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Thanks much Robo for your participation. Yes I will definitely share the result with you all on this forum and hope it can be a piece of work that helps the albergue services and experiences for all pilgrims who are walking and will walk in the future. Stay in touch and thanks again for all your great supports, truly! BDone. The results should be interesting..........
I started to complete your form, then realised there was no way to put reliable info in so I bailed.Dear Peer pilgrims, Warm Greetings from Korea!
Hope this finds you well and you are well and healthy!
I am Bona from Korea and have made my Camino pilgrimage journeys since 2008 and enjoy my life as a pilgrim.
I just came back from Spain after the completion of my 5th Camino and now carry out my research project on albergues along the way based on my pilgrimage this year.
My colleague and I would appreciate a lot your help in the response to the following short questionnaire that corresponds to a preliminary study on the importance and perception of albergues on the Camino de Santiago.
It is available in three languages: Spanish and English.
Spainish version: Estudio sobre la importancia y percepción de los Albergues en el Camino de Santiago
https://forms.gle/AfTosA5tGXDsvW7d9
English version: A Survey on importance and perception of albergues on Camino de Santiago
https://forms.gle/gnYY7K9CFGKQa55WA
It is aimed to investigate your perception of albergues on the Camino in order to highlight the pilgrims' considerations in choosing and staying at albergues and suggest the aspects of improvement in terms of the facilities, services, and overall experiences tailored to the needs and wishes of pilgrims.
I am really hoping to get your great support on this and carefully listen to your valuable experiences along the way so that I can share the final result with you on this forum again in the near future. Your candid and truthful responses regarding your pilgrimage experiences are really needed!
Thank you for your active participation and cooperation.
Cheers,
Bona
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Same here. The places I stayed all had their own characteristics that can't be broken down neatly on a survey, even one as detailed as this.I started to complete your form, then realised there was no way to put reliable info in so I bailed.
The places I stayed were so diverse, there was no way to complete it. and if I had it wouldn't be accurate anyway. Because some of the best places dont have most of the features. And towns and villages are all different.
Hi Thanks for your participation! yes, we are offered potable water at albergues. Also, before leaving albergues, we take the potable water from the place. This would be the meaning of potable watered offered.Just filled it in, I take it you mean potable - drinkable - cool water? Ie opportunity to fill your water bottle before you leave in the morning?
Hello, I also agreed with your concept of albergue as a shelter provided for pilgrims. Regarding the deeper meaning of albergue, I already conducted an array of "interviews" with fellow pilgrims on the way and understood the actual meaning of albergue to them.@Bkim, I've completed your survey with the best of intent.
I was struck though that many of the "characteristics" that you list are, to me, entirely peripheral to Pilgrimage and would have little influence on my choice of Albergue.
I seek weatherproof shelter, a bed and functional even if basic hygiene facilities. A welcoming host, a fire on a cold night, a meal shared: these are all the things on which fond memories are based. I do not walk Camino searching for the "best" accommodation.
The best Albergue I have ever encountered is the one wherein I lay my weary body at days end.
Hi there, first of all thank you for your trial! really appreciated!I started to complete your form, then realised there was no way to put reliable info in so I bailed.
The places I stayed were so diverse, there was no way to complete it. and if I had it wouldn't be accurate anyway. Because some of the best places dont have most of the features. And towns and villages are all different.
Hi there, first of all thank you for your trial! really appreciated!Same here. The places I stayed all had their own characteristics that can't be broken down neatly on a survey, even one as detailed as this.
Hi thanks for the reply.Like others, I found it difficult to express why I would or would not choose an albergue. On my most recent pilgrimage, in most cases it was because they were at a distance from the place that I last stayed that I thought was manageable. If that was a place where there are several options, only then would I be interested in delving more deeply. But even then, the major criteria would have simply been price. Unless there was some indication that a particular place was appalling, I would check availability from the lowest price to the highest.
This is in contrast to my first pilgrimage in 2010, where I started looking for somewhere to stay between 2 pm and 3 pm, and stay at the first place with a bed available. Only one or twice did I extend my day to get to a particular town or specific albergue.
Perhaps I had some more complicated criteria working with which I assessed whether I wanted to stay somewhere or not, but they must have been sub-conscious.
I come from a database marketing background, and have been responsible for inflicting many surveys on people over the years with a view to increasing profits and sales.Hi there, first of all thank you for your trial! really appreciated!
I understand that all albergues are diversified so it is hard to choose an answer for all albergues. definitely understood! I also have stayed at more than 125 albergues so far. so in order to reduce the bias, I have tried to provide a statement that "you can choose a type of albergue that you normally stayed in filling in the questionnaire"
For the first part of importance, you can choose your own expectation on albergues - there is no issue here. However based on your experiences, you are kindly asked to choose a type of albergue among Public (Municipal), Private (Privado), Parish or church / Monastery (Parroquiao iglesia/Monasterio), which you stayed normally.
then only consider the type of it to share your opinion. otherwise there is no way to understand in-depth information about albergue from peer pilgrims. Hope this clarifies on the issues. and if you have clearer idea, you definitely are kindly asked to do it once again. your input is all appreciated truly!
Cheers
Hi there, I do have empathy for the evolvement of Camino over time. I as a pilgrim who undertakes the Camino for religious purpose and my growth in faith, feel somewhat sad to see that the Camino has become a touristic journey. I also encountered and witnessed it this summer when I walked the Camino, however, it is how the Camino is being welcomed and recognized for now. We cannot really control the current Camino and all the relevant elements on the way unfortunately.I come from a database marketing background, and have been responsible for inflicting many surveys on people over the years with a view to increasing profits and sales.
However I always tuck the Camino into a 'non-commercial' part of my brain, because I walk for personal reasons, and the unpredictability of the Camino, and its unexpected delights is part of its charm.
It saddens me a little that the Camino will evolve: more pilgrims, extended services etc - making albergues feel that they need to confirm to unrealistic expectations.
I have seen several surveys come up recently and I always cringe - knowing that the end game is a more 'tourist friendly' Camino. That's not one of the Camino attributes I would welcome.
I know that not happening is about as realistic as holding back the tide, but its the last thing I'd like to see.
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