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  1. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Quick Passage (10 Days) - What Not To Miss?

    Wow, that's quite a trip you're planning... I hope you'll have a nice experience :) The Camino nowadays has many faces. It's a religious pilgrimage, a spiritual pilgrimage, a trail, an international gathering-and-mobile ground, a touristic attraction, (etc.)... all at once! What makes it more...
  2. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Bom Caminho de Vida!

    Congratulations for your Camino! :) More and more, a spiritual and/or religious Camino de Santiago have to be first from within... I'm sure you still had thing feeling, and it must have been a joy to walk this pilgrimage! Santiago is a touristic bomb at the end of the Camino, always a...
  3. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Hello, churches!

    Interesting topic! :) Spain (and Portugal seems to be the same) has trouble with thievery... Many churches came to lock their doors or/and gates when no one could be present to look after their "treasure". Disrespect, poverty or loss of faith, it's kind of hard to tell how it's became this way...
  4. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Are pilgrims sheep to be fleeced?

    On-topic-this-time The action I talked about, "A paso limpio" to clean up the Camino, has been initiated by both the pilgrim's associations of Japan and Astorga: a look HERE! Or when Far-East Asia helps to keep Far-West Europe clean... Thank you, international Camino! Also, on Le Puy route, the...
  5. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Are pilgrims sheep to be fleeced?

    Off-the-original-topic, but answering @Kate fowles Yes, I believe it is! That said, I came across several of your posts and I got the feeling you're looking for a "pure" trek (as gorgeous landscapes, untouched nature, wild adventure, hiking challenge and other trek-clichés that cross my mind...
  6. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Are pilgrims sheep to be fleeced?

    Hi Jakke :) To continue on "Obs n.1": I understand the temptation... Although lately, the exploitation mostly doesn't come from the people, but from the European Union. Billions certainly have been given to build and manage infrastructures to deal with the growing mass of pilgrims that goes to...

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