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I know many like to avoid crowds, but some may like to ‘get involved’, so to advise/warn there are some big football matches being played by the Spanish National team in Euro 2024 coming up that will fill up the bars / squares on a number of...
Becky 59,
From wherever you are now
follow the Camino parallel to the N 135 all the way to the large barbeque picnic area marked Barbacoa Esteribar. Then walk past the public lavatories to the biking path which leads via the Merendero en Olloqui...
So….. we had 1 inch of rain here at home in a 4 hour period. We found it and opportunity to test our packs/setup. We hiked 12 miles in pure downpour. We both wore shorts and no pack covers as mine is waterproof and his Osprey has a waterproof...
Fifty posts and countless suggestions later..
With that in mind, why not just sleep in the place you've already booked and take it as you find it? Meantime you can put it out of your mind until you arrive there. Trust it will all be fine, and...
I was thinking along these lines as well after reading all the helpful ideas above. Thank you for the reminder. The details are so easy to get pulled into, but I have to remind myself one of the reasons I am going is to practice putting things...
Based on the recommendations already given, it still sounds like you would fare better in a smaller, quieter stage than Pamplona. You will be amongst hundreds of first timers, so please don't try to hit all the high notes before you step foot on...
Regarding leaving your pack in a separate room – besides the space (or lack thereof) they are being proactive about bedbugs. Many albergues in France do this too. I line my backpack with a black plastic garbage bag (so nothing gets wet when it...
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