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I had a couple of weeks off and having done 4 caminos and the route O Camino Dos Faros I decided to walk the Ruta de Padre Sarmiento from Pontevedra to Santiago. There doesn’t seem to be too much written about it so here is my trip report. It is not a Camino as such though I think the locals...
I’m writing an account of my trip this summer to O Camiño dos Faros, the Gallego name for the Route of the Lighthouses. In the Camino Pilgrim Discussion Group on Facebook it was mentioned recently that the route will be adopted next year with guidebooks etc so it is likely to become much more...
I’m currently walking the Camino Mozarabe and thought I’d add a few notes on some of the places we have stayed and eaten in. I started the route alone with the aim of joining a friend in Granada who is going to walk with me to Cordoba. I expected to be alone but I’m currently walking with four...
This is my second Camino and I did very little research before this one. I'm sure what I have to say is not particularly earth shattering or new but I thought I'd share my thoughts.
The first six days to Bilbao are quite tough. Constant ups and downs. I didn't anticipate the amount of mud...
I thought I’d note my experiences of preparing for the Camino Frances. I decided to do the Camino about 9 months ago and set out to research it in detail. There’s a wealth of information on the web and on this very good forum. So I started researching packing lists, researching stages and...
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