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  1. G

    Skipping Stops while walking the Portoguese backwards

    Hi all! I was planning on walking the Camino del Norte from the 10th of july to around the 17th of august. After that I wanted to meet up with my girlfriend on the 30th of August in Lisbon. This means, I’ll have around 12 or 13 (13!!!) days left after arriving in Santiago. I was thinking about...
  2. wayfarer

    Reb's interview.

    Reb's interview on providing volunteers for the pilgrim societies albergues https://lariojainfo.net/rebekah-scott-fraternidad-internacional-del-camino-de-santiago-fics/
  3. Pingüigrino

    Hospitalero in the Meseta

    Well friends, there I go again. This time I´ll be serving from 1st to 15th of March in the lovely Municipal Albergue ( Donativo) of Villadangos del Paramo, 20 kilometers after Leon. Never been there before but my Hospitalero mates of HOSVOL said it´s a good place to serve, and GRONCE...
  4. t2andreo

    Article on Recruiting Volunteers in EL Correo Gallego

    I came across this story this morning, and thought it might be of general interest. https://www.elcorreogallego.es/santiago/la-catedral-recluta-voluntarios-de-todo-el-mundo-para-acoger-al-peregrino-ante-un-nuevo-boom-NF13161792 If you use Chrome, it can translate the article on the fly. If...
  5. RENSHAW

    Hospitalero 2016 at San Anton ,A final update - belated

    If you look through my posts you will find my other postings. I cannot tell you why but we went though a week or so with almost no Pilgrims checking in at all and it was mid summer. although we did have a cold spell. This gave my hospitalero partner the opportunity to mountain bike into...
  6. J Willhaus

    Volunteering as Hospitaleros at Arres on the Aragones Route

    Phil and I have just accepted the volunteer service at Arres for the first 2 weeks in June. Excited to be returning to this route. Some of you may have read about our experiences last summer in Canfranc Pueblo. This is an even more remote, but equally picturesque location further along the...
  7. Colette Z

    Experienced Volunteer Available for Up to 2 Weeks in Southern Spain

    I’m available as of Feb 15th to volunteer as a hospitalera of a smaller albergue or help out for a up to 2 weeks anywhere. I am in southern Spain on the coast currently, have a car and traveling with my older hound. I don’t have the official “training” but have a lot of life experience that I...
  8. CaminoAddict

    Reporting Agression: Advice

    Having read today about an aggressive pilgrim being reported, it jolted my memory as to an unpleasant experience I and other pilgrims had in August at an Albergue. At the time I decided to report the hospitalero as their behaviour was unacceptable and frightened many of the female pilgrims...
  9. Wandershot

    I’d like to hear from some Hospitaleros

    After having done several Caminos and appreciated the loving care provided by many Hospitaleros, I would like to do a volunteering stint(s) myself. I know that I can get training through the American Pilgrims confraternity…and also that they do help with placement. But I’d also love to hear...
  10. S

    How to start an albergue?

    Hi! Does anyone know all the steps and paperwork needed to open an albergue? There seems to be little information on the internet, but maybe I don't know were to look... I'm a EU resident, but do I need to be a spanish resident to start a business? Does a property need some kind of...
  11. peregrina2000

    Laura from Mansilla de las Mulas on the Olvidado

    Wow, how the Camino connects. I am sure that a lot of you remember Laura from the albergue municipal in Mansilla de las Mulas. She was one of those memorable hospitaleras who was always helpful and caring. I stayed there several times, and I remember once that she said to me (after I had been...
  12. Bradypus

    FICS applying for UNESCO recognition of "traditional Jacobean hospitality"

    FICS has started the process of applying for UNESCO recognition of "traditional Jacobean hospitality" as Intangible Cultural Heritage. By this they mean albergues run "by volunteers, in the hostels where it is carried out without profit". Something which they argue is a unique feature of the...
  13. L

    Volunteering as a Hospitalera

    Hi everyone, as all the other threads on this topic are quite old, I thought I would start a new one with several questions on volunteering: 1) In General, how many hours is a hospitalero/volunteer expected to "work"? Half a day? Full day? Would one be able to work 3-4 hours per day in their...
  14. LavanyaLea

    Let’s hear your Ender stories!!

    Note from the mod: I thought I would pull this out for a separate thread, hopefully giving lots of forum members the chance to chime in with their own Ender stories. @peregrina2000 I’ve been meaning to ask many times before, who is this wonderful Ender? He seems to be very heavily invested in...
  15. SusanH

    hospitalario

    Hi Camino people! How do I go about becoming a hospitalario on the Camino Francis? Is there a list of who needs a volunteer? Thank you!
  16. J

    How to volunteer as a 'hospitalera' in 2022

    I'd like to volunteer as a hospitalera at one or more places along the Camino Frances this coming September. Actually, I'll be walking, and hopefully volunteering during August and September. Does anyone know how to make arrangements for this sort of thing these days?
  17. Lawrence Ross

    Ukrainian Worker

    Hello, I operate a albergue on the border of Portugal and Spain in a town called Caminha and I would like to hear from Ukrainian people who have previously walked the camino and would like to work at my hostel in exchange for free board/meals during this season until the end of June. English...
  18. Walking by faith

    Running a donativo albergue - seeking advice on rules & laws

    Hello everyone. It's been a long time since I've been here and posted anything. Joined this forum back in 2015, after walking my first camino in late 2014. Like for many members here, the first camino was an unforgettable experience. It changed my life more than I had originally realized...
  19. ParistoCapeCod

    LIVE from the Camino We're open in Nájera !

    Open at the municipal in Nájera and ready to welcome you!
  20. Vacajoe

    LIVE from the Camino Calling all CURRENT hospitaleros!! (Nov 2021)

    Just wondering who is out there serving on the Camino currently (November 2021) and what the weather and pilgrim numbers look like! Currently serving at the NEW municipal donativo albergue in Canfranc Pueblo on the Camino Aragones. An amazing place to spend one night as a pilgrim or two weeks...

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