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Now that I've got your attention... It wasn't actually on the VldP, and he wasn't a major celebrity. But perhaps he's a celebrity to the people who frequent this forum and have walked this Camino.
After ending my walk (for now) in Cáceres, I wondered down to Gibraltar for a couple of days and...
Most of the little concrete posts along the Andalusian parts of the VldP, in addition to an arrow pointing the way, have a yellow and blue rectangle on the front. Those are the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
When I first saw these, I thought "Isn't it great that Spain is showing solidarity with...
On my third try, I'm finally in Sevilla to start the VLDP, at least as far as Salamanca. I've done the Frances and Portugues and this seemed like the logical next step.
Third try because I missed the first two flights from London. I had taken the Queen Mary from NYC with my son (it wasn't too...
Left Porto today and I wanted to report on my impressions so far.
I followed the advice in the guidebook and, in order to avoid 18 km of urban sprawl, took the train out to Vilar de Pinheiro to start the walk.
What strikes me about the Portugués is how lonely it is relative to the Camino...
Hi there. I plan to take a taxi from Pamplona to SDPP in order to start my walk on September 17th. As a US citizen, the only proof of vaccination I have is my CDC card. (Oh, and also the New York State Excelsior pass on my phone, which does have a barcode, though I can't imagine this is will do...
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