A few weeks ago, I posted a message about having a bad fall on the Camino Frances, being hauled off the trail by the Spanish emergency services, and receiving unexpected grace and kindness in the midst of personal calamity. Yesterday marked the...
My thoughts, hope they help...
Le Puy (Via Podiensis) ... Prettiest route that I've done. I strongly recommend it to Camino enthusiasts. Far fewer pilgrims than the Frances, but you see people regularly every day. Predominant language is French...
Great David! Our friend, Tom Friesen several years ago arranged to go to Spanish classes while serving there since he didn't have to clean much. Don't know if that is of interest to you.
Enjoy your hospi stay David! Our Caminos wouldn't be nearly as wonderful without the time, energy, generosity of spirit and good humour of hospitaleros such as you.
Hello from Salamanca!
I'm posting this from the pilgrim albergue in Salamanca. I'm posting it in the VDLP forum because that is the route that the vast majority of our pilgrims are walking, even though Salamanca is on a few routes (including the...
What a great tip for doing some time-wasting on a quiet Sunday morning. I was interested to see what other members who joined at that time were still active. In the first 50 to join, other than @ivar and @sillydoll, the others who were still...
Congratulations Ivar.
We are starting the third decade of the Camino de Santiago forum. The first post available for us to see is #1 on thread #3, titled “Hostal Suso” dated October 12, 2004. That is actually the third post ever (I'm assuming...
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