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Mike--
We've read your blog, and I like your project idea. When you've completed it, please let us know so we can give it some coverage in the Camino Quarterly.
Thanks,
Chris
Here's the short version of our info:
We recently launched the Camino Quarterly magazine. We walked the Camino in the fall of 2012. Since then, we’ve remained involved through weekly meetings of our local Camino group in Asheville, NC, monthly Camino meetings at the REI, and more. Chris is a...
When you've been traveling by train from Amsterdam for 14 hours and you haven't seen anyone resembling a pilgrim for the entire way and your next-to-the-last connection is late getting into Bayonne. You have only 60 seconds to get across the station to the tiny single-car train to St. Jean...
Dear Annie,
Every year is different. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. In many ways, that also can be said about every day, or every hour. Think: less than six years ago, there was no iPhone, and no one expected a global recession...
We're sorry to hear about your experiences...
When we received our credencials in SJPP, there was much filling out of forms. I assumed that the information would be passed on to the Pilgrim Office in Santiago de Compostela. If all the offices issuing credencials communicated their numbers to the Pilgrim Office, it would be very easy to...
Top 5 memorable moments on our October 2013 Camino Francés. We agreed on all but number 4.
5) The pilgrim monument on Alto del Perdon.
4) Laura: The 5:00 AM fire in the Puente La Reina hotel where we stayed for our wedding anniversary.
4) Chris: Staying on the top floor of Albergue Monte...
Hi Canadiandude,
We walked the Camino in October 2012 and had planned to take the iPad from the start, so purchased a solar panel battery pack with that in mind. Note that many advertisements for such solar packs claim to be able to charge an iPad, but to charge it in a reasonable amount of...
In 24 days, we'll be starting our Camino from Roncesvalles. We appreciate all the help we've received from these forums and from the books: Cheri Powell's "Seven Tips to Make the Most of the Camino de Santiago," Paul Moylan's "Camino Planning Guide," and Jean-Christie Ashmore's "To Walk Far...
Do you think that an Exos 34 would be sufficient? Nearly all of our gear is ultra light. We are starting the Camino on October 12. Thanks for any info you can shed on this question.
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