Posts Tagged ‘camino advice’
Four Novels To Get You In The Mood for Your Camino Adventure
I returned from the first leg of the Camino Frances in June 2016. After a month of reflection, we decided that we could not wait until next May to walk the next 100 miles, so we have booked for October. In the meantime, I wanted to keep my spirit alive with the travelling bug,…
Read MoreI never had a single blister on the Camino
Unlike so many other pilgrims, I am pleased to say that neither, me, Julie or Rachel got a single blister in the 92 miles that we covered on our first Camino. Blisters were probably one of my top worries, so I read articles, watched YouTube videos and took advice from my brother (marathon runner) and…
Read MoreWhat would I do differently on my next Camino trip?
This is my first blog since I have returned from my first Camino. We only walked for 6 days and walked over 90 miles, but we are already planning trip number two! Now that I have experienced my first part of the Camino, what did I learn? Did I take anything that I never used?…
Read MoreCamino Etiquette – The Unwritten Rules!
Panic set in as I received the weekly forum roundup email from Ivar on the Camino forum. One of the topics was about an angry Albergue Warden who threw someone’s pack on the floor and shouted, “leave, leave”. It was 7.30am, and all pilgrims needed to leave by 8am, so she was “shooing” people out…
Read MoreYou Know You Are Going On You First Camino When…
As you may be aware, we are off to walk the first part of the Camino Frances in less than 30 days and I am now starting to think “what’s going to happen when we get back?”. Camino life has consumed me for the last three months since we decided that we were going to…
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