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  1. jungleboy

    Random question on a lazy afternoon

    If you walked the Viejo from Pamplona to Aguilar de Campoo to join the Olvidado, and then later joined the Salvador at Buiza, that would only give you about 172km / 7 stages on the Olvidado itself. Would that be 'enough' Olvidado or would it be a shame to miss out on the stages before Aguilar...
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    Weird Shell

    Or not! Just for fun, anyone want to guess what this is, and why it's on the ground in a camino city? P.S. If you already know the answer, maybe give a hint or two but not spoilers!
  3. jungleboy

    ‘The pilgrim hooked on the Galician language and less travelled caminos’

    Our own @Wendy Werneth is in La Voz de Galicia today as she walks the Camiño Taverneiro this week: https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/deza/2024/08/02/span-langglwendy-peregrina-enganchada-ao-galego-aos-caminos-trilladosspan/0003_202408D2C2992.htm It’s behind a paywall unfortunately, but...
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    Australians are becoming Camino converts in record numbers. Why?

    An introduction-level article in the Sydney Morning Herald today: https://www.smh.com.au/national/australians-are-becoming-camino-converts-in-record-numbers-why-20240412-p5fjcl.html
  5. jungleboy

    LIVE from the Camino Invierno June 2024

    Day 1: Ponferrada to Villavieja — 16km After flying Rome-Madrid on Monday and then bussing Madrid-Ponferrada yesterday, we were ready to finally start our Invierno today. But first, the sky above Ponferrada put on quite a show late yesterday afternoon! After much discussion on how to begin...
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    Via Ellenica (Italy) - Summary

    A couple of weeks ago Wendy and I walked the Via Ellenica in Italy with another couple. We loved it and here's a short recap! Basic Information The Via Ellenica is part of the Cammino Materano series of trails in the south of Italy (connected to the city of Matera). Specifically, the main...
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    Invierno Planning Questions 2024

    Hello Invierno veterans! @Wendy Werneth and I are a few weeks away from our Invierno, starting 19 June. I have long wanted to combine the Invierno with the Olvidado (dating back to a 2018 conversation over a glass of wine or two in Lisbon with @peregrina2000) but we never managed to fit this...
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    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    Today I arrived in one of my favourite cities in Italy, Palermo, ready to start a solo walk across Sicily on the Magna Via Francigena tomorrow! It’s a ~185km trail from Palermo to Agrigento that I aim to complete in 8-9 days. The MVF is the most well-known of the four ‘Vie Francigine di Sicilia’...
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    Historic Pilgrim Hostel Reopens in Siena

    Good news for pilgrims on the VF: https://www.viefrancigene.org/en/historic-pilgrim-hostel-reopens-in-siena-tuscany/
  10. jungleboy

    Casa Susi open from today

    Casa Susi, a popular albergue in Trabadelo on the Camino Francés between Villafranca del Bierzo and O Cebreiro, opened for the 2024 season today.
  11. jungleboy

    Identify a church in Estella

    Hi all, Can anyone identify this church in Estella for me please? There’s no geotagging data for the photo. Thanks!
  12. jungleboy

    From the start of one pilgrimage to the end of another

    Several years ago, I read a history of Lisbon called ‘Queen of the Sea’ by expatriate journalist Barry Hatton. The book is essentially a hagiography of the Portuguese capital, extolling its ‘special appeal’ and ‘exotic flavour’ at every turn. But after absorbing 342 pages of this...
  13. jungleboy

    Photo contest for CP calendar

    The official website for the CP (including central, coastal and littoral) is running a photo contest at the moment with 12 winning photos to be used in a 2024 calendar, and prizes from Decathlon involved as well. The instructions are in Portuguese but it's fairly easy to follow: you just enter...
  14. jungleboy

    LIVE from the Camino Caminho Real 23 — Madeira

    Tomorrow Wendy and I are starting not quite a Camino de Santiago, but a walking adventure nevertheless: the Caminho Real 23 on the Portuguese island of Madeira. The caminhos reais (royal paths) are a series of paths linking population centres in Madeira that were created before automobiles and...
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    That ‘first camino feeling’

    This popped up in my memories today so I thought I’d share it. It’s from six years ago today as Wendy and I were in O Pedrouzo about to finish the Camino Francés. Ah, to have that ‘first camino feeling’ again! … Camino de Santiago, Day 38. For most of the last 38 days, the mythical city of...
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    Why 2023 is the Year of the Long Walk (NYT article)

    Here is a gift link for free access to the article for non-subscribers to the New York Times: Why 2023 is the Year of the Long Walk
  17. jungleboy

    Shop to buy pilgrim shells in Ferrol or A Coruña?

    Asking for a friend. Does anyone know if pilgrim shells can be purchased in Ferrol or A Coruña for those starting the Inglés? Thanks!
  18. jungleboy

    LIVE from the Camino Caminho do Mar Lisbon-Fátima — May 2023

    Day 1 — Lisbon to Cascais: ~26km To celebrate our newly-minted citizen status, today @Wendy Werneth and I embarked on a Portuguese rite of passage by starting our pilgrimage to Fátima. The route we chose, the Caminho do Mar, officially starts in Estoril but we decided to add an extra day by...
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    NYT: Remains of possible medieval pilgrim shops found in Rome

    An article in the New York Times today about excavations at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome contains this nugget: Here is a gift link to read the entire article without a subscription: Ancient Roman Road’s Beginning Will Remain a Mystery for Now P.S. @Wendy Werneth and I were married across...
  20. jungleboy

    Festa dos Tabuleiros ('Festival of the Trays') - Tomar, July 2023

    As many people are starting to plan their 2023 caminos, and there seems to me (anecdotally) to be quite a bit of interest in the Portuguese route from Lisbon this year, it seems worth pointing out that there will be a large festival in Tomar this July. It's the Festa dos Tabuleiros ('Festival...

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