Many first time pilgrims, automatically think that the traditional raincoat is the only option for rain protection while on the pilgrimage. But what about a poncho?
Entries from June 2008
Pilgrim Tip: Raincoat or Poncho?
January 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Pilgrim related
For the first time, more foreign pilgrims than spaniards
January 30th, 2008 · No Comments
(Photo from La Voz de Galicia)
La Voz de Galicia reports today that for the first time since statistics where collected in 1985 that there are more foreigners receiving the compostela than Spaniards.
Tags: Pilgrim Statistics
Pilgrims now pay €3,-/night in albergues in Galicia
January 29th, 2008 · No Comments
(Photo from El Correo Gallego)
El Correo Gallego has a story today about the new charge that the Xunta de Galicia has introduced at the albergues in Galicia.
Tags: Pilgrim related
New routes to Dublin and Liverpool starting April 1st
January 28th, 2008 · No Comments
El Correo Gallego has story today about how both Aerlingus and Ryanair will re-open the routes from Santiago de Compstela that they closed down earlier this year.
Tags: Tourism · Travel to/from Santiago
Announcing the 4th Annual Camino Pilgrim Gathering in Victoria (Canada)
January 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Canadian Company of Pilgrims - Victoria Branch - Pilgrim Gathering on Saturday, March 8th, 2008 at Burnside Gorge Community Centre in Victoria. 9:30-5pm.
Tags: Pilgrim events around the world
A Hospitalero Training Course, London Ontario (Canada)
January 28th, 2008 · No Comments
April 18 to Sunday to April 20, 2008
In November 2007 Mary Virtue and Tom Friesen offered a very successful hospitalero training here in Victoria. They are offering the same training again in London ON in April 2008. To help spread the word about this next hospitalero training we would ask that you forward [...]
Tags: Pilgrim events around the world
Santiago-Today.com becomes Pilgrimage-to-Santiago.com
January 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment
During the recent server move the site had to endure, I realized that the company that I registered the domain www.santiago-today.com back in the day, had taken over the ownership of the domain (!). They did not respond to e-mails that I sent trying to find out what the situation was.
So I decided, to heck [...]
Tags: Website Announcements
