• 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)

Search 69,459 Camino Questions

Search results for query: *

  1. Al the optimist

    Tafalla

    I recently took a friend on the Frances. He was a Camino Virgin and had only a week for his holiday. We stayed in St Jean on arrival. We then walked to Orisson, Roncessvalles, Zubiri and on the fourth day into a crowded San Fermin in Pamplona which we left that same evening boarding a Madrid...
  2. Al the optimist

    Walking from Burgos on 10th April to SDC.

    Continuing from where I had to leave off last year for lack of time. I hated leaving it as I was just getting into the Camino Karma.
  3. Al the optimist

    The year ahead

    Happy New Year to all following the Gregorian Calendar! (Maybe I find the concept of March 25th a better one?) Anyway, good luck with your planning and walking. Hope I get to join in at some point. May your year be filled with joy, health and happiness.
  4. Al the optimist

    A merry Christmas to all fellow travellers.

    May you and yours all be safe, healthy and happy.
  5. Al the optimist

    Boo Hoo

    I walked in Burgos 2 weeks ago tomorrow. Spent some time with friends I had met since St Jean. I was really sad to be leaving the Camino but family needs must come first. But today I am reflecting on where I would otherwise be. Would O'Cebreiro be my destination tomorrow? First Camino I have...
  6. Al the optimist

    Leaving St Jean PdP on July 18th

    Yesterday the chance came and I took it. Now for the first time I am starting late! No snow? No Rioja mud? Oodles of Mr Yellow Sky? Circumstances mean I can only go as far as Burgos but hey - I AM GOING! Yippee!!!! Yippee!!! Mind you not got any work done since the decision. That sound familiar...
  7. Al the optimist

    Anyone walking the Ingles at Easter?

    I bus to Ferrol on Friday 23rd March and walk to Neda that day. Anyone going to be around?
  8. Al the optimist

    How old is the Camino?

    I came across this and wondered if we have got it all wrong: -
  9. Al the optimist

    A forum without Moderators?

    I wonder if I might comment on the Moderators? There are times when we on the forum have communication problems and a little intolerance and testiness follows. Over the years this seems to be a bit like the Camino - it comes in waves! For a while all is peaceful harmonious and then at another...
  10. Al the optimist

    September Ingles

    Third time. Guess I must like it! First time was in September 2012. I went again in 2016 and was amazed at how many more people there were that September! Hope it isn't more crowded this time. Fingers crossed. I have not walked from A Coruna before so I will do that to warm up ? Then starting...
  11. Al the optimist

    A challenge

    I know that some of our stalwarts are more than able to turn a cute phrase or two. Able to create lovely little stories. I came across this today. So a challenge to you (you know who you are). Who can come up with a rewrite of the below in Camino terms? Up for the challenge, maybe on a wet and...
  12. Al the optimist

    Oh woe is me!

    I should be flying out Sunday to start tn the El Salvador. I was so looking forward to enjoying those fabulous views again (Which I personally find are the nicest I have enjoyed on my Caminos.) But not to be I think. I have had a vertigo attack since Friday. Although it is better than it was...
  13. Al the optimist

    Guess what I just did?

    Well the clue is I booked tickets for April yesterday.
  14. Al the optimist

    Oh, given in to temptation!

    Don't you just hate being near a computer on a dark winter's day? With all those flights whispering their "come hither"! Well temptation got the better of me today and shekels have been dispensed with. Off to Asturias airport then Leon on Sunday 16th April. Starting next day for Oviedo...
  15. Al the optimist

    Christmas Greetings to you all

    Hope the joy of the day reaches into your soul, reinforces your faith and helps you move forward in peace. Buen Camino one and all. Enjoy your planning and walking in 2017.
  16. Al the optimist

    2 sleeps to Santiago!

    At last after 2 months only 2 days to go! Maybe a few days to try to recover and carry on as I have a blister, an achilles problem and now a hint of tendonitis. Anyone around soon for a get together? When you due Laurie?
  17. Al the optimist

    Rosales Albergue warning

    Lovely albergue next to bar in small sports complex. Key from friendly staff in bar. However when I closed the door behind me at 7 in the morning I then turned the corner to find the gates locked! It was cold and wet so I climbed 4ft up a wall but had to drop 8ft the other side! Probably started...
  18. Al the optimist

    LIVE from the Camino Al The Optimist starts from Almeria

    Well that is it then - the Camino Mozarabes is behind me. In Merida after the toughest 400 miles of my life. Twisted ankle, cuts, scratches, grazes, bruises, blisters. Rain, flooded rivers and tough, unforgiving mountains and gorges followed by some unshaded 30 degrees days. NEVER AGAIN! It won...
  19. Al the optimist

    British Summer

  20. Al the optimist

    I give thanks that I can go after all

    Mom had her latest check-up for cancer yesterday. All is good, thanks to God. So I CAN go off on Tuesday!!!! Whooppee!!!! This happy little bunny is so relieved that the evil beast is still at bay, and so pleased to be able to not feel guilty any more about having continued with my plans with...

❓How to ask a question

How to post a new question on the Camino Forum.
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
Official Camino Passport (Credential) | 2024 Camino Guides
Back
Top