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Will the pope visit Santiago de Compostela in 2010?
All about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela —
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…this is the question everybody as asking themselves in Santiago de Compostela as 2009 is nearing its end.Since next year, is Xacobeo 2010 (holy year) the visit of the pope is expected among the locals in Santiago de Compostela. Pope Benedict XVI have recieved the invitation many months ago, but has not yet answered ...1 day ago -
Albergues
A Seat At The Table —
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When walking to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, go to an albergue rather than a church if you want to meet pilgrims. Sure, you will see a few at the evening pilgrims’ mass, but you will come across many more at the local albergue . It is a hostel that can be municipal, parochial, or private. A bunk, ...4 days ago -
Encounters On The Way
A Seat At The Table —
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Much of what happens on the way to Santiago comes through encounters of all kinds. As the bric-à-brac making up my daily life is put aside for a while, as usual concerns are placed on hold, my mind is suddenly freed from a lot of its clutter and notices more than it would otherwise. My writing a journal every day ...6 days ago -
The Albergue is born, the first Camino de Santiago Social Network
All about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela —
Authority: 108
A few days ago the Camino de Santiago Albergue was born. A Social Network (a lot like Facebook). At the albergue it is easy to share photos and videos, and with the “Groups”feature, there is no limits to the number of Camino related sub-forums that can be created.GROUPSAnother thing that I think could be useful ...1 week ago -
Jaca — Spanish portal onto the Camino de Santiago
Consumer Traveler —
Authority: 144
Jaca, on the southern side of the Pyrenees, has for centuries been one of the first Spanish cities pilgrims reached after crossing the forbidding mountains. The coming year, 2010, is a jubilee year for the Camino de Santiago, when St Jamess day (July 25th) falls on a Sunday.1 week ago -
Being A Pilgrim
A Seat At The Table —
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Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. Psalm 84:5 As a Christian, I often hear that I am a ‘pilgrim on earth.’ Out of curiosity, I did a concordance search on line. I found out that, in the Bible, translations vary according to the edition (New ...1 week ago -
Im back!
A Seat At The Table —
Authority: 112
Im back ! I’m back with a memento from my Camino: a bum knee, as if the Camino itself did not really want to let go of me. The Camino walks with me as I limp. I cannot help but smile. Also, my knee is there to remind me that I walked all the way to Santiago, however slowly, and foolish, this may have been. ...1 week ago -
Looking for a walking companion?
All about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela —
Authority: 108
Many like to walk along. Some like to walk in a group, but can not convince family or friends to com along. So what to do? Why not try to find someone to walk with?Here is one post from the forum on this topic:Are there local pilgrim gatherings that plan a Camino together? I live [...]2 weeks ago -
New Google service allows virtual pilgrimage
Thaindian News —
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Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Nov 11 (EFE) Internet users can now take a virtual pilgrimage in Spain thanks to Google’s Street View service.The virtual re-creation of the “Road to Santiago”, one of the most famous pilgrimage routes in Europe, is one of the features of the service, which also showcases the ...2 weeks ago -
Camino de Santiago as a Vegetarian
All about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela —
Authority: 108
Does vegetarians find it difficult to find things to eat along the Camino de Santiago? This is a common question in our Camino de Santiago forum. One of our pilgrims said it like this:The wonderful hospitaleros in Ruitelan made a lovely meal at the albergue. There was a vegetarian option as well which was very [...]3 weeks ago -
Thoughts on the Camino de Santiago
All about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela —
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Philip is a member of our Camino de Santiago forum. He has just finished the Camino and has written his experiences and many good advice. He says:Now, in my life so far I have been around quite a bit. Among other things, I have trekked mountain gorillas in Rwanda, swum with tortoises in the Galapagos, [...]3 weeks ago -
Camino to Santiago: Bilbao effects
Consumer Traveler —
Authority: 144
I take back all those unflattering things Ive said in the past about Bilbao. That stuff about how its the "the Pittsburgh of Spain." Yes, its an iron city. Yes, the Ría that runs through it is brown. And yes, its annoying, if not panic-inducing, that the Guggenheim Bilbao is now listed in 1000 Places to See Before ...4 weeks ago -
Camino di Santiago 031
Catherine Todd blog —
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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Camino di Santiago 031 , originally uploaded by alessandro pucci . I want to be HERE.4 weeks ago -
Winter Camino – 20 tips
All about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela —
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A pilgrim that have walked the Camino in Winter shares 20 tips for walking in this time of the year:Winter Camino: 20 tips1. You don’t need a lot of clothes, but the ones you have need to be very functional. (I like ultra fine merino wool, my husband likes hi tech synthetics)2. Two full outfits [...]4 weeks ago -
Scared of dogs?
All about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela —
Authority: 108
A pilgrim recently wrote in the forum:So I’ll be walking this June/July, going the Ourense route, hiking solo. Here’s the thing: I am *TERRIFIED* of dogs. (I was bitten when I was little.). Everyone says, “Carry a stick with you for the dogs.” OK, great. What do I *do* with the stick???More in the forum…5 weeks ago

