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Tandem Graham replied to the thread One week and I start in Le Puy en Valey.Just a further note: France is 30 or 40% more expensive for accommodation and food than Portugal or Spain. However, some pilgrims get around this by camping - there are quite a few campsites on or within a couple of kms from the GR65/Voie du Puy... -
Tandem Graham reacted to Flog's post in the thread Camino Aragonês notes and observations April '24 with
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I wrote this long-winded post to address some of the recent concerns, comments and questions regarding this route, and I hope some might find it useful. I flew from Dublin to Lourdes on the 18th of April, took the train to Pau and started walking... -
Tandem Graham replied to the thread Hamburg-Santiago hostels list.Hi, quite a journey you are planning! There is no one information source for that whole route. However, the German Jakobsweg associations and the Belgian and French regional Compostelle associations all have websites which include lists of...
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Tandem Graham replied to the thread One week and I start in Le Puy en Valey.If you can, I would book a bed/room at the old Seminary, just a block from Le Puy Cathedral, in light of the bank holiday. There is (or was in 2019) a soiree each afternoon, in the local pilgrim association room - again very near the cathedral -...
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Tandem Graham replied to the thread Cycling SJPP to Roncesvales.We took our tandem over the Napoleon route in 2017, carrying it where necessary once we left the asphalt. You need a sturdy frame, chunky tyres and a willingness to give way to walkers and push/carry the bike over boulders and between rocks close...
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Tandem Graham reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Lost & Found Take care of your gear! with Like.
Let me preface this by saying please understand I am not picking on anybody, I fully understand that mistakes happen and how. Been there, done that. I have been astonished to see so many lost and found reports over the last two weeks. And not...
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Tandem Graham replied to the thread Parking at SJPP.Another option to those above may be to store it at a Campsite somewhere near Bayonne or Cambo les Bains (both a short hop by train to SJPdP). If you end up walking during the camping season, many caravans and motorhomes will have vacated their...
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Tandem Graham reacted to EmmaHikes's post in the thread Making friends when starting the Camino later with Like.
Thank you everyone - this made me feel much more confident x
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Tandem Graham reacted to lt56ny's post in the thread Shoes, shoes and more dreaded shoes..... with Like.
I think you are 100% correct about people and their observations. I should have added that my scientific observation is as we used to say in The Bronx when I was growing up, "whatever the person just said (fill in the blank) and a quarter will...
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Tandem Graham reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Shoes, shoes and more dreaded shoes..... with Like.
The reason for the half size bigger advice is twofold. Firstly, when walking longer distances day after day, for a week or more in a row, most peoples feet swell. Especially once it warms up. Secondly, on prolonged downhills, your toe’s can...
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