El Camino -  personal project
July 9 - July 20, 2019

A little comparison with my 9-month trip — the bag and sleeping bag are the same.

On skyscanner you can easily find cheap plane tickets.

This was my initial idea of the trip.

My phone was stolen in Budapest (first picture is just an illustration), and in my anger, I kicked the curb, so by the time I reached Oviedo, I was properly limping and started wondering whether I even wanted this at all.

At that time, it was still a novelty for me — a bus where I could stretch out my legs, store my stuff, and even watch a movie while traveling.

Stamped notebook and drying shoes.

This is what hostels are like. This one was in one of the most beautiful locations, a bit off the main road, so fewer people choose it.

This photo is from one of my presentations, but to be honest, I don’t even remember what was happening here.

This was the Germans’ favorite little book written by Rajmund — everyone had one. Of course, I didn’t, since I wanted to do everything on my phone, but after it was stolen, I ended up looking at other people’s books. The photos were taken with an older phone that my cousin lent me for the trip.

After losing my phone and a toe on the first day, I lost my sandal on the second day, but I went back 10 km and found it. So, tired as I was, I went to bed happily at the end of the day, knowing I still had my brand-new sandal — which I could then wear with socks.

At first, I didn’t understand what these were and expected them to shoot something out, but then I realized they were holding up the rocks.

The trails are very well marked everywhere; you can easily manage without a map.

The shade and the cool stream felt really good.

Alnus glutinosa is the scientific name for the black alder, which doesn’t look like this — this is more likely some kind of willow species.

There were also foggier days.

And lots of laundry drying.

A hostel interior.

There are many info signs everywhere.

In Spain, they always give a little meat or snack — tapas, as they call them, meaning small bites served with coffee.

Mile markers and a rainy day.

Even in such thick fog, the road is still quite visible — this was the highest point.

Along the way, I ran into a German ecologist who knew another ecologist I also know — such a small world.

I was really happy to see this sign because it indicated that there were only 100 meters left to the long-awaited rest stop.

Almost every stop had a small restaurant where you could get a daily menu for 10 euros — soup, main course, wine, and dessert.

On one of my early morning departures, I heard a European Nightjar — you can see the bird in the bottom right corner.

By the end, I had made friends with a few people, and we spent the last two days traveling together.

And then we arrived in Santiago together.

Last photos from this trip.