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  1. CaminoAddict

    Quote: 'Litter, noise and vandalism are increasing in Santiago de Compostela' Newspaper article 18.11.2022

    I think I've located the source: https://www.stern.de/reise/europa/massentourismus--bewohner-kritisieren-pilgeransturm-auf-den-jakobsweg-32916328.html Ralph Keith
  2. CaminoAddict

    Quote: 'Litter, noise and vandalism are increasing in Santiago de Compostela' Newspaper article 18.11.2022

    I seem to have found the 'source' of the Austrian article: 'Stern' newspaper. Its obviously been 'lifted' for the Austrian article: https://www.stern.de/reise/europa/massentourismus--bewohner-kritisieren-pilgeransturm-auf-den-jakobsweg-32916328.html It is 'dramatic' and 'alarmist'. The main...
  3. CaminoAddict

    Quote: 'Litter, noise and vandalism are increasing in Santiago de Compostela' Newspaper article 18.11.2022

    The Journalist/Author is not listed. Here is the original. Let me know if the translation is up to scratch (Austrian-German is not the same as High-German, and these local papers use their own dialect a lot, although I find this article fairly standard): Vorarlburg Nachrichten 18.11.22...
  4. CaminoAddict

    Quote: 'Litter, noise and vandalism are increasing in Santiago de Compostela' Newspaper article 18.11.2022

    Yes, the German Press Agency contact is odd. I have not noticed more graffiti etc than usual around cities and urban areas.
  5. CaminoAddict

    Quote: 'Litter, noise and vandalism are increasing in Santiago de Compostela' Newspaper article 18.11.2022

    This is my+google translate translation of an article in the Vorarlberg News (Austria), 18.11.22: ‘Pilgrim flood on the Way of St. James’ Litter, noise and vandalism are increasing in Santiago de Compostela. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA '...The destination of the Way of St. James in Santiago de...
  6. CaminoAddict

    The Camino Isn’t A Pilgrimage Anymore

    Last year, on the Francés, I became both cynical and inspired, experienced greed, theft, selfishness, xenophobia and unmitigated disrespect for The Way and fellow pilgrims. I also experienced moments of the total opposite - charity, kindness, spiritual inspiration and pure friendship and...

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