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Hello, two weeks ago, I finished the Camino Francés, and while all the recent memories have not properly settled yet, I think enough time has passed to write a bit about my experience of the Camino :)
First of all - a bit of context. This has...
Traditionally there are a lot more pilgrims leaving St. Jean Pied de Port in the first half of September than the second half. We left in the middle of September of 2021 and it wasn't bad at all, although that coincided with a lull in covid...
I'm on the Camino Francés right now, and this is also a very busy time for the early stages, but I saw a total of five other pilgrims while I was walking today. The reason is that I'm not staying in traditional end stage towns. Last night I was...
Roncesvalles is not already booked up for September.
The recent thread title is unintentionally misleading.
The relatively few rooms in the 3 hotels in Roncesvalles are already fully booked on some days in September and that is not unusual...
Hello.
I am considering walking the Camino for the first time this fall, probably beginning the third week of September in St. Jean. But I keep reading about how crowded the Camino is, including Roncesvalles being already booked up for...
Speak to the staff wherever you are staying; they'll advise on where to go to get it checked out.
They will be a lot better option to help you rather than someone on the forum.
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Just have to add that when I try to move the trial there was a Spanish family having a barbecue and I asked them if they could phone a taxi for me!!! Instead, the guy and his son drove me into Pamplona to my hostel and would take nothing for it...
I highly recommend listening to this, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001z69m it has a section quite early on about phone theft and what you can and should do.
Basically set your screen lock to 30 seconds, set up the security features...
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