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Octopus! The octopus at Ezequiel's Pulperia in Melide was amazing! It's probably my favorite meal from the whole trip. It was the only thing that made stopping in Melide worthwhile.
Hi everyone,
I just thought I'd post this as a warning to other pilgrims. When I was walking the Camino Frances last month a man in my albergue got his money, his camera, and his ID stolen right off his bed while he was in the albergue common room. He was devestated, but luckily managed to...
My mom and I walk from SJPP to Roncevalles last month. My mom's not used to walking in mountains at all and I was 4 months pregnant. We took the Route Napoleon but stopped at Orrison. It worked great for us. It was still hard (especially with the wind trying its best to blow us back the second...
I WISH I had time for the Meseta. My mom could only get 3 weeks off of work, though, and with travel time to and from North America that really only gives us 2.5 weeks of walking. We're starting in SJPP and we'll be skipping a huge bit in the middle. We didn't want to miss the Pyrenees and we...
Hi there! I'm going with my mom and we'll arrive in SJPP on June 11. We won't have time to walk the whole way, though :( My mom could only get three weeks off work. Hope to see some you out there!
Kerith
Hi,
Does anyone know if you can get from Santiago to Paris using a pilgrim's fare? I've heard you get discounted tickets with some airlines if you complete the Camino. My mom and I will need to get back to Paris, but I'd prefer not to book a flight in advance so we can be flexible. Any...
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