Hi, sorry to hear about your fall but glad you are well. I had such terrible foot problems on the Camino a few years ago near Sahagun, bleeding and infected toes especially the small toe on my left foot, that I went to the clinic there and saw the doctor. He was friendly and professional and as...
So sorry to hear about this incident. Have heard of similar incidents in the past but luckily they are far and few between. Thank you for reporting this to the police although that must also have been a bad experience for you to having relive it again. Our prayers are with you for speedy inner...
We have now missed out on the 2020 and 2021 Camino's as a result of Covid. In our minds we have packed and unpacked our backpacks a hundred times. We are hoping to have had our vaccines by end of this year so that we can start planning our walk. We've done 11 Camino's, some twice ie. the...
Does anyone know if the Holy Year passport for 2021/22 is valid afterwards as well as we, being from South Africa, will probably only be able to walk again in 2023.
My darn chronic medication weighs more than that and as I'm from South Africa I have to take it all with me for at least 30 days every time we walk and now I'm not even beginning to talk about my husband's chronic meds. Woe me!😢
Hi fellow caminers, does anyone know if there is a specific stamp passport available for the Francigena and, when starting
in Lucca, where we could apply or get one?
My new Merrill lasted a third of the Norte trail from Irun to Santiago. Ending in Santiago I had 3 pairs of inner soles in them. They now hang in my garden with plants in them. Didn't need to make to holes for drainage as the were holier than my watering can. Must say I didn't have even the...
Good morning fellow pilgrims. We're doing the coastal Portuguese route in May/june this year and I wonder if anyone knows which sim card I can buy for my phone to cover both Portugal and Spain.
Hi David, am going to see if they can post it to me to the albergue I'll be staying in in June. I'm from South Africa and the postal services (unfortunately) are non-existent. If need be I appreciate the kind thought tremendously.
Good day fellow Camino walkers, does anyone perhaps have a copy of the following two books:
1) Hillaire Belloc = The path to Rome
2) Peter Francis Brown = Rambling on the road to Rome.
I can't find them anywhere and would like them dearly.
On our first camino in 2006 we met at Spanish gentleman who had had bilateral knee replacements and a hip replacement. He was also in his 70's. I work for an orthopaedic trauma surgeon (have for the last 20 years) and my advice would be to wait at least 6 months after your surgery and attend a...
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