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I also just found “Candyfloss Guitar” (Book 1 of the series) on Apple Books. It’s a quick read and very enjoyable.
And thanks for reading 🤗 I hope the internet is back up and running!
At the risk of turning this coffee thread into a beer thread, there are few more delicious beers on this earth than one drank on the Camino after a long day’s walk.
As a self-confessed coffee snob, I’m usually a tough judge on coffee when I travel. It may have been the knowledge that each morning I was facing yet another 30 kilometers ahead of me but I can’t recall a bad cafe con leche when I did the Camino Frances in 2010. It was an essential start to my...
I think the push notifications on the app will be really handy for those walking the Camino who have a posted a question relating to their specific location and/or time (and their eagerly awaiting a response). The notifications will avoid walkers from having to login and refresh their browser...
Really great question with such interesting and varied responses.
For my part, quitting on the Camino Frances in 2010 had never really entered my mind. I didn’t have a particular timeline I was walking to and could always take a little longer if needed. However I was severely tested in Burgos...
I agree with several who have suggested watching The Way, which is an excellent introduction. I've also recently read 'Spanish Steps' by Tim Moore, which is entertaining and offers a fair amount of the Camino's history throughout. You can get a feel of it from the following article...
Always lovely to see a fellow Aussie pilgrim/writer. Congratulations on the release of your book - the front cover and first chapter are fantastic. Looking forward to reading the rest. Wishing you lots of success with it 🙌
One of the perks of spending a decade writing a novel about the Camino is that every birthday I get at least one Camino-related book. While I'm still working my way through the pile, Dee Nolan's "A Food Lover's Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela" is among my favourites. Every page is gorgeous...
Great thread! So when I walked the Camino Frances I only listened to an hour of music a day - usually late in the afternoon when I really needed the distraction from how sore my feet were. But the song that most reminds me most of the Camino is “Send Me on My Way” by Rusted Root. It just somehow...
Thanks for sharing this. Have had a quick look at the digital museum and it looks terrific. I’ve read widely about the Spanish Civil War and it’s aftermath but I’m always moved by the personal stories and tragedies caused. The article in itself is fascinating. “The Francoists kidnapped the pain...
Truthfully, this wasn’t all that difficult to obtain: all it took was eating a delicious plate of pulpo in Melide. But the octopus stamp was always my favourite. Almost as memorable as the lunch itself.
Thanks for the book recommendation, Jenny. Motherling sounds incredibly moving, I've just ordered it. Very sad to hear of its author's recent passing - Jen Hutchison was from Melbourne too. As for the film The Way, I agree its legacy is profound. I still recall walking the Camino Frances in...
This is awesome. I walked the Camino Frances in 2010 and stayed in small albergues and dorms along the way. I suspect my next Camino will be in private rooms, so any and all tips for great places with a hint of luxury are very welcome! 😂
My most memorable stay was in Carrion de los Condes in...
Mine came on the second day on the Camino Frances. Walking alone out of Roncesvalles I'd passed through the woods and out into the paddocks leading to Burguete. A trio of tan-coloured horses trotted past me without glancing at me. One of them stopped and I watched it gaze out to the horizon, as...
I haven’t seen the film, just read the book many years ago. I’ll have to watch the film. And that book looks great. I’d almost paused reading books about the Camino in fear of being unconsciously influenced as I wrote mine. But now I’m ready to read others so this was a timely recommendation -...
Perhaps because it's the first major city after departing Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port or maybe it's simply the city's vibrant atmosphere, but Pamplona had a lasting effect on me as I walked the Camino Frances in 2010. The fame of San Fermin loomed over the town's cobbled streets and grandiose...
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