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    maybe the via francigena???

    Hello Karen, I have done a few caminos to Santiago and Fisterra. It was all beautiful experiences. I am now moving to Via Francigena next september. I will start in Switzerland to Rome, in 5-6 weeks . I have gather some information and a lot of them come from the VF forum on yahoo...
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    The Wales Coast Path

    Thank you Melanie...Just openned new possibilities... After the VF in Italy...that will be great... jpierre
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    The Via Francigena and WW1 Battlefields

    Thanks Bob. What a beautiful song!!! jpierre
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    26 yr old female walking March 2013

    I walked through last march the caminos del Salvador (Leon to Oviedo), primitivo to Muxia (Oviedo-Santiago-Muxia). The weather was just beautiful, lots of sun some cold evening and morning in early march but just plain amazing after. There was some pilgrims along, more than i thought at that...
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    Starting the Via Francigena in Italy march 2013

    Thank you for the information. Great links and pictures. I have talk with Cristina last winter when i thought i would walked the last 100 km to Rome after the El Salvador and primitivo caminos but instead decide to keep on going with my camino familia to Fistera and Muxia. So Cristina and...
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    Starting the Via Francigena in Italy march 2013

    Hello, After 7 caminos to Santiago since 2002, i move to the ones leading to Rome. I will walk the italian part of the Via Francigena next march, 875 km, from Great St Bernard pass to Rome. I heard and read that that part of the Via Francigena who goes through France and Switzerland from...
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    advice on best 12-13 days

    Hello, Just get into the conversation. My two best 12-13 days camino is first the Primitivo camino starting in Oviedo to Santiago. Just too beautiful, less road walking, no crowd. Second the La Plata camino 12-13 before Santiago. Good trail, really nice albergues ( more have open in 2010) and...
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    how long does it really take to walk to Finisterre?

    I took 4 days to walk to Fistera and another to Muxia. Stopping at St-Roque-Corcubion is a must. They are super nice. I was there last week and Manuel (i am not good at remembering name) was quite a host. Take care when you arrive on top of the hill from Corcubion and so before descending, the...
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    One Week before Lisbon!

    Hello, I met a woman last week in Fistera who just walk from Lisbon. She told me she slept most of the times at bombeiros ( firefighters). Usually, they have cooking facilities here in Quebec. Wish to walk that camino some days, let me know how it went. thanks jpierre
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    Albergue San Jose - Negreira

    It is a private one? The cost for one night? Be in Negreira tomorrow. Thanks Jpierre
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    Walking the El Norte Route--1st Time

    The Norte is a beautiful camino, sea and mountains, espacially if you go by the primitivo. Where do you start? In 2006, i start in St-Jean-de-luz, a day walk from Irun. I took a flight to Paris from Montreal, took a night train with bed and arrive at 7hre AM, fresh and ready to go... You can...
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    Camino March 2012

    Hello Linda, Don't worry about failure, ther is no such thing on the camino. Do what you can, don't overdo yourself, walk and enjoy ( ok suffer a little bit). On my first camino i had blister from day 3 to day 49 ( Arles-Santiago, 45 years old :-). Beautiful experience. Can't beat the first...
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    What is the most you have walked in a day?

    Quite fun to read the post about this question. In my fisrt camino (Arles-Santiago) i did s4-5 days over 40 including my top 49. My feet hurt over 40. Well 10 years later, i walk 25-28 per day and enjoy a few 0 days along the way ( try the Thermas in Ourense!!!). Wonder how many it another 10...
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    Updating avatar (pic) in profile

    Got it, thanks Miguel. This is one personnality, looking to enrich it...smile jpierre
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    Updating avatar (pic) in profile

    How do i put a picture on my forum page so it will show by my post ? jpierre
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