PortugalCoimbraRabaçal40°1’46” N 8°27’17” W
January 12 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
In this town, I met another pilgrim from South Korea. His name is Lee and he brought wine and cheese and popcorn to share with everyone. He said he hadn’t seen any other pilgrims in 3 days so IRead more
PortugalCoimbraRabaçal40°1’47” N 8°27’17” W
January 13 in Portugal ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Tonight’s Alburgue has been the nicest so far! True lux living! They have a pool out back and amazing have heat in the bedrooms for the winter which is super nice to have!
The owner of the AlburgueRead more
PortugalCoimbraRabaçalChanca40°2’30” N 8°28’17” W
May 13, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Friday the 13th - what a lucky day.
We one again had the pleasure of Wil's company for the 19-km walk from Ansiao to Rabacal. Most of the walk was on country roads, gravel paths and tractor lanes,Read more
PortugalCoimbraPombalinhoCasas Novas40°0’12” N 8°26’4” W
May 8, 2021 in Portugal ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
This afternoon while checking my route at a crossing, Victor appeared next to me asking in perfect english whether I'm on the camino? We ended up chatting for half an hour. Victor is history professorRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Rabaçal, Rabacal
Oh do tell! How did you answer the identity question??!!! [Ashley Parks]
Traveler I said that the United States is such a large and diverse county that’s it is quite hard to pin down compared to somewhere like Portugal where there are only like 10 million people. But that our national identity is based on ‘freedom’ but that freedom is hard to understand without comparing it something else. So not the freedom to do something, but in the sense of being free from something. I think it’s in part because we are a nation of immigrants. In our national story and family stories there are often themes of a ‘freedom from’ whether that’s poverty, slavery, war, persecution, communism, etc and that to see ourselves as free, we very often see ourselves as being in conflict with something else.