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  1. Jim

    Niggling hates (dislikes) on Camino

    Agree with comments about regular tea. However, infusions of manzanilla (Chamomile) with honey and/or lemon are generally wonderful! Also have had some truly wonderful homemade infusions of fruit pectins on those cold rainy days while doing a camino in late autumn. I remember being on the...
  2. Jim

    When using booking.com, double check a city location first... it can be confusing...

    Yes, it's sometimes very confusing. I know a couple who booked for a B&B in a tiny town in France and discovered that they were needing to drive many hours away to a village of the same name they intended to stay in, but in a different "department" altogether-- distressing situation for them...
  3. Jim

    2 stamps per day Camino de Invierno

    I walked that stretch in 2009. Several cafes and bars told me that they did not have an official rubber stamp. So I asked them to simply sign and date my credential and that was acceptable at the Office of Pilgrims. I entered Santiago de Compostela on November 8th, 2009 (so it was off season...
  4. Jim

    Sello after Sarria

    You will be fine. Several years ago, I did a short camino from Sarria to SDC as part of a longer trip visiting family, and got distracted talking to fellow pilgrims at the hotel where I was staying in Sarria. I actually forgot to get a sello from that hotel clerk and walked out and passed the...
  5. Jim

    We did it, walking part of the Frances and the all of the Primitivo as a family of 4.

    Very glad that you posted -- I look forward to the day when my grandchildren, now ages 9 and 11, can join me on the Camino. I so enjoyed reading your story!
  6. Jim

    Luggage Transport - Why?

    I had hauled my own belongings entirely in 2006, 2008, 2009 and part way through 2010. In 2010, I was beginning to develop some knee issues so I succumbed to being a luggage transport user with about 3 or 4 stages left, not wishing to chance BIG problems happening with one or both knees. I...
  7. Jim

    Credentials

    Yes! I had three credentials for a single walk from SJPDP -Santiago in 2014, but then again, I like to collect interesting sellos. Many obtained at churches and chapels are very nice with the namesake of the saint
  8. Jim

    Churches and attire?

    Thank you, father, for your comprehensive report on this-- much appreciated view on this matter and that varied cultural practices have influenced this issue over the ages. It helps to know that you can't be far off the mark to follow what the locals are doing.
  9. Jim

    Churches and attire?

    So hats off for both sexes must be a worldwide phenomenon for Catholic churches. Thank-you for your response! -Joanie
  10. Jim

    Churches and attire?

    I am Jim's wife, and am a Roman Catholic. I attended a parochial school where we were instructed that all females should have a covering for their head while in church. During mid-adulthood, the rules were relaxed to make it so that wearing a hat or other covering was optional for females...
  11. Jim

    Booking observations

    I will second problems with AirBNB. Not directly their fault but there are some who break rules against AirBNB, by renting a place themselves through more traditional means, then sub-let through AirBNB. This is very frowned upon in some areas, especially Paris. Some young gal was subletting...
  12. Jim

    Booking observations

    I will add that when booking apartments, baggage transfer could be a problem, but usually not a big one as the transport companies usually have working arrangements with a cafe or similar. No one is expecting an albergue to bear the burden of this these days (and rightfully so). And usually...
  13. Jim

    Toothpaste and deodorant - where to buy cheaper?

    It's that way for Italy, and France also-- It wouldn't be surprising if that's the way of it for most if not all of continental Europe! Pharmacy prices are way above what supermarkets/big box stores and even for what small family-run grocery stores sell them for. And that would be for mostly...
  14. Jim

    4 Extra days. Where would you travel?

    I agree with the poster who suggested Zamora-- fabulous town and could get from SDC to Zamora easily enough with train. A suggestion for a second place would be Salamanca, beautiful university town, the oldest in Spain and I believe the 3rd oldest in western Europe. I went between Zamora and...
  15. Jim

    Does my pilgrim passport need to be stamped by the issuing organisation

    No need for worry! Most secular agencies issuing these are secular and are obtained from an online request and they are typically mailed to the prospective pilgrim in advance of them starting their journey. If obtained at a specific start point and from a church or cathedral, they are...
  16. Jim

    How did you transition to new credencial when your first got full?

    That's what I did!
  17. Jim

    Bus to Santiago airport

    Yes, it’s Rua Horreo— I am in Galicia right now and took the 6A out to Monte do Gozo this past Saturday after furnishing the Portuguese Coastal route—- just to get some memories! I’m on the English route now. There is a bus stop shelter there. Be aware that on that particular Saturday, it was...
  18. Jim

    Voluntario Program restarting in June 2021

    Prayers for you as you battle to rid yourself of it once and for all!
  19. Jim

    A slight change in the air?

    I feel that there will be some risk for quite sone time yet. The degree of risk one is willing to accept will be a personal choice. For those who feel they have had enough (and enough is enough), wishing you a Buen Camino and I recommend only looking forward. For those wanting to wait...
  20. Jim

    The Beauty of Ruins

    Beautiful!

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