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I will add to your fear with a short story.
During the early 1980's while doing my OE I stayed in a Youth Hostel north of Vancouver somewhere.
The rooms had bunks and a concrete floor.
I was allocated a bottom bunk. Above me was a young German...
Enjoy, Marska!
I am on the way right now and the weather has been perfect so far.
It is busy, but the places I stayed at had still beds left in the evening (except Beilari).
All the spring flowers are in bloom.
It's a beautiful time of year...
I guess that our opinions are formed by what we are used to.
I am 70, going on 71 with reduced lung capacity due to scaring and the walk up to O Cebrerio is just a trot up a hill. It is not a big deal unless you are physically handicapped or...
We (my wife and I, 60 years old) hiked up to O Cebreiro from Las Herrerias under heavy cold rain and in the early morning darkness last October. We took the trail, and would do it again. It was muddy for sure, but at no point did we feel it was...
Wishing I had worried less before departing on my first Camino about things that were largely beyond my control anyway.
I had no real issues on my first Camino or on the subsequent six walks either.
It all tends to work out.
make sure your bank allowed free debit card payments & cash withdrawals - we opened accounts that did and saved around £100 in bank fees on Camino V2. 💪
My name is Henrik and I will be coming down to SJPdP from Sweden on March 26 and start walking on March 27.
I don't really have any experience and I'm not the best at planning and I'm a little bit worried about finding my way so I'm a little...
I learnt how to say Hello, I’m sorry my Spanish is limited, do you have a double room for (state day) please? This is not difficult to learn - practice on the path - and without exception I got a warm response. After a few calls I learned what...
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