For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)
Found a bedbug this morning crawling on the headboard. Just one, which I believe bit me. I had inspected the bed when I arrived and saw no signs so it may have come in with me (it was a private room).
I’m going to message tonight’s albergue to give advance warning and confirm they have a...
I just arrived in Villafranca del Bierzo. A storm two days ago washed a great amount of ash from a nearby fire into the water system and the entire town’s water supply is now unfit for drinking...
Hello from Ponferrada. I’ve got ten days left on the CF.
Only, I feel like I’m losing motivation? When I set out from SJPDP I was truly uncertain as to whether or not I was capable of walking the camino. I’m 70 pounds overweight and lead a sedentary life.
Yet here I am, hundreds of kilometers...
Can anyone recommend a podiatrist in Pamplona? Preferably English speaking.
During the descent into Zubiri yesterday I think I developed what I think is a nasty case of posterior tibial tendinitis and I’m not sure I can continue without some professional help.
I’ve developed a severe pain...
Hello all,
I'm setting off on the CF from SJPDP on July 27. I'm concerned my shoes won't survive the entire camino given how much training I've been doing so I bought a second pair of the same shoe which I have been breaking in. I'd like to mail it ahead to myself and I'm getting confused by...
Hello! My name is Ryan and I'm preparing to walk my first camino this summer. I'll be walking the Camino Frances starting July 28 from SJPdP!
I'm 32, from Colorado and will be walking by myself. I'm also very out of shape currently so I'm training a lot at home, both walking several times a...
This site is run by Ivar at in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon