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I'm happy to hear this. I went to Barcelona after the Camino and saw Jewish headstones that had been used as building materials in many buildings in the old city. I will never understand why history has been so harsh on the Jewish people - even the title of this post sets them apart somehow...
Hi Maggie (hope you don't mind if I shorten your username!)
I have only just returned two weeks ago and am already feeling like I need to do it again! I'm not sure what's happening to me and was going to start my own post but feel a bit nervous to do that. I was happy to be coming home, but...
Hi HPalola,
I have just returned home from walking the same route, and I was scared also before I left - in fact I cried for three days beforehand! I wanted to go, but I was scared to go. My fears were not necessarily of being a female alone, but of travelling alone and being lonely, and being...
Ha ha! I was like you, just packing my bag to go, when a friend came over and gave some advice about what to pack - and I panicked! I hadn't thought about that. So I bought some gear - some of it I never used, just had to lug around, some of it I lost (the walking poles) and some of it I was...
Hey chase
I'm a new member too and just finished my own camino, short version of sarria to santiago. I did use a tour operator and I have to say I kind of regret it.
I was going alone and felt I needed that support but I feel like some of the accomodation they arranged took me right off the path...
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