's been 5 years since being in Santiago and my perceptions are stuck in a decade ago. But these days it's so much easier to find good vegetarian and vegan food here.
Yesterday I had a wonderful lunch at Restaurante A Porta Verde. Today I...
I just started today volunteering at Betania, a wonderful small Donativo at the far end of Pamplona old town. It just opened last summer; all bunk beds (no mats!), usually 14 beds but in a pinch can expand to 18, and with plans to expand in the...
This picture is a detail of the south entrance of Santiago cathedral. Look at the Omega and the Alpha: they are in reverse order (omega first): that means that Santiago is not the end, but a new start in your life...
I started walking the American Discovery Trail back in 2019. My plan was to walk the southern option between Cincinnati, Ohio and Denver, Colorado that fall, and then to fly to Delaware in February 2020 and make the full coast-to-coast walk...
Today is my 9th day on the CF.
I’d like to share an astonishing story how the Camino provided what I searched for in a religious way:
There is the oldest German church song which is sung just once a year in the Eater night: Christ ist erstanden...
Last fall I was at the place where you go left for the trail or stay on the road. A local man saw me and told me to stay on the road because it would be safer in the rain. Barely saw any cars. A wet day but I made it safely. Next time I’d like to...
My plan for the Carrión de los Condes to Calazadilla de la Cueza stretch is to check into a private room and go to sleep early. I'll wake up a few hours before daybreak and start walking. I should reach Calzadilla as the sun is coming up, just...
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