Dave Jansen
Davey Jay
- Time of past OR future Camino
- April 2014
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The point of these comparisons is not to argue that the Triple Crown trails are "better" than El Camino Santiago, but rather to illustrate that they are nearly incomparable! They are totally different experiences. They're so different that if you like one, you'll probably dislike the other. .. I can get a multicultural experience on the New York City Subway. A trail, for me, should take me away from civilization and deep into nature. On that metric, El Camino fails miserably.
This guy is not a Pilgrim in any sense of the word, just another hack-travel writer trying to make a buck or get famous off the Camino! All the people that walked the Camino that I have met or heard about from Family and friends say that walking the Camino is the journey of a lifetime.
A friend sent us this link and since we are ready to do the Camino Frances April- May 2014 we would appreciate comments.
http://francistapon.com/Travels/Spain-Trails/10-Reasons-Why-El-Camino-Santiago-Sucks
I was disappointed in Alaska. All that snow; and those bald eagles -- don't get me started. The mountains were nothing compared to the San Francisco hills, and I just didn't get the glaciers. Ice. Big deal. Now I am off to make a "ten list."
A friend sent us this link and since we are ready to do the Camino Frances April- May 2014 we would appreciate comments.
http://francistapon.com/Travels/Spain-Trails/10-Reasons-Why-El-Camino-Santiago-Sucks
[EMAIL said:obinjatoo@yahoo.com, post: 178146, member: 19616[/EMAIL]] He just sounds ungrateful. 90% of the worlds population does not have access to clean drinking water . ...
The Camino is about people, community, a shared journey. Bottles of wine and evenings of laughter. Unexpected glimpses of the divine. If that calls you, brilliant. Come, savour, share, enjoy. But if you want a wilderness hike, then look elsewhere.
The Camino is about people, community, a shared journey. Bottles of wine and evenings of laughter. Unexpected glimpses of the divine. If that calls you, brilliant. Come, savour, share, enjoy.
Please let us not go into what the camino is supposed to be for any of us. The camino might be like you described, for me it is different. Did the camino Madrid sepetember this year with my wife, did not meet any other pelgrim. 'Hike your own hike' or 'everybody their own camino!'Couldn't have said it better if I tried!
It sounds like an apology to me.I agree with you that it would be a pity if someone who should hike El Camino doesn't hike it because of my article.
It sounds like an apology to me.
They are all true if you are a half-empty sort of person! They are all false if you are a half-full type.
Or why, if someone does not like the camino, they need to tell us?Can anyone explain why it is so offending when someone doesn't like the camino?
Oh, maybe I'm a bit slow here, but are you thinking that Dave and Francis are the same person? Interesting indeed? AnneI find it "interesting" why someone who describes himself on his profile post as:
"I wrote the infamous article, "10 Reasons Why El Camino de Santiago Sucks""' with a link included to his "shop", is so interested in this forum.
So much so, that he monitors it so closely that he notices, within hours, the thread started by a "one time only" poster, who " just happened" to have a link to the "infamous article" sent from a "friend".
I'm certainly not offended by the article, just bemused by the lame attempt to gain benefit from this forum.
Buen Camino
Colin
Suffice to say, I find the circumstances surrounding the thread, as you say, "Interesting indeed".Oh, maybe I'm a bit slow here, but are you thinking that Dave and Francis are the same person? Interesting indeed? Anne
Dave Jansen was the OP asking for comments which included the link. This has been his only posting as he and another will be walking in April.
Hopefully, all this won't deter an experience of his own.
Perhaps when Dave and walking partner read all of this, they can chime in what they think. It took 3 months for his first post.
I do not like the title of the original writing and may not agree with FrancisT. Not knowing what his goal is/was, I will only say the "packaging" of his writing is what I found disagreeable. "10 Reasons Why the Camino de Santiago Sucks For Me" would have been a better start.
Would it have been better for FrancisT to NOT try to explain his position?
Provoking thought here is great. Trying to win arguments isn't.
I love everything about the Camino. Even this.
I imagine if I met FrancisT along the way, we might get along quite well. I could be intrigued by his travel stories. I have nice ones of my own to share too. However, once I find him not to be in the spirit of the Camino because he is that unhappy with the experience, I could simply move on without him. I could walk ahead or behind the next day. Maybe give a "Buen Camino" just for fun as we pass one another.
I'll do that here too.
And a million hits. That could give a guy a swelled head, and an urge for another million when interest had died down over time!I find the circumstances surrounding the thread, as you say, "Interesting indeed".
Or why, if someone does not like the camino, they need to tell us?
I find it "interesting" why someone who describes himself on his profile post as:
"I wrote the infamous article, "10 Reasons Why El Camino de Santiago Sucks""' with a link included to his "shop", is so interested in this forum.
So much so, that he monitors it so closely that he notices, within hours, the thread started by a "one time only" poster, who " just happened" to have a link to the "infamous article" sent from a "friend".
I'm certainly not offended by the article, just bemused by the lame attempt to gain benefit from this forum.
Buen Camino
Colin
Why in St. John's name would I waste my time creating. . . .
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