If you are already planning your camino travel for 2026, beware that Santiago airport will be closed for all traffic between April 23 and May 27 next year! There are of course other options so your camino doesn’t need to be affected in any way, you just might have to fly in to a different … More Santiago airport to close for 35 days in 2026
The wording has now been updated in both the Spanish and English version of the Pilgrim Office website, so though there are still questions around what the wording means, at least it is consistent and probably here to stay. Screenshots from today, 12 Feb 2025: Left, Spanish website, google translated; and right, English. Both state … More New compostela rules – Update
As 2017 draws to a close, I am looking forward to 2018. It brings with it one walk I have wanted to do for most of my adult life – the Norwegian pilgrimage trail from capital city Oslo to my home town of Trondheim, previously called Nidaros, and the cathedral dedicated to St Olav. I … More New Year, new challenges
Two camino related things happened recently: The start date for my long awaited St Olav’s Walk in Norway was set for this spring, and my young walking companion L, who I met in Rabanal in 2014, told me she was going to Dublin to study in the new year. I will of course need a … More The Celtic Camino
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