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    Please critique this idea

    Hello. It is a wonderful journey. I guess you know the difficulty of the path of El Salvador and the loneliness of this. The primitive road is also harder than the French way. But you can learn the best and most authentic of Asturias. I think two adults to four children can be little. Buen...
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    26 yr old female walking March 2013

    Hello. The last week of March. is Holy Week. All the people in the cities to the villages to see family. Many shops are closed. if you come across as a Catholic procession enjoy it. Floats carried on the shoulders of a brotherhood of men are ancient artwork. But there are many people and it is...
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    Are reservations really necessary?

    Hi, In Spain. In May and first half of June. you can not book Albergue But in the second half of June and July there are too many pilgrims. In Spain there are Abergues that allow book. There are also hostels and hotels according to the size of the population. Within the Youth Abergues have...
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    three people in the Camino

    This is a documentary film about the Camino de Santiago. Three pilgrims. Brazilian girl in Summer. A Japanese girl in spring and a Dutch gentleman in Winter. Appear important people in the road. Doña Felisa before Logroño. Jesus Jato de Villafranca, Los hospitaleros the Little Potala Ruitelán...
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    Walking with Grand-daughter

    On vacation. Galician schoolchildren (12 years old) walk the Camino de Santiago. Sarria - Santiago. Smoothly. You have to think in the first stage do Sant foot Port - Roncesvalles. 26 K.M. of tough climbs and descents. It's a foggy area. Buen Camino to Santiago. Ultreya.
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    Good Restaurants

    sorry for my behavior. to do penance. Explain the recipe for garlic soup. In a pot, a spoon of olive oil over low heat. introduce into the pot 2 cloves garlic per person. the gilded and depart from heat. introduce a spoon of paprika and stir. (careful not to burn the paprika). We introduce...
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    Good Restaurants

    KITCHEN NAVARRA • Artichokes with clams • Cod ajoarriero • Tripe Navarra • Roast Capon • Cardo with ham • Canned Apricots (dessert) • Lamb stew • Asparagus Vinaigrette • Sauteed Asparagus with perretxicos • Beef Stew • Chicken fricassee • Breaded Eggs • Eggs in San Francisco Javier (dessert) •...
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    Larrasoaña

    In Larrasoaña not want pilgrims, This happened throughout the Camino de Santiago in the 80s. When a pilgrim was treated like a tramp. And just in Cizur Maribel Roncal, Felisa before Logroño, and Jato in Villafranca, staying Pilgrims. Zubiri stay inside. "Palo de avellano " "Zaldico"...
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    Planning my Camino for 2013.

    Do not skimp on medical kit, anti inflammatory ointment and calm down to the knees. compeed only scratches. blisters heal differently and in shelters. Small boat sunscreen. when does sun burns. Hydrate frequently. Do not force it up. if you feel strong. Buen Camino to Santiago. Ultreya.
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    Camino in May

    the person who does not rain that does not come north of Spain. We are in a period of several years of low rainfall. yet three straight days of rain in Navarra and Galicia are not uncommon. May is a great month to do the Camino de Santiago. Not cold (a sleeping bag is small and light enough.)...
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    The Camino Is Not For Everyone

    There is a quote from the Middle Ages. Camino doors open to everyone, sick and healthy. Not only Catholics, but even to pagans, Jews, heretics, idle and vain, and more briefly good and profane " Buen Camino to Santiago.
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    Walking in September/October/November

    I arrived in Santiago on October 29, 2011 and only had cold in O'cebreiro. Rain is another thing. It can rain 3 days straight or not. Autumn in Northern Spain is beautiful. In Navarra have a beech. In Galicia have oak, crabapples. Buen Camino to Santiago.
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