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Beginning March 1, my husband and I walked from Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Astorga on the CF. Prior to our trip, I had contracted with Jacotrans to move our bags for 21 straight days. Unfortunately, by our 14th day I had contracted a...
France is a camping paradise!
Along the via podiensis, often you can camp for very little money on official campsites, showers and all.
There are countless campsites along the way, some of them only ~5-10€. Many gites allow camping in their...
about the Valcarlos albergue(suite)
As I wrote yesterday there was many pilgrims at Valcarlos. There are 2 dormitories but one was locked. The one open can accommodate 12 on bunked beds so it was quickly filled by people with or without...
About Valcarlos albergue…
My first night in the Camino was at Beilari and it was just the perfect way to start the Camino. We shared together on what was bringing us to the Camino in a joyful and simple way,and then we shared a gorgeous meal like...
Glad that you have arrived and that you have a reservation. Be sure that you carry snacks for the journey tomorrow since there is no shop on the way up to Roncesvalles. Buen camino!
I am in Valcarlos now… it seems to me that there is « sort of a wave » already this year. I started at the same time 2 years ago. In Beilari we were 5 pilgrims, yesterday we were 16! Here in Valcarlos we were 6 and now probably 18.
A family...
I was walking on this part of the trail at around 8 am this morning. I noticed some strange materials along the path (some condoms, a pornographic picture, a pair of male underwear). The path is sometimes littered with this kind of stuff but...
What a thoughtful post, something important to consider not just on but more importantly off the Camino as others have mentioned.
As a repeat offender and given my personal situation, this issue has rarely concerned me although there is always...
An interesting topic but with a split as wide as the oceans. Those of us from Europe don’t carry that flight related carbon burden. As with @C clearly I don’t buy stuff just for Camino the clothes, boots, backpacks and the rest are stuff I use...
I have a monthly direct debit for Carbon Neutral Britain to help offset my car. It would still be better to not drive my car, but at least it's a more practical compromise. There are a lot of people who say these things are a waste of time etc...
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