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As Mary Colwell notes in her recent book about a winter Camino pilgrimage during Covid (“The Gathering Place”), “people (on pilgrimages) are searching for meaning and affirmation as life becomes ever more...
Mary Colwell’s new book The Gathering Place: A Winter Pilgrimage Through Changing Times. Why did it make the 2024 shortlist of the best travel books?
Several of the books on the shortlist are centred around walks or hikes, including The Gathering Place, which traces Mary Colwell’s 500-mile solo...
https://www.caminandocontigo.com/la-campana-de-la-libertad-repica-ya-en-o-fucino-do-porco/
The English inscription "liberty bell" is engraved on the pedestals of both bells, which means "bell of freedom". A motto that in a way also symbolizes the freedom with which pilgrims, walkers and...
A friend used the Frio cooling pack on her Camino Frances and reported that it worked well.
https://www.amazon.com/Insulin-Cooling-Reusable-Evaporative-Medication/dp/B0002262IK?tag=casaivar02-20
Perhaps of interest to some …
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311240831_Photographs_of_the_Dust_of_the_Highway_Georgiana_Goddard_King%27s_Way_of_Saint_James
So I decided to do a ChatGPT search for your question to Google. Not a bad answer for less than one second.
"When it comes to choosing rainwear for the Camino de Santiago, it's important to prioritize lightweight and breathable options that will keep you dry and comfortable during your...
Not discussed in the NYT article is a very important concept that very much applies to the Camino. "New research from the University of Hong Kong shows that walking side by side helps people connect to each other. This effect is so powerful that it works on people who've never met before, even...
There is a guidebook but you don't need it.
https://www.amazon.com/Steves-Pocket-Italys-Cinque-Terre/dp/1631216171?tag=casaivar02-20
The Rick Steve's' video from 2014 on YouTube shows good visuals.
https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/season-8/italys-riviera-cinque-terre
From David Foster Wallace’s 2005 commencement address, “This Is Water,” at Kenyon in 2005.
“It just depends what you what to consider. If you're automatically sure that you know what reality is, and you are operating on your default setting, then you, like me, probably won't consider...
I am reminded of my experience a small Spanish Camino town Irish Pub. They had 3 beers on tap.
I requested a Guinness. "We don't have that."
I requested a Smithwicks. "We don't have that." Finally I asked, "How about Estrella?" No problem.
So I asked, "How is it that in an Irish pub you...
I think "paper tape" is better and cheaper than Compeed, even after blisters develop.
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2016/04/stanford-trial-shows-paper-tape-can-help-prevent-foot-blisters.html
I agree that that an anti-chaffing product (so called "liquid powder") is easier on the socks...
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