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How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
With a smile, a "Buen Camino", and a suggestion to prepare a meal together in the albergue kitchen.How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
HiHow do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
If wine isn't your thing cookies or chocolate work too.And the pilgrim with a bottle of wine is always popular.
Mention finnegans wake...but read a bit of it first.Hi@LineDenmark
Since you have walked part of the CF already., you would have experienced the call from other pilgrims as you came close ‘Buen Camino’..
you can either let that go with a similar reply if they are ‘hurrying’ past or if they appear to be walking at your pace ., you could ask a polite , ‘how are you finding the walk?’ Or how far are you planning to go? Anything really. Often others are happy to pass a few words.
Sometimes this bonds you a little. If you don’t start walking with them there and then..... often you might see them later in the walk . Sitting at a bar etc. With pilgrims it is not uncommon to recognise each other from an earlier ‘buen camino’ and therefore it’s ok to ask : ‘ would you mind if I join you ? (With your cafe con leche..or your cerveza. !). You really only need to connect with one here and there to give you a bit of company. You can ask cheery questions without being intrusive or you can share an experience you’ve had yourself ., or share helpful info that you may have researched.
whilst joining in with Albergue dinners is good too... if you book ahead at private rooms etc ./ you will miss out on this experience although many pilgrims will head to a recommended bar or restaurant to eat as a group.
with booking ahead .. you can get privacy when you need some - but it can be lonely too if on your own. So maybe a mix ...
Even on very quiet camino routes - if you find only one other pilgrim arrives at your Albergue etc .... I find it’s easy to be friendly. We’re all ‘one family’ in the camino .
Buen camino
It's a whole different "world" on the Camino. Yes, you may find a few that are not friendly. I have walked over 1,500 kms in Spain, and I think I have only met two unfriendly Pilgrims. One was running a scam and I think the other was just having a really bad day. All in all everyone is of common mind and spirit.I’m reading all your responses and feel my heart starting to beat a little faster...in fear lol. Living in Brooklyn, NY for the last 25 years has taught me to keep my mouth shut and mostly to avoid people. Usually you get a response like WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? Or YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?
That's getting to know fellow pilgrims in a way I generally don't go for when on Camino. ;-)Buen caminó, hello, my bed is noisy and my mattress is too soft, would you like to join me, may I join you....
You are taking his words a bit out of context, me thinks...hilarious!That's getting to know fellow pilgrims in a way I generally don't go for when on Camino. ;-)
Was I really? I just quoted the words as I saw them. I stopped reading at that point. I could see where it was going and didn't want to watch. ;-)You are taking his words a bit out of context, me thinks...hilarious!
If all of the commas he used between each thing he said would have been semi-colons instead, possibly you would have understood better...or maybe I am wrong.Was I really? I just quoted the words as I saw them. I stopped reading at that point. I could see where it was going and didn't want to watch. ;-)
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.
If I could change something for my next Camino though, then I would like to connect with more people and walk less in solitude.
How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
Do you have some tips for me when planning the travel? I thought about choosing albergues with evening dinner included.
Do you have some tips for connecting with people or groups on the way?
Thank you
Keep a journal. Jot down names, where you met, where they're from. Share email address. So when you meet again you have a point of reference. Greating someone by their name is a great icebreaker. With email you can share an experience that might be helpful, "I'm staying at the X alburgue because Y", "Is the incline ahead as bad as it looks on the map?", "Have you seen the short German lady, she dropped her headlight, I have it"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.
If I could change something for my next Camino though, then I would like to connect with more people and walk less in solitude.
How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
Do you have some tips for me when planning the travel? I thought about choosing albergues with evening dinner included.
Do you have some tips for connecting with people or groups on the way?
Thank you
I stopped at Orrison (2008) and never regretted it. I met several pilgrims that I walked with at some stages, met others again further on, met again in SDC in the Plaza and have remained friends with some up to today. I think the key was the evening communal meal! This was the major ice breaker. And, each time I stayed at an albergue along the Way where an evening meal was included, I added to that number.Many people stop at Orrison for the night after leaving SJPdP. Although I have never done that, I hear often that it is a great bonding expeience.
Yes, I found communal dinners offered in many of the albergues also a great way to meet other pilgrims.
Or WhatsApp numbers, which seems to be the most popular way to keep in touch on the Camino.Keep a journal. Jot down names, where you met, where they're from. Share email address.
A smile on your face, an open and curious outlook is for a great start. Good idea to stay in an Albergue that offers a communal evening meal..... if not available offer with some other pilgrim to share a meal together.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.
If I could change something for my next Camino though, then I would like to connect with more people and walk less in solitude.
How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
Do you have some tips for me when planning the travel? I thought about choosing albergues with evening dinner included.
Do you have some tips for connecting with people or groups on the way?
Thank you
Hello,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.
If I could change something for my next Camino though, then I would like to connect with more people and walk less in solitude.
How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
Do you have some tips for me when planning the travel? I thought about choosing albergues with evening dinner included.
Do you have some tips for connecting with people or groups on the way?
Thank you
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.
If I could change something for my next Camino though, then I would like to connect with more people and walk less in solitude.
How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
Do you have some tips for me when planning the travel? I thought about choosing albergues with evening dinner included.
Do you have some tips for connecting with people or groups on the way?
Thank you
That particular one might sound insulting, like "whewww, when was the last time you took a shower," while holding your nose.- use icebreakers like "when was the last time you took a shower?"
That would have been a great start @Camino Chrissy; however, when I did that, last October, I had the Orisson auberge to myself. It was a very odd feeling, after reading about meeting other pilgrims, to spend my first evening totally alone - strange, but not unpleasant.Many people stop at Orrison for the night after leaving SJPdP. Although I have never done that, I hear often that it is a great bonding expeience.
Yes, I found communal dinners offered in many of the albergues also a great way to meet other pilgrims.
How unfortunate to experience that on your very first Camino, Sue, but 2020 was a strange year indeed. I do recall you were participating as an act of selfless fundraising.That would have been a great start @Camino Chrissy; however, when I did that, last October, I had the Orisson auberge to myself. It was a very odd feeling, after reading about meeting other pilgrims, to spend my first evening totally alone - strange, but not unpleasant.
Yes, insulting but quite funnyThat particular one might sound insulting, like "whewww, when was the last time you took a shower," while holding your nose.Better to say "I keep finding no hot water in the showers, how about you?"
Hi Chrissy. It was part fund raising and part a challenge and voyage of discovery for myself. That first night alone was strange as I had expected to meet others, but it set me up for lone walking, which I enjoyed, for most of the Camino. However I met many lovely people during my 33 days and am really looking forward to being able, sometime, to repeat the experience. To @LineDenmark, I would say take every day as it comes and enjoy. I’m not very good at making the first move but found many lovely people to pass short parts of the Camino or a cafe lèche or cerveza with.How unfortunate to experience that on your very first Camino, Sue, but 2020 was a strange year indeed. I do recall you were participating as an act of selfless fundraising.
I am from the North of England where people acknowledge each other and wouldn't think of being in a strangers company without passing the time of day.I’m reading all your responses and feel my heart starting to beat a little faster...in fear lol. Living in Brooklyn, NY for the last 25 years has taught me to keep my mouth shut and mostly to avoid people. Usually you get a response like WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? Or YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?
As the person from NY said, it can sometimes take effort to rethink the cultural norms from the place where you live.Thanks a lot for all the suggestions and the stories from your walks - also the funny ones. It turned into a great list of ways to connect:
- "Buen Camino", smile, eye contact, be open
- Orrison after leaving SJPdP
- communal albergue meals
- Remember names
- chatting people up
- cooking meals together
- get whatapp numbers
- walk a less traveled Camino
- wine, chocolate, cookies, bag of caramelo
- mention Finnegans wake (do I really have to read it?)
- ask if it's okay to walk together
- offer to share meals
- use icebreakers like "when was the last time you took a shower?"
I also found that people were really friendly and very open on the Camino. But it did seem like many people walk in couples or groups, and as a solo traveller it's good to have a strategy for connecting with others.
Tak = thank you
Thanks, I will do that - take every day as it comes.Hi Chrissy. It was part fund raising and part a challenge and voyage of discovery for myself. That first night alone was strange as I had expected to meet others, but it set me up for lone walking, which I enjoyed, for most of the Camino. However I met many lovely people during my 33 days and am really looking forward to being able, sometime, to repeat the experience. To @LineDenmark, I would say take every day as it comes and enjoy. I’m not very good at making the first move but found many lovely people to pass short parts of the Camino or a cafe lèche or cerveza with.
It might sound obvious, but sometimes when we try too hard in new situations and we get anxious, it shows and we can pass it on unintentionally. The vast majority of those we meet are friendly, open and honest and we are all social and curious by nature. I think the important thing is to just relax and let things unfold as they will. Just smiling at the wonder of things around you can give you a sense of calm and put others at ease. Just my thoughts..Thanks, I will do that - take every day as it comes.
Solitude was good some days, but still I would like to practice making the first move. Be a bit more open, even though it's not really in my nature either.
This is very interesting and sounds a lot like something I've heard about Danish culture as well. People who come here from other countries sometimes find that we are closed people who are difficult to get to know. And this is true in some cases compared to other cultures.I was talking about my difficulties getting to meet people who I needed to observe in their home surrounds for my research. She recognised the cultural misunderstanding that I had and explained to me that there were only two people who she felt that she could just call in on in their home without a prior invitation and they were her mother and her sister.
I had been so used to my own cultural viewpoint that I hadn't even considered that other people may have a different cultural view. It had been a blind spot for me.
That makes perfectly senseIt might sound obvious, but sometimes when we try too hard in new situations and we get anxious, it shows and we can pass it on unintentionally. The vast majority of those we meet are friendly, open and honest and we are all social and curious by nature. I think the important thing is to just relax and let things unfold as they will. Just smiling at the wonder of things around you can give you a sense of calm and put others at ease. Just my thoughts..
Det er min erfaring alligevel!
Yes exactly, and for what it's worth, my experiences many years ago with the Danes, were not at all of a closed people, nor difficult to get to know, I had so many wonderful adventures there..That makes perfectly senseRelaxing makes more room for enjoying.
Gode erfaringer.
I think we have different opinions on where it was going. Maybe if you you had read more you may have seen it was just fun and without seriousness or any real merit. Just fun. It is ok if you don’t think it was fun or funny but one thing it was not doing was going anywhere. Buen día and keep safe.Was I really? I just quoted the words as I saw them. I stopped reading at that point. I could see where it was going and didn't want to watch. ;-)
I was hoping that the winking smileys at the end of my responses would show that they were intended to be just fun, too. I'm sorry if you saw them as more serious than they were.I think we have different opinions on where it was going. Maybe if you you had read more you may have seen it was just fun and without seriousness or any real merit. Just fun. It is ok if you don’t think it was fun or funny but one thing it was not doing was going anywhere. Buen día and keep safe.
That is very nice to knowYes exactly, and for what it's worth, my experiences many years ago with the Danes, were not at all of a closed people, nor difficult to get to know, I had so many wonderful adventures there..
A Southerner told me about his first time in Boston. He was attempting a conversation on the subway that wasn't going too well. The Bostonian then seemed to cheer up a bit and asked "Say, is that your paper?" He was told that it was. The Bostonian then replied "Why don't you read it?"You might even find a YouTube clip from the UK where a spoof news bulletin reports the 'Northerner' being treated with great suspicion by Londoners because he had the temerity to talk on the Tube (subway). Sounds just like Noo Yark sic.
I am from the North of England where people acknowledge each other and wouldn't think of being in a strangers company without passing the time of day.
On the other hand, those that live in our capital positively cringe at the thought of someone looking at them on their way to work, let alone actually talking, heaven forbid.
You might even find a YouTube clip from the UK where a spoof news bulletin reports the 'Northerner' being treated with great suspicion by Londoners because he had the temerity to talk on the Tube (subway). Sounds just like Noo Yark sic.
You'll find the perigrino' a strange bunch.
They, to a person, are friendly, affable, generous, kind, polite. Enjoy. Its all the harder to march when you are the only one in step!
There are several patches already available.Hmm after reviewing threads I see many people like the idea of being able to identify each other. So how about a discreet unique patch or pin?
I’m going to start a thread proposing something. Please join in there.
I saw the generic patches but nothing specific to Ivar at first. For some reason the Ivar specific one is not easily found on my iPhone but is found on my pc.There are several patches already available.
I had trouble on my Android too and I knew they were there; I had bought one. I had to use Google to find it this time.I saw the generic patches but nothing specific to Ivar at first. For some reason the Ivar specific one is not easily found on my iPhone but is found on my pc.
Communal meals are a great way to meet people. That’s what worked for me. I too traveled alone in 2015, but I wasn’t alone on my 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.
If I could change something for my next Camino though, then I would like to connect with more people and walk less in solitude.
How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
Do you have some tips for me when planning the travel? I thought about choosing albergues with evening dinner included.
Do you have some tips for connecting with people or groups on the way?
Thank you
Sounds good. I'll go for that the next time.Communal meals are a great way to meet people. That’s what worked for me. I too traveled alone in 2015, but I wasn’t alone on my Camino.
One afternoon, I was alone in the albergue kitchen (El Burgo Ranero), making myself a tuna/chickpea thick soup, with bread, and I "shared" a bottle of red with myself.Sounds good. I'll go for that the next time.
Maybe find out from home which albergues have communals meals.
Don’t be sorry at all. At first I thought that too. Then I thought maybe not. Then I wrote back and and just adfter thought this is why once again the nature of the internet and the written word, especially when it comes to humor, irony and sarcasm often leads to being misconstrued and mis everything else. It is a pain to say the least. Add different levels of correctness , much higher degrees of defensiveness, and overall greater sensitivity to everything and of course my favorite telling someone you can’t judge anyone or their actions after they have judged you for your opinion no matter how obviously rude and often offensive the judges’judgement May be well... (Did that come out correctly? Not sure but don’t judge meI was hoping that the winking smileys at the end of my responses would show that they were intended to be just fun, too. I'm sorry if you saw them as more serious than they were.
Goes to show that appearances are deceptive...its what is inside that counts.One afternoon, I was alone in the albergue kitchen (El Burgo Ranero), making myself a tuna/chickpea thick soup, with bread, and I "shared" a bottle of red with myself.
In came a huge Spanish skinhead, with tattoos everywhere... Looking pretty mean... However, as I had made much more than I could eat, I cauciously asked if he would like to join in. He looked at me surprised, and accepted gladly. It turned out to be a pleasant evening; he went out to to buy another bottle for us to share.
Next morning, as I entered into Reliegos, I heard load shoutings from the nearest cafe: The skinhead was sitting with 10 other similar loking skinheads, having a beer (or two), and they wanted me to join them! They bought me 2 large beers; My new friend had obviously told his friends about me having invited him to a free dinner.
They turned out to be some of the most friendly and welcoming guys I met...
Be open and kind; things will go good.
Thank you Derek! Your video made my day"
I am from the North of England where people acknowledge each other and wouldn't think of being in a strangers company without passing the time of day.
On the other hand, those that live in our capital positively cringe at the thought of someone looking at them on their way to work, let alone actually talking, heaven forbid.
You might even find a YouTube clip from the UK where a spoof news bulletin reports the 'Northerner' being treated with great suspicion by Londoners because he had the temerity to talk on the Tube (subway). Sounds just like Noo Yark sic."
I've found the You Tube vid. Enjoy!
You have to trie the cookies for my wife Marianne, she don't drink alcoholA bottle of wine at the table with 2 glasses, Buen Camino with a smile. Always hello, buen camino, estas bien?, etc. You will see the same people many times, sometimes the timing is just off, sometimes a seed needs time to grow.
I have not tried the cookies, but I have with caramelo. Bought the bag and handed them out to everyone around.
What a great experience. The power of kindness and opennessThey turned out to be some of the most friendly and welcoming guys I met...
Be open and kind; things will go good.
I googled it because you mentioned it. "It is considered by many to be the most difficult work of literature ever published in the English language".No you dont have to read all of finnegans wake but since it is the greatest book ever written it might be good to get into it a bit.
Try youtube listen and read chapters up there. Dont worry about understanding...let it and its language take you downstream away away from flat life.
I also read that it took Joyce 17 years to write it, and he thought that it should take a reader 17 years to properly read it.I googled it because you mentioned it. "It is considered by many to be the most difficult work of literature ever published in the English language".
Sounds like an interesting challenge
I tried Ulysees once....that was about thirty years ago.I also read that it took Joyce 17 years to write it, and he thought that it should take a reader 17 years to properly read it.
If he said that, he sounds pompous to me.I also read that it took Joyce 17 years to write it, and he thought that it should take a reader 17 years to properly read it.
It must not have been that good or you would have finished it within a year!I tried Ulysees once....that was about thirty years ago....still going.
That's a lot of years for reading one bookI also read that it took Joyce 17 years to write it, and he thought that it should take a reader 17 years to properly read it.
More endurance than I have...for almost anything.That's a lot of years for reading one booktakes some endurance
One of my favorites is the church in Granon.Sounds good. I'll go for that the next time.
Maybe find out from home which albergues have communals meals.
The biblical saying: "Give, and you shall receive", still applies in the world, after all: It is my experience; that if you give, you will receive more than you give.What a great experience. The power of kindness and openness
There used to be a list in the Resource section listing albergues with communal meals, but I can't find it. Does anyone know if it still exists?One of my favorites is the church in Granon.
I have never stopped in Granon, yet many love the feel good experience the albergue there exudes...maybe another time.One of my favorites is the church in Granon.
I am not sure. I do believe there was a thread. There are more Communal meal Albergues on the Norte and many impromptu dinners shared on Frances.There used to be a list in the Resource section listing albergues with communal meals, but I can't find it. Does anyone know if it still exists?
I stayed there in 2013 after walking the Camino Vasco. After being mostly solo the entire Vasco, I spent the night in the church loft with 44 others from 15 countries. A wonderful evening after a cold rainy day of walking.I have never stopped in Granon, yet many love the feel good experience the albergue there exudes...maybe another time.
Annotated Finnegan's Wake, Book I / Chapter II also read that it took Joyce 17 years to write it, and he thought that it should take a reader 17 years to properly read it.
Dont try to understand it...let the dialogue take you downstream . Great youtube videos where you can read and listen.. ..outta this world....you might not even bother doing the Camino. Then look up the occasional bit for heavy meanings ...I googled it because you mentioned it. "It is considered by many to be the most difficult work of literature ever published in the English language".
Sounds like an interesting challenge
Well true but it can be an ongoing activity. Because always something new...I likd the youtube read and listen.. really good.Annotated Finnegan's Wake, Book I / Chapter I
(or so I'm led to believe).
Trouble is too much annotation examination ruins the flow. Like examining the key of a treasure chest instead of using it to open the boxAnnotated Finnegan's Wake, Book I / Chapter I
(or so I'm led to believe).
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.
If I could change something for my next Camino though, then I would like to connect with more people and walk less in solitude.
How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
Do you have some tips for me when planning the travel? I thought about choosing albergues with evening dinner included.
Do you have some tips for connecting with people or groups on the way?
Thank you
Hi! I found singing was a great ice breaker; my Spanish isn't great but I connected with this Spanish family and we spent several glorious days in Gambia together. Such wonderful memories!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.
If I could change something for my next Camino though, then I would like to connect with more people and walk less in solitude.
How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
Do you have some tips for me when planning the travel? I thought about choosing albergues with evening dinner included.
Do you have some tips for connecting with people or groups on the way?
Thank you
*Galicia! Not Gambia!Hi! I found singing was a great ice breaker; my Spanish isn't great but I connected with this Spanish family and we spent several glorious days in Gambia together. Such wonderful memories!
My husband and I walked a small portion- to Logroño - in 2016. We stopped at Orrison for the night. After the communal dinner, everyone was invited to introduce themselves and tell why they were doing the camino. A wonderful bonding experience and because most of us were walking approximately the same pace, we saw each other frequently and bonded over the next week. We are still in contact with the some of the people we met there.Many people stop at Orrison for the night after leaving SJPdP. Although I have never done that, I hear often that it is a great bonding expeience.
Yes, I found communal dinners offered in many of the albergues also a great way to meet other pilgrims.
That's ok as long as the bowl of food is not left in front of french or Italians. So busy yaking it takes them forever to even notice the food let alone taking their portion and passing it on round. Talking/chatting is an attractive national trait in those folk but not when i am starving and waiting.I found sitting in that little cafe in the sun, after your days walk...cold beer and munchies on the table that the ‘Camino provides...’. Can’t count the number of times my wife and I would be sitting at a table, researching the next days adventure, when a lone pilgrim would walk by, look around...and seeing the obvious Camino couple, ask if they could join us.
Left thing you know...it is a table for twelve, and the bottles turn to wine.
Loved that! I am not by nature a really social person, so the Camino community really touched me.
I'm Italian and French, but you wouldn't have to worry about that. Instead worry that I possibly would take more than my fair portion of dinner.That's ok as long as the bowl of food is not left in front of french or Italians. So busy yaking it takes them forever to even notice the food let alone taking their portion and passing it on round. Talking/chatting is an attractive national trait in those folk but not when i am starving and waiting.
Yes indeed that could work.. just shows what a powerful book it is.If, on the other hand, you want solitude try learning a little of Finnigans Wake and reciting it, just above a mumble, whenever approached by someone who wants to walk or talk with you. Works wonders.
Lol, well seems I never ran into this problem.My irish friend did that when the food eventually arrived. Trouble was we were in a pincher movement between the french with an untouched bowl on one side and germans with bowl on the other. What chance did we have?
When I walked the Camino in 2018, I too walked alone. I met people on a daily basis. Some I would walk with for a day or two, a couple, we trailed each other for the whole camino. Everybody had a story, and I felt blessed to have walked with whoever that day. As far as meeting people, I would meet people at lunch, if they were sitting at a table with an empty chair. Afterwards we would walk together-if i wanted. Or I would meet people at the alburgues. Never a problem about meeting people. Everybody welcomes you and are on the same journey. Remember you are on a fellowship with the same end goal. Many times I walked alone. Sometimes I welcomed the solitude, other times I wish I had someone to talk to. But, your always meeting people, who are friendly. Buen 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.
If I could change something for my next Camino though, then I would like to connect with more people and walk less in solitude.
How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
Do you have some tips for me when planning the travel? I thought about choosing albergues with evening dinner included.
Do you have some tips for connecting with people or groups on the way?
Thank you
Can you explain a bit more? So you get phone numbers and then stay in touch on the Camino using WhatsApp? Thank you for added info..Or WhatsApp numbers, which seems to be the most popular way to keep in touch on the Camino.
Hi LineWhile 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.
If I could change something for my next Camino though, then I would like to connect with more people and walk less in solitude.
How do you get to meet and talk to people when you are walking alone?
Do you have some tips for me when planning the travel? I thought about choosing albergues with evening dinner included.
Do you have some tips for connecting with people or groups on the way?
Thank you
That is my take on things too. In general people want to treat others well.The biblical saying: "Give, and you shall receive", still applies in the world, after all: It is my experience; that if you give, you will receive more than you give.
Also, the Camino is not a supercity with suspicious, inward people: All is taken as doing in the best meaning, with an open mind.
You can use Gronze.com to find albergues with communal dinners. The covered dish symbol indicates that a dinner is offered.
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