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  1. F

    Joining a Camino de Santiago Group Tour with Tips and Guides

    Hi, I am keenly interested to see how i can join a group, or if there are recommended tour operators / groups. Likely doing it from Sarria, for the 7-8 day trek, around mid - April I hike, but havent done much solo so i dont feel ready to tackle this on my own yet, but still keen to do it...
  2. JustJack

    Camino “families” - how cliquey or impenetrable are they mid-way through a Camino?

    Apologies for the awkwardly-worded title. I’m not sure how best to articulate my question. I was watching a recently uploaded YouTube video series by a guy walking solo along the Camino Francis. He was about two weeks into the walk, and was sharing with the viewers some of the experiences he had...
  3. A

    Connecting with other peregrinos

    Hello! I am doing the Porto to Santiago route mostly along the coast in May 2022. What is the best way to connect with others who will be there at the same time but not in the same group? Young adult looking for fellow travelers to have some companionship for part of the journey. :)
  4. F

    I Need a Hiking Buddy

    Good afternoon from Florida, pilgrims, I am looking for a buddy with whom to hike some or all of the Camino Francés. I have been planning my pilgrimage for over four months and now the trip is in jeopardy. My boss at work will not let me leave unless I have a buddy on the Camino. I plan to...
  5. Peregrinopaul

    Fleeting encounters

    I know that it is common for pilgrims to form long-standing friendships with people they meet on the camino. As a few people have remarked, it is very different for a bicigrino. You chat with a fellow pilgrim at a bar or cafe, then you’re gone. Occasionally it is different. in 2018, I was...
  6. caligal92130

    Family Camino Guidelines

    Hey there, Camino friends, I would love some feedback on our family guidelines below. In mid May, our 18 YO vegetarian daughter will go with my husband and I on Camino Frances. We're training at 10-12 miles/day now, planning to train up to 15 m/d. She's at 10 miles just now, wearing her trail...
  7. stevelm1

    What I Learned from Walking Alone

    While out walking in my neighborhood the other day, I thought about the question: “What did you bring home from the Camino?” On that day I answered the question this way: I am much more comfortable being alone now. I walked the Camino Frances alone in Sep/Oct of 2015. My wife had no interest...
  8. Liam55

    Camino Friends

    Hi Ladies and Gentlemen, Just a query that floating in my head!! Am due to start in St Jean 5th September. How difficult is it to part from new friends that one might have walked and shared with for days if not weeks? Maybe not difficult but it seems to me that I might find it difficult; maybe...
  9. LineDenmark

    Do you have tips for meeting people on the Camino?

    While waiting for the world to reopen I am planning my next Camino experience, probably like most of you. I did some of the Camino Frances in 2019. It was a life changing experience for me and I'm proud that I did it alone. I met and talked to many people on the way, but mostly I walked alone...
  10. Robo

    To what extent did 'others' influence your Walking Distance and Stops? (Not a Poll)

    This really would make an interesting Poll I think, but I'll resist :cool: For many of us, a Camino is best undertaken as a Solitary journey. At least at the start. And if we meet 'kindred spirits' along the way that may change for a period.......or the rest of the Camino. Yet others, like...
  11. diegoromerosm

    Maybe you can start solo but you will never walk alone

    I'm alway starting the Camino alone just to enjoy that little freedom but... there are so many interesting people out there. I'm very grateful for all these people (my new brother and sisters) that The Camino has put in my life. Buen Camino!
  12. lt56ny

    The things I have grown to appreciate about this forum

    First I do not know if I am posting this in the correct thread or maybe it belongs in the Miscellaneous thread. When I first became active in the forum I was and still am obsessed with everything Camino. The first person I read religiously and really enjoyed and learned from was the infamous...
  13. Robo

    Story: The 3 Camino Amigos – Why it started to fall apart on the Camino Frances (and a Question)

    A Short Story - Why it started to fall apart on the Camino Frances (and a question) We were full of excitement on that first day out of St Jean. It was our first time and so everything was new and just amazing. The landscape, the other Pilgrims, and oh, did I mention the landscape! Reg, Len...
  14. A

    Finding SUNJOO an old friend Aug-sept 2011

    Please forgive this thread but I have tried hard to find a Camino friend who appeared In a film we made during August to September 2011 on the Camino frances route Her name was Sunjoo, a South Korean but who lived in Australia, as you know second names are rare on the Camino and her email was...
  15. Gwaihir

    Returning & Friendships

    Hi, So first question - would it be possible at all to create a "returning home" section in the forum? I think it would be helpful to have have a space where these threads are gathered. Specially for "going home" newbies like me. Anyhow. I have a question for you forum dwellers. It's a rather...
  16. K

    People on the Camino that become your Friends

    One of the most endearing aspects of the Camino experience is the human interaction. You may meet a person for 20 minutes, a day or travel with them over the course of the trail and recognize that you have made a connection. Sometimes it may mean exchanging email addresses, becoming Facebook...
  17. T

    The Camino Family Feeling

    My wife and I, (semi-retired), have walked several Caminos since 2016. (Frances, Finnesterre, Norte, Via de la Plata, Englis, Rota Vincentina and Portuguese). Our first Camino was on the Frances and one of the things that we really enjoyed was the camaraderie amongst the Pilgrims and the many...
  18. E

    Camino del Norte in April?

    Hi everyone. This is my first time posting here and I need some advice. I walked the Francés last august and it was wonderful (maybe a bit hot). I would like to walk the del Norte but I have to start in the beginning of April. I know that it rains A LOT that time of year so I'm a little bit...
  19. kdespot

    Did you fall in love on the Camino?

    Yes, most of us fell in love WITH the Camino... but did you have a special romantic connection with another human on yours? It would be great to hear your story, and how it turned out when the Camino came to an end, if you're willing to share.
  20. E

    I met someone on the camino, never got their contact details and would like to find them somehow.

    I made a friend on the camino, and would love to get in contact with them! I know what albergue we stayed in, would they be able to give me contact details if they booked it via email/phone? Or would they not be allowed disclose that information? I didn't even get a second name, but I know where...

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