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Thank you from a first-timer. I’m taking the bus from Pamplona to Roncesvalles on Monday, 6 May. I was unable to get a reservation and freak out every time I see the forum notifications come through my email. I keep reminding myself I’m in Spain...
Not to dispute the long, illustrious history of the Camino providing for Pilgrims but I would be very surprised if, when Alfonso II set out from Oviedo on the "first Camino", he didn't have runners riding ahead making sure that he and his...
Personally I would book up for first few days anyway till you get the feeling of the amount of pilgrims on route.im starting my 20 th time on Camino from Pamplona on 12 th may only going as far as Astorga this year not as brave as I used to be...
As a single Senior, just me now, not for everyone, but a Pilgrim never had the opportunity to book ahead. This is a new phenomenon. But, taking the day ahead as it goes, at least provides adventure as well as possibly tasking us to our limits, in...
I am also a solo walking female and don't book if I can avoid it.
If you prefer not to make reservations, you could try to walk off-stage until Pamplona, which usually makes it easier to find a bed.
Most pilgrims will walk St Jean - (Orisson /...
Make a reservation in Roncevalles. After that, it's personal preference and tolerance for risk. You will not sleep out in the cold if you do not make reservations after Roncevalles. However, you may see your preferred albergue with a...
From my own life's experiences, who you are as a person at home is usually who you are on the camino, or anywhere else your travels take you. I’ve been on this forum a relatively short time compared to others, and people here are caring...
I did not need “el Camino” to see all these painful things. I see them everyday where I live. It pains my heart. But the Camino was for me about finding joy and love while feeling pain and fatigue. I feel physical pain 24 hours a day, while I am...
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