For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)
My husband and I have done two remote Caminos, one from Lisbon to Porto (and beyond) and another in France from Carcassonne to SJPDP. My experience on the remote Camino is that I get excited when I see another Pilgrim and I always would like to say something, have some sort of short conversation...
When we walked it in 2021, we took for a cab from Alpriate to a nearby lodging and back again the next morning to start from there. Not an optimal solution, certainly more expensive than an albergue, but it worked.
I enjoyed the video with the interview, it’s as good as any other of that type of vlog I’ve heard regarding the Camino. I do tend to watch Camino Videos more for the practical details, but I thought this one had a lot to say.
Sounds like the pilgrim was French ("I would go to France to see him") - I wonder if this has been translated into French and posted on the various websites for French pilgrims.
My go-to pants for the Camino with great pockets: Duluth Trading Company flex expedition pants: https://www.duluthtrading.com/s/DTC/womens-flexpedition-slim-leg-pants-95703.html?color=DGY
Just curious - none of the pictures in the article show pilgrims with backpacks. She only mentions bags once, and that's in reference to the Japanese men whose friends ferried their bags for them. Do pilgrim on the Shikoku route normally carry backpacks?
I picked my first Camino, Lisbon to Santiago and then on to Muxia and Finisterre, because I wanted a combination of a Camino that was less crowded and one that was more traditional. And I was very happy, it was all I could’ve asked for! I picked my second Camino, because my sisters had already...
This site is run by Ivar at in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon