Walked from Villanueva de Campean to Montamarta, 38 kilometres. Got lost twice, but managed to find my way back without to many problems. It’s like my roommate Edzard, from Berlin, …
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Walked from Salamanca to Villanueva de Campean, 50 kilometres. The first big difference between the Via de la Plata and the ‘Real’ Camino, as I will call it, is there …
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Salamanca, that’s where the second part of my journey towards Santiago starts. With a real backpack and sleeping in Albergues. At least that’s what I hoped for. When I finally …
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13 apr
The one thing I wanted to see in Madrid was Picasso’s Guernica. From reproductions it was never clear to me why it was special, but I wanted to see the …
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12 apr
First time Madrid. It has the allure which one expects of a city that once was the capital of the world. Only to be replaced by Amsterdam, I’m eager to …
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11 apr
Walked a little bit across a beach today, nothing to speak of. Was looking for scallops. It was a good stretch of beach and towards the end I found my …
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10 apr
Walked another 21 kilometres, from Santa Irene to Santiago de Compostela, finishing the journey and making a total of 1437 kilometres. The day started spectacular enough. With thunder and lightning. …
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last things
Yesterday I saw two women in two different places carrying scythes. One was a real grim reaper scythe with a long handle and the other was like the rusty one …
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9 apr
Walked another 45 kilometres today, from Palas de Rei to Santa Irene, making a total of 1416 kilometres. It was hot. Really hot for the first time while walking in …
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8 apr
Walked another 47 kilometres, from Sarria to Palas de Rei, making a total of 1371 kilometres. Was chasing my buddy Frantisek from Slovakia, or Francisco as he likes to be …
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