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Indeed, YT videos offer a really unique point of view. I love those where we can hear the steps along the way. I watched a 34 minutes one today that shows the Camino Portugues from Tui to Santiago de Compostela, and that helped me visualize my future path in a way that makes me want to start my...
I watched it last year and just finished watching it today. I’ve also watched “The Way” over the weekend. They’re all tear-inducing at different points, and I’m sure I’ll be watching again before my Camino.
I think the key messaging (to me) is that the Camino provides, you can have your plans...
I am planning for the Camino Portugues starting in Valença in 2025 (aiming for April, but that may change). My goal is to start with 5 km/day on weekends and build it up to 25 km/day. I have a super intense corporate job, so it’s impossible for me to walk during the week; but I know I can do as...
And that is the impression I get from many YouTube videos I’ve been watching. I’m focused on the Camino Portugues ones, but eventually watch some of the Frances and it seems that even the bigger towns are always empty and you just see peregrinos and rarely residents.
Having never walked the Camino, I’ve always wondered how is the access to basic resources to the residents. I come from a country where rural means very little to no basic resources at all, so now I guess I know it is not different to my home country.
I did a high level Google search and found this article: https://www.elcorreogallego.es/santiago/2023/07/28/raxoi-negocia-lavacolla-incorporar-peticiones-90404112.html
It has to do with city planning and trying to meet the needs of the Camino flow but also the residents.
It’s in Gallego, so...
I am watching your Camino and admiring your resilience! It will be a beautiful Camino!
I’ve heard similar accounts about the lack of bars in the Coastal part in Portugal. I wonder if that eventually will change as that is becoming (slowly) a more popular route!
Thanks for sharing! I was reading of a few people in similar weather conditions on the Camino that brought gloves and never wore them, I think I would be one of them as well 😅
Thank you for sharing your experience and for making the journey seem to easy! I’m planning for 2025, so I have a while to prepare and reading experiences from different pilgrims helps me a lot!
I wish! My Corporate Finance part is not the only that helps me (or anyone really) get rich, just the company I work for 😅
I would honestly be (somewhat) fine with rain, just the heat makes me literally faint - and I live in Miami, so it’s a real struggle for me!
I saw some videos from...
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