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I think we could say everywhere ‘gets too crowded’ in peak tourist season - what about poor old Venice.
I am in Australia and I heard some people who felt Uluru was ruined by tourism. I went there and had an amazing time even though there were...
That’s because the rhythmic tramping of thousands of pilgrims heading over the Route Napoleon every day is causing localized earthquakes and landslides that block the line. It has absolutely nothing to do with underinvestment by SNCF
I've walked the Francés in summer three times (june / july / august), and never really had a big problem finding accommodation except once, and even then I got a bed in the end.
Is it crowded during the last 100km? Yes, very much so. But there's...
Norte 2023 was the first time I actually put some training into Camino. I walked a lot of stairs at home, a lot.
First week in Spain was mountains and mud. After that it was pratically all asphalt. I took as many coastline alternatives as I could.:
Last summer we had a pilgrim who was "stranded" in a town where there was a fiesta going on and no open rooms. He was just standing on a corner looking forlorn when a couple swooped him up, loaded him in their car and drove him to our albergue a...
As I myself am living in Europe's least populated larger areas, the far North of Scandinavia, I wonder if there are any individuals or local groups dedicated to the topic? I know of one or two form members who happen to be on my geographical...
Here’s the view walking out of Grañón (Today is day 13)
Thank you all. Some of this made me tear up. The Camino is HARD! But it is already the most moving thing I’ve ever done.
The Achilles is a bit better, I got a compression sleeve and...
Yeah, doubt can be debilitating if you feed it - directly, by taking it too seriously; or indirectly by trying to make it go away by force or suppression.
Fortunately, it's not going to last forever.
It's there because you're stretching...
Day 6 through day 8 is when many pilgrims may start to question their ability and their will to continue. The body is aching and possibly sleep deprived, and the mind is in turmoil. It is a very vulnerable time when some pilgrims may pack it...
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