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  1. Gadflyparexcellence

    Over 32K pilgrims from the U.S., the second highest after Spain, received compostelas in 2023, per Foundacion Jacobea

    The article below indicates that this represents more than 10-fold increase in the number of U.S residents receiving the Compostela in little more than ten years. It attributes much of this growth to the popularity of the film The Way. Personally, when I did my first walk on the Camino in 2016...
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    The Intriguing Story behind the Cross of Santiago in Velazquez's Artwork

    While recently working on an article on Diego Velazquez I discovered some interesting facts that I wanted to share. Most of you, if not all, might have seen the Cross of Santiago emblazoned on Velazquez’s tunic in his signature work ‘Las Meninas.’ The story of how it got there is very...
  3. Gadflyparexcellence

    Very impressive walk for a peregrino but I wonder if his companion thought it was a good idea

    The peregrino started his walk in Burgundy, France and passed through Burgos recently. He would like to return home from Santiago following Camino del Norte. While one can appreciate his resilience, one can also feel sorry for the donkey.
  4. Gadflyparexcellence

    The Camino in Pictures

    Recently I returned to the Camino Frances for a fourth time. It's time to organize images from my trips & put them into context. Here is my first installment to be followed by two more soon...
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    Encouraging news for walkers per NYT article

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/well/move/walking-knee-pain-relief.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces-variants-shadow-als-time-cutoff-30&alpha=0.05&block=trending_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=151955235&impression_id=21439fd9-e7f0-11ec-b683-7977c31a4ee9&index=1&pgtype=Article&pool=pool%...
  6. Gadflyparexcellence

    Spring 2022 allergy season

    Can anyone comment on how bad the allergy season along the Camino Francis is presently?
  7. Gadflyparexcellence

    Share a taxi/car ride from Pamplona to Saint Jean Pied de Port on May 13, 2022 around 3:00-3:30pm

    My friend and I would like to share a ride from Pamplona to SJPP on May 13 in the afternoon. Anyone interested please feel free to contact me. Thanks
  8. Gadflyparexcellence

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD CDC Travel Advice to Spain

    I'm preparing for my fourth Camino walk in May. The current CDC travel advice for Spain for Americans reads: Avoid travel to Spain indicating a very high level of Covid-19 in Spain. What continues to surprise me is that the Covid vaccination rate in the Iberian Peninsula has been one of the...
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    NYT Article: On Spain’s Camino de Santiago, Even Óscar the Donkey Is a Pilgrim

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/06/world/europe/camino-de-santiago-spain.html
  10. Gadflyparexcellence

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Just when we started to feel somewhat optimistic

    https://www.euronews.com/2021/08/30/covid-surge-in-europe-deeply-worrying-as-vaccination-slows-who-says...
  11. Gadflyparexcellence

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD EU's Digital Covid Certificate is now live

    As many of you may already know, EU's Digital COVID Certificate has gone live as of today. The link below provides the details. https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/coronavirus-response/safe-covid-19-vaccines-europeans/eu-digital-covid-certificate_en
  12. Gadflyparexcellence

    Indeed there are lilacs on the Camino

    While writing a piece on lilacs recently (see below), I had an uncanny feeling that I had seen them somewhere on Camino Francis during one of my walks. But I couldn't recall exactly where I had seen them. I posed a question on a thread on flowers on this forum asking if anyone have seen lilacs...
  13. Gadflyparexcellence

    Yellow signs on the Camino

    I know that Elías Valiña Sampedro pioneered the use of yellow arrow signs on Camino Francis beginning in St. Jean. Have the yellow arrow signs been adopted on all other routes (including Camino Portuguese) to Santiago too?
  14. Gadflyparexcellence

    Part of the Meseta on a bike

    My friend and I plan on covering part of the Meseta (Castrojerirz to Sahagun) on a bike. Is this part of the Meseta paved? If not, is it graveled? How easy is it to maneuver your bike on this surface?
  15. Gadflyparexcellence

    My Camino story featured in the Washington Post

    Friends join pilgrims from all over the world on Spain’s Camino de Santiago A group of friends embark on a walk along the famed walking path...
  16. Gadflyparexcellence

    How would the english translation of the Certificate read?

    I received my certificate at the conclusion of my walk on Camino Francis last month. I presume the language of the certificate is in Latin. Does anyone have any idea of how the certificate would read in English?
  17. Gadflyparexcellence

    What plants/flowers are these?

    Two of the flower/plant varieties made our walk on the Pamplona-Logrono leg on the Camino this past May most spectacular and memorable were the red poppies and yellow flowers all through the journey. We asked a number of pilgrims what those yellow flowers were and we received more that one...
  18. Gadflyparexcellence

    Descent from Alto de Perdon

    If it rains, how muddy does the descent from Alto de Perdon get? While from some of the clips on this forum the descent appears to be rocky, does it also get very muddy during rain? I heard that the mud during or following rain could be almost ankle high. If that's the case, cleaning your...
  19. Gadflyparexcellence

    Pamplona to Logrono

    I will be on my first Camino beginning in the second week in May. I will start from Pamplona. I just wanted to know how the stretch between Pamplona and Logorono is. Is it mostly uphill and rugged or is it mostly up and down? How hard is it and what to expect? Any insight would be much appreciated.
  20. Gadflyparexcellence

    Mundicamino

    It seems that Mundicamino (web: Mundicamino.com) provides one of the most comprehensive information available about the Camino. I continue to be impressed with the the most knowledgeable information they provide in one place. Has anyone used them for self-guided tours? It would be interesting...

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