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  1. Kathar1na

    A call for reguluation or permit on the Francés

    The guide of the group describes the exchange of words between the two opponents in a street of Portomarín as gritos indescifrables - indecipherable shouting - but I can practically hear them. I bet it started with one of the two peregrinos shouting Oi! 🫤
  2. Kathar1na

    A call for reguluation or permit on the Francés

    If I may? Deepl.com makes a better job of the machine translation of the article mentioned in an earlier post. Raúl Vincenzo Giglio from Madrid who has walked the Camino de Santiago 44 times and has been a guide for a countless number of groups is quoted as saying: We are at a critical...
  3. Kathar1na

    A call for reguluation or permit on the Francés

    I am far from being an expert in problem solving methods but I think that the first step is a thorough analysis of a problem. A comparison with the PCT may be actually helpful. So there is the Pacific Crest Trail Association and they changed their name in 1992 to reflect the focus and volunteer...
  4. Kathar1na

    A call for reguluation or permit on the Francés

    What is the problem actually? That two pilgrims fight with each other in the streets of Portomarin? That some Camino pilgrims can not live out their dream of freedom in the form of never having to book their accommodation? That the Camino is no longer what it was when one walked it for the first...
  5. Kathar1na

    Is the Camino too crowded?

    Perhaps time for a reminder that may help to provide useful advice for the OP: The OP is planning to walk in the near future, in 2024, starting "probably beginning the third week of September in St. Jean". Of course the thread title, not very specific, invites to a broad discussion of the state...
  6. Kathar1na

    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    It is totally reasonable to assume that 5 days to 1 week is the required minimum time for a longer distance pilgrimage. I myself was surprised when I saw the text on the website of the Oficina del Peregrino. I had not been looking for it, I had tried to find again what they (once) had written...
  7. Kathar1na

    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    Maybe it does seem like that but what do we know of the thinking behind the rules for obtaining a Compostela ...? From the FAQ page of the Oficina del Peregrino: You must choose the starting point according to the number of days you want to spend on the Way, in the knowledge that an average of...
  8. Kathar1na

    Are passport copies accepted at albergues?

    @gloria lowe and @dougfitz refer to hotel staff and albergue volunteers - private individuals - taking your passport and keeping it for some time. @TravellingMan22 refers to border police - officials acting on behalf and in the service of the government. Two totally different things! Totally...
  9. Kathar1na

    Is the Camino too crowded?

    Roncesvalles is not already booked up for September. The recent thread title is unintentionally misleading. The relatively few rooms in the 3 hotels in Roncesvalles are already fully booked on some days in September and that is not unusual compared to the past - and by that I mean the past...
  10. Kathar1na

    From just before Burgos - 47 friggin kms to find a bed!!!

    Forum members have done it, usually those with prior experience of camping in the outdoors but there are more who like and write about the idea of doing it on Camino than those who have actually done it on Camino. Most don’t even pack a mat or a sleeping bag.
  11. Kathar1na

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    I scrolled through the 100+ comments and I think that your post is one of the few that made an attempt at answering the OP's invitation. If I were to draw up such an "etiquette" list I would concentrate on things that are not immediately obvious to the well-meaning new Camino peregrino, for...
  12. Kathar1na

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    You make a good point. In English I would say that I participated in a "twenty kay run" yesterday but I would not say the equivalent in the other languages I know. There I would say Kilometer, kilomètres, kilometros. We are taught the standard SI abbreviations at primary school: km, dm, cm, mm...
  13. Kathar1na

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    England / Inglaterra / Angleterre is a pars pro toto for both the UK or Great Britain in numerous other languages than English - at least in the few that I know ☺️. Not only in spoken language but also in written form. El rey ingles is Charles III and your audience will understand it and there...
  14. Kathar1na

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    I agree. Good etiquette requires that you know your audience. Let us imagine a fictive pilgrim who was born and raised in Scotland and now lives in Wales. Describing him, I would not hesitate to say: El es de Inglaterra. Il est anglais. Der ist aus England. But only when the pilgrim is not in...
  15. Kathar1na

    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    @davebugg, of course your contributions were clear and helpful :) but that cannot be said of all the contributions where it is sometimes not clear whether a fact is stated or wishful thinking or something that is plain wrong. Or even a joke in very poor taste. If it helps the discussion: In...
  16. Kathar1na

    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    In Spain, this is neither a bike nor an e-bike according to the Spanish road traffic regulations. I recommend looking for definition and traffic rules for bicicleta electrica in the Reglamento General de Vehículos y el Reglamento General de Circulación. BTW, I did not check the Spanish road...
  17. Kathar1na

    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    Thanks. And another thing to consider in this discussion is the fact that the Compostela is awarded for the last 200 km on a bike or the last 100 km on foot. So, on the Francés, this leaves about 600 km on an e-bike and the rest on a non e-bike for the potential and honest Compostela aspirant...
  18. Kathar1na

    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    Hear, hear! In my humble opinion, the main news value is this: There is a new version of the credencial that the Cathedral of Santiago issues; for the first time, there is mention of bicicleta electrica in it; the website of the Oficina del Peregrino has not been updated and makes no mention of...
  19. Kathar1na

    USA to Madrid, Madrid to Cairo separate tickets

    The FlyerTalk forum might also be a more suitable platform for such a question: https://www.flyertalk.com/
  20. Kathar1na

    Low fee ATMs. Where

    How is that at odds? The post you refer to is about SEPA and fees for ATM withdrawal abroad. Are you talking about such a situation or are you referring to a withdrawal within Greece, i.e. bank account is held in Greece and ATM is in Greece? It is presumably best to abandon this discussion...

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