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    Has the Camino lost its way?

    As Rebekah stated; the Camino Frances is a pilgrimage. By definition a journey to a sacred or holy place. But pilgrimage is much more than a journey to a physical place; it is meant to be a dualistic journey where the physical leads to the internal or spiritual journey. It is meant to be a...
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    Violence (nearly), due to snoring.

    Have stayed there and it is true- free, but IMO really a donativo. To be fair, there are many pilgrims that go to Fatima that are stretching their budgets just to travel to the shrine. I wasn't one of them so I left a donation.
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    Booking Auberge Borda

    they are only open from 1 April to 31 October. Are you sure you put in 2024? (Sometimes they autocorrect as well) Otherwise probably best to email them.
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    Madrid to Pamplona by train

    only up until two hours before departure it seems, though at €21 I won't sweat it too much: "La anulación de billetes solo es posible si se realiza, al menos, 2 horas antes del inicio del servicio, debiéndose personar el viajero en los puntos de venta de la empresa (taquillas) dentro de su...
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    thin lightweight flip-flops?

    Crocs make amazingly lightweight and supportive flip-flops. Also not too expensive.
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    Madrid to Pamplona by train

    so I am arriving in MAD T4 on Wednesday Sept 13. I know there's an ALSA bus at noon, but it leaves from Avenida America (I want to avoid a mad dash into Madrid, don't know if my flight will arrive on time at 10am or not) As for the credit card, I don't even get to the page to input the card...
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    Madrid to Pamplona by train

    I've been trying to book the noon jimenez bus from MAD T4 to Logrono all day. I waited until it showed up on their website/schedules. I selected the ticket and the seat but I keep getting an error loading the actual payment page. Anyone else have issues with this? I registered with them and...
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    Multipurpose shoes for shower and town?

    Have you looked into Oofos?
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    Peregrina Held Hostage

    Literally half of my (Catholic) parish is gay and openly welcomed. They don't feel like hostages, or perhaps no more so than the women in attendance. The church is a human institution and as such is inherently flawed. It is also not as monolithic as most people believe. Personally I don't think...
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    Route advice September

    I have walked the CF from StJPP, from Burgos and Leon (several times each) I have also walked the Primitivo and the CP Central. If you really want the full package experience, walk from Leon to Santiago and if the weather is nice (which it usually is in September) make your way out to...
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    LIVE from the Camino Albergue Lama

    Albergue Lamas had the best bocadillo Ive ever had in Spain! Ive done the Pradela 2-3 times; the climb up is not so bad (IMO) I found the steep descent more notable. Totally worth it. However, I don’t stay up in O Cebreiro. I usually stop in La Faba.
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    Primitivo - Sept 2021

    The Hospitales route is not as bad as it sounds (IMO). Use Gronze.com and look at the elevation profile (just below the map, click on “ver perfil de la etapa “) it’s 600m climb out of Borres. You’ve probably done nearly that out of Cornellana or Salas. The thing is, there’s nothing up there, so...
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    LIVE from the Camino Late July 2021 Primitivo!

    It’s awesome!!
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    LIVE from the Camino Burgos-Santiago

    Hi Lynne! Thank you so much for these helpful updates. One question: how are you making reservations? Booking.com? Calling ahead? An app? In the past I would use booking.com but as you probably know, not all the albergues are listed on it. Thank you so much!
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    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Francés, starting in SJPP

    you are wonderful to keep posting updates; they are so helpful for those of us planning. Gracias!!!
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