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I know how you feel about the Le Puy Camino. No one spoke English for what seemed liked days on end. There were very few pilgrims and most were seemed to be retired married couples/groups that were very tight knit. For me when I feel the way you...
Oh, my, TNP, this is a big inner hill to climb.
Surrender. This is what's happening. Just feel what you feel as directly as you can without resisting or trying to fix it. Nothing is wrong, and you're not doing anything wrong. But what you are...
Xose is a great guy... he stopped by my office the other day. I was not able to help him much, but I told him that a post on the forum might be a good idea. As you can see by his profile (link above) he works at the History Department of the...
It sounds like you will be starting your Camino with a lot of expectations.
In my experience, this leads to a disappointing and boring Camino.
My advice would be to worry less about your Cumbayá avoidance strategies and go with an open mind and...
Not to disagree with you, because I found some of the most beautiful moments with just me, the horizon and the birds. But I wanted to add that I was surprised by finding God in the community of others.
I had expected a solo journey, just me and...
I first walked the Camino Frances in the spring of 2016. I had another opportunity to take a break from work in the autumn of 2017 and return to Spain to walk a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela again.
In considering the route, I realized...
I walked that route and Cele variant in the same time last spring. Just carried a Sea to Summit silk liner and was fine. As described above, all places have bedding. Cele is lovely but depending on your travel days check to see if food will be...
Yes. Absolutely, only a liner. We walked the whole of the Le Puy and stayed exclusively in gites. All places had bottom sheets and blankets. Plus they are pretty fanatical about bed bug prevention in that you generally have to leave your pack...
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