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    Starting in Rome?

    Alan, that's an interesting question, it probably deserves its own thread since there must be others living in Italy who might like to do the same.
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    I'm in the paper!

    What a terrific article - congratulations!!!
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    Paris-Santiago, I'm a novice, can you help?

    Superb avatar, though.
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    The Cami Catala from Barcelona and Montserrat in Catalunya

    I thought some visitors who are interested in starting from Barcelona might be interested in this site, http://www.camisantjaume.com/ which is an association for the promotion of the Catalan leg of the Way of St. James. One can start in Barcelona itself, but more appropriate would be to...
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    Some pretty silly questions.

    For a very interesting read - though without travel tips - I wouls suggest reading the last chapter of James Michener's "Iberia". The lengthy chapter is all about the Camino de Santiago from Roncesvalles onward, and really beautifully written. You can probably pick up a copy at a second-hand...
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    Some pretty silly questions.

    Artemis: Books are certainly helpful in some situations, though I would imagine that Joyce Rupp was too busy looking for sparks of New Age wisdom in the female mice to tell you whether they chewed on her mattress or not. I have already found that the best thing you can do is to send a...
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    Country house lodging in Galicia

    I will be doing the Camino Ingles next year and, whilst looking around for information on places to stay other than refugios/albergues, I came across the Pazos de Galicia site, which is the Galician version of the Paradores de Espana: http://www.pazosdegalicia.com/ The site offers a number...
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    Interesting Christian sites

    Re: Thanks for the sites, Ivar! I will check them out thoroughly. So much of what I have read has been about the Camino Frances and there is seemingly so little written about the Camino Ingles, that it will certainly make for an interesting adventure. I find it interesting that San Pelayo...
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    Interesting Christian sites

    Being a devout Catholic, I am going on the Camino for religious purposes as much as for cultural interest. I've had a look at the fotos of the Camino Ingles on another site, and there are some interesting churches, statues, waycrosses, etc. that appear along the way. I was wondering whether...
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    Footwear Question

    Having grown up in a small country town with a creek running at the bottom of my street, it has always been problematic trying to get me to keep my shoes on. Despite owning many pairs of shoes, I only wear shoes when I have to. If I'm at home I go completely barefoot, and if I am running...
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    Montserrat?

    For Zeke Hi Zeke - If you need information on Barcelona or Montserrat please let me know - my family is from Barcelona and I go regularly. If you are interested in spending the night at Montserrat, which is an amazing experience, you can do so either on top of the mountain itself, by...
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    Planning Way In Advance

    Hi Everyone - I'm Billy, I'm a 32-year-old attorney and writer living in Washington, DC. My mother is from Spain, and she and her best friend in the US just completed the Camino, starting from Sarria. They are ladies of a "certain age", as they say, and my mother's friend is recovering...
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    Footwear Question

    What ABOUT sandals? Hi everyone - I've just signed up today, and I have already learnt a great deal from the posts I've read this evening. Thank you! I have read in several places about people who did the Camino in June/July wearing sandals. In fact somewhere on the web I read about a...
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