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I was not planning on being on the forum while I am walking, but I want to highly recommend this monastery. I have just spent a week here, although it is more common for pilgrims to just spend one night (during the week a French and Spanish...
For anyone around Sevilla, next Saturday marks the end of the annual week long fiesta. I have just had a conversation, as I do weekly (to help her with English), with a friend who is from there. She lives now in Torreblanca, and it pains her to...
Words are hard to come by at a moment like this, but I hope there is comfort in the manner of your husband's passing, walking in Nature, and surrounded by love and compassion.
I wish you and your family and friends well.
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
Luggage transfer easily arranged with the CORREOS - good website - book abead with Booking.com. Failing that use Brierley’s guide or Google maps for a variety of accommodation.
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I am on the Camino now, my parents (68) join me in a few days from Ponferrada. Though they are quite fit, they are not used to hilly terrain. Also, as I want to send their bags upfront in the first few days, i will need to prebook...
Hello there, I have a fear of bridges and that one did scare me. I did it by putting one foot in front of the other, holding onto the sides and talking to myself. View video here.
It's not the same as having completely free hands, but I can perform most tasks, such as taking photos, with the poles dangling from their straps on my wrists.
Sarah, the only difficulty with that is that while one pole will give you more stability you miss out on the other benefits of using them. It's such an individual thing, there is no right or wrong - but I would strongly encourage you to use two...
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