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I’ll be coming back here for each section, but tomorrow I'm arriving in Las Medulas so that’s my immediate need. But please send me recommendations for each segment :)
Thank you so much! The news on tv sounds critical, so I wanted to get the real life perspective. The umbrella sounds like a good idea - I didn’t think of that…
Thank you to everyone who took their time to respond to my inquiry. Kindly appreciated
I’m doing the winter way in 2 days and I’m starting in PONFERRADA with late arrival around 6-7pm…. If there a place to get the pilgrim passport that is open. Also any recommendations on where to stay when arriving so late in a day?
I want to do a spontaneous camino yet again with arrival in 3-5 days (based on the flight price) to MADRID. I’m thinking of doing the primitive way or the winter way - I did the French in the past and I have about 2-3 weeks max to spend in Europe.
My question is how is everyone handling the...
I was originally thinking about the pepper spray, but I quickly decided against it and went for the whistle instead… I mean - why do we do the camino? It’s a test and I wouldn’t want to walk my spiritual journey equipped with a “weapon” - I decided to have have faith instead… I don’t carry a...
Interestingly enough, I was not asked by the clerk what my reasons were - perhaps it is now filled out in the online questionnaire that we have to fill out before getting the Compostela. I truly don’t remember, but I definitely wasn’t asked about it by the clerk…
Planning the journey can be more stressful than the journey itself. I spontaneously planned my camino and was on the plane within 5 days of coming up with the idea… with so much time ahead of you, I’m certain your trip will be as flawless as can be… btw. I really loved the HiHome hostel in...
I just started my camino at Oviedo flying in from the USA. I flu from JFK to Madrid and there were options to fly to Oviedo directly or Bilbao and then take a bus.. I chose the latter because I really wanted to visit the Guggenheim Museum… just enter your journey into the kayak app and it will...
Getting stamps is so easy! Every bar, cafe, Albergue or even church has it… my friends and I have had no problems filling out our passports. As a matter of fact, on the last stretch we all had 5 spaces left and we didn’t want to leave any blank… we easily filled them in walking from Pedrouzo to...
I heard that this could also be the case on the Frances, but nothing to report here. Finished and felt safe walking solo at all times… I am planning to do the Portuguese in the future, so I truly hope that such instances would be addressed. I know that the Spanish camino has an easy way of...
My first camino has come to an end. I originally thought I’d be posting my stories here under the LIVE FROM CAMINO, but my journey had different plans for me. I posted mostly to Instagram stories as it was the most efficient and least time consuming option on the go.
I am now starting to go...
I have never been a tattoo person, thinking there was nothing I could commit to for my entire life. BUT… I loved other people’s tattoos and the stories behind them.
I finally got a meaningful tattoo 3 years ago - and it was going to be my only one. Little did I know I would end up getting...
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