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  1. mark connolly

    Earliest Words Ever Written in Basque

    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hand-of-irulegi-earliest-basque-script-navarre-spain-2210963
  2. mark connolly

    Sheep take over Madrid's streets as they head for winter pastures

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sheep-take-over-madrids-streets-they-head-winter-pastures-2022-10-23/
  3. mark connolly

    Vuelta a España 2022 route map

    The race is scheduled to begin next week. According to the article and map, it affect the CDN...
  4. mark connolly

    Discount airline flying from JFK/MCO/FLL/LAX to Oslo, Norway

    https://thepointsguy.com/news/norse-airlines-launch-transatlantic-flight-deals/ FYI: Since St. Olav's Way is only walkable in the summer, airfares maybe more expensive, etc. Hope this helps, good luck. Mark
  5. mark connolly

    Vezelay Route FYI

    as per https://www.voiedevezelay.eu/en/tracks-guides: (April 7, 2022) Please note: due to the reception of Ukrainian refugees, some municipal hostels are closed to pilgrims. We will update this post regularly. Also keep an eye out for the monthly updates. Hope this helps. Mark
  6. mark connolly

    Article/Slideshow about the Mejorada del Campo near Madrid

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/inside-the-unfinished-cathedral-left-behind-by-an-eccentric-monk/ss-AAUedGu?ocid=msedgntp#image=1
  7. mark connolly

    A 600-Mile Recreational Trail Is Coming to the West’s Sierra Nevada

    https://www.afar.com/magazine/600-mile-lost-sierra-route-trail-coming-to-sierra-nevada
  8. mark connolly

    French Bee A New Discount Airline From USA SFO & EWR to Paris ORY

    https://us.frenchbee.com/en Again from San Francisco, CA & Newark, NJ to Paris/Orly. I may take this for my Camino/Chemin which starts in the beginning of September. I believe it makes its maiden voyage tomorrow June 10th. Good luck. Mark
  9. mark connolly

    Storm Filomena: Spain sees 'exceptional' snowfall

    Storm Filomena: Spain sees 'exceptional' snowfall - BBC News
  10. mark connolly

    An article about the excavation site of Atapuerca, just off the CF

    Early humans likely hibernated to deal with freezing winters (nypost.com) Also: Sima de los Huesos, a Key to Human Evolution (thoughtco.com) Atapuerca Mountains - Wikipedia Enjoy. Mark
  11. mark connolly

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Europe promises to reopen for summer tourism in wake of coronavirus

    https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/europe-summer-coronavirus-tourism/index.html
  12. mark connolly

    The Xunta proposes to the Jacobean Council "specific sanitary measures" to reactivate the Camino de Santiago

    https://www.galiciapress.es/texto-diario/mostrar/1945648/afundacion-retransmite-lunes-quinta-sesion-online-foro-vino-xxi-clase-yoga
  13. mark connolly

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Police in Spain arrest businessman for stealing masks

    https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/07/spanish-man-arrested-suspicion-stealing-two-million-face-masks-12522306/?ico=pushly-notifcation-small&utm_source=pushly
  14. mark connolly

    'World's first' coronavirus sitcom to launch in locked-down Spain

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/coronavirus-sitcom-launch-locked-spain-200406102624369.html
  15. mark connolly

    Remember the first rule of the jungle/camino!!!!!

    In a prior forum, someone mentioned the first rule of the jungle is, on the camino the atm will eat your bank card when the bank is closed; or something to that effect, etc. Well it happened to me. No, not on the camino, but at an ATM in NYC on Sunday (obviously the bank was closed and Monday...
  16. mark connolly

    Need help for a hotel in SJPDP

    For this camino, I am looking to opt out of staying in an alburgue and stay in a private room at a hotel. Can anyone recommend a Hotel in SJPDP that also offers a communal meal/dinner with other pilgrims? Or an alburgue that has private rooms with a communal meal? Buen Camino Mark
  17. mark connolly

    Mark starts CF in SJPDP

    Starting in Lordes, vie Piemont route connecting with CF in SJPDP
  18. mark connolly

    Pilgrim Introduction

    Mark starting in Lourdes on The Piémont Route.
  19. mark connolly

    Has anyone stayed at the Benedictine Monastary for the Silent Retreat?

    According to John Brierley's guide book, San Salvador del Monte Irago Monastary offers a two day silent retreat. Has any one taken it? Know anything about it? Please advise............ A couple of things to consider: According to this forum, about eight years ago, an angry mob ran the monks...
  20. mark connolly

    Where did you go or will go after?............except Finisterre & Muxia)

    I have crossed the Rubicon and purchased my ticket to Spain. I will arrive in Madrid on Sept 8th and will start in St Jean on the 10th. My (planned) schedule, after arriving in Santiago, will have about 7-1o days remaining. Since most people continue on to Finisterre/Muxia or will visit either...

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