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  1. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    I hope I didn't give you too much of a first-time "spoiler" ! Best of luck to you and bring your Imodium just in case 😬
  2. teeranaic

    First camino planning - which to choose from: Sarria, Vigo or Ferrol ?

    I did my 1st Camino from Sarria (well Samos actually) last month and I think it was a really nice 'introduction' to the Camino! You can do it like I did, pre-booking the private rooms through booking.com and luggage transfer from Correos, or any other company that you'd prefer. Whatever you...
  3. teeranaic

    NY Times Guest Essay: Travel, Fear, the Camino

    When people asked me why I was so hellbent on traveling and going on the camino during the pandemic -- just as the new variant is surging, no less -- I always had to struggle because I didn't know how to explain my answer. This article did such a brilliant job of articulating my rationale. Thank...
  4. teeranaic

    The cost of transporting the luggage daily

    I used the Correos service for my Sarria - Santiago journey. Fees for a backpack, not exceeding 15 kg, was calculated at like 38 euro I think. Very nice service!
  5. teeranaic

    Is this a bad summer to go on the Camino

    Obviously I can't give you any advice but for my own experience, I walked the camino in winter during the pandemic... and before I started, I always thought to myself it was a "bad time" to go. Turned out I was wrong in so many ways. You never know!
  6. teeranaic

    Record time for US passport renewal!

    😳 As someone from a country where passport renewal generally takes 3-4 days, I've never felt this grateful for my country's bureaucracy...
  7. teeranaic

    FYI: Emirates let me take my wooden walking staff back on a flight

    Yeah I really couldn't bear to part way with it somehow... I'm sure many other pilgrims have the same sentiment!
  8. teeranaic

    FYI: Emirates let me take my wooden walking staff back on a flight

    Since I've seen other threads inquiring in the past about how to bring the wooden walking stave back home, I want to share my experience just for the record. I flew out of Paris (I was traveling after completing the Camino -- and yes my walking staff went with me everywhere lol) with Emirates...
  9. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    I'm not an expert by any means but I'd personally advise anyone to just bite the bullet about the pandemic and get back on the camino this year if they are able to do so safely (vaccinated, no serious health issues etc). The solitude and the lack of ppl is a blessing and a curse in itself, but...
  10. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    EPILOGUE for Jan. 22 SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA I'm aware that since my Camino is now completed, this thread has served its purpose, but allow me to overstay my welcome a bit more because of what I experienced in Santiago de Compostela. I guess this thread has become a bit of my travel journal...
  11. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    I only had the time to do this Camino because I quit my job, so if I'm fired from the new job before September I'll see you on the Camino! 😜
  12. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    I'm in the Pilgrim's Mass right now! Is it customary to stand up and raise your fist into the air ala Olympics medalist style when they announce your nationality?
  13. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    ...a pleasant surprise to see him here! After greeting / high-fiving each other, he let me take in the moment of my goal. My first thought was, holy sh*t, the cathedral is way grander than any photos that I've seen. It was so perfect the photo almost looks photoshopped! I won't even attempt...
  14. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    I also happen to keep a journal that I jot down some stuff I saw / thought about on the Camino in case I forget later (sometimes there's too much "vino tinto" from the Pilgrim's Menu, you know!) I'd really recommend the same hobby to other pilgrims out there who have not done so already!
  15. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    I also added St. Immodium of Loperamide to my prayer for good measure and the saint has not failed me so far.
  16. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    Also I'm not a Bible person, but this verse really has a new special meaning for me now:
  17. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    UPDATE for Jan. 20 ARZUA - O PEDROUZO I think my body is used to the rhymth and steps of the Camino at this point. I'd sleep 8 hours, wake up just before dawn, wait for sunrise and a bit of sunshine, then head out. I guess I'm getting used to the Camino just as it's drawing to an end. Manuel...
  18. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    Hopefully the camino will be more lively by then! I mean it's nice to have quiet time but all the businesses not opening is a somewhat dispiriting sight.
  19. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    My experience might be a rarity though. Many pilgrims I met told me January is usually very cold and rainy, so I don't know what next January will look like!
  20. teeranaic

    LIVE from the Camino My First Camino Adventure: From Sarria to Samos Monastery

    UPDATE for Jan. 19 MELIDE - ARZUA My Camino is now almost coming to an end. It's such a mixed emotion of excitement and sadness. The churos helps restore my spirits. Before leaving Melide, I went to take a peek at the medieval San Pedro church. A Mass was ongoing when I arrived, so I...

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