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  1. muppet

    Thinking of writing a book about your camino?

    Hi Sillydoll, Ive spent the last 3 months writing a book on the three caminos I walked last year. Its a fairly personal account and whether its good enough to publish who knows....A few friends of mine are reading it now to gauge their opinion. You're right when you say its easy to fall into...
  2. muppet

    Nervous first timer: Is mid May OK, and how fit do I have to

    Hi Abigail, A basic level of fitness beforehand is handy and I would recommend trying to get a bit of walking practise in three to four weeks before leaving. If you can manage 10-20kms per day every other day in the final week before you leave then you'll already have a level to start a Camino...
  3. muppet

    Wooden Walking Sticks or Modern Trekking Poles

    I meant last year of course in my last post...still living in 2010 by the look of it...thats what the camino does for you :roll:
  4. muppet

    Wooden Walking Sticks or Modern Trekking Poles

    I walked three Caminos this year and my findings are the following: 1) Portuguese Camino - used a wooden staff for half the walk and found it useful for the muddy, steep and uneven bits. Distance wise not really necessary. 2) French Camino - started with nothing, bought a wooden staff fairly...
  5. muppet

    What is this place?

    Hi there! Yes I remember the house as well. Was just after I came across a drowsy snake on the path :-)
  6. muppet

    Bill Beahen's blog on the Via de la Plata Sept - Oct 2010

    Hi Ria, Read your post and have sent you an email in this forum. Ive already had a good chat to Bill this evening. its verrrrrrrrry hot here...gulp....walking in this heat is going to be fun! Definitely need lots of water!
  7. muppet

    Bill Beahen's blog on the Via de la Plata Sept - Oct 2010

    Hoi Ria, I leave today for Seville from Weeze (ik ben ook nederlands!) at 5pm and will be staying in Hotel Simon (same place as Bill) tonight and tomorrow and probably start walking on the 11th. C u on the route I´m sure :-)
  8. muppet

    Bitten and smitten/questions about VdlP

    Hi LT, "Lots of things come to mind but one word keeps popping up" That was 5 words you highlighted not 1! ;-) I agree with all of your statements! And I turned my life upside down before I left not after. I gave up my job and my rented flat and have been living life to the max for the last...
  9. muppet

    Bitten and smitten/questions about VdlP

    Hi Ian, You might find a 3 day old melted bar of chocolate stuck to a rock along the way if you're lucky ;-) I'm sure i'll see you during the walk as i intend to take my time and do shorter distances (especially the first week or two) this time. After every walk I've changed my focus a bit due...
  10. muppet

    Bitten and smitten/questions about VdlP

    Hi LT Dank je wel! Especially for you ................. Beaker returns :-) Yes I cant wait for my departure to Seville...time will tell what sort of weather I experience during the trip....Hopefully not too much extreme heat and rain but after walking through snowstorms in April-May between...
  11. muppet

    Bitten and smitten/questions about VdlP

    Hi Ltfit, Yes I am indeed from NL and came across this forum while preparing to walk the Portugese camino in April. I walked from Porto to Santiago from the 1st till 10th of April and then the French camino from St Jean to Santiago from the 21ste of April till the 24th of may before spending a...
  12. muppet

    Bitten and smitten/questions about VdlP

    I'm flying to Seville on the 9th of September to start the la Plata and am intending to start walking around the 11th. Have the temperatures usually dropped a bit by then? I hope so!
  13. muppet

    My stages on the Vdlp

    Hi John, Thanks for those links! My preparations are in full swing but need to do some preparatory walking the coming weeks as I havent done much since finishing the French Camino at the end of May... I leave for Seville on the 9th and will probably start a few days later after soaking up the...
  14. muppet

    Hotel in Sevilla

    Hi Annie, Thanks for that! I'll keep it in mind when Im there. :-)
  15. muppet

    Hotel in Sevilla

    hi Bill, I might see you round about that time on the trail as I'm also planning to start walking from Seville in the second or third week of september. Good luck with the preparations!
  16. muppet

    Camino Portugues de la Via de la Plata: along the way

    Hi Lovingkindness, Great blog! This provides a "virtual" camino for those at home on the digital highway and you're colourful and descriptive writing brings it very much to life and into peoples hearts and minds. Keep up the good work and enjoy every moment! :-) The camino to me among other...
  17. muppet

    My stages on the Vdlp

    hi Laurie, Thanks for the tip in regard to the eroski guide. I'll look for it online. I have bought the alison raju guide but it was last updated in 2005 and I'm sure a lot has changed since then. I'll probably take some info out of it and use my own notes gathered from different...
  18. muppet

    My stages on the Vdlp

    Hi there, Thanks for posting the stages and extra info regarding the refugios. I walked the Portugese camino from the 1st till the 10th of April (from Porto) this year and the french camino (from st jean) from the 21st April till the 24th of May. I had first intended to do the La Plata route...
  19. muppet

    What are the Do's and Don'ts of Albergue Etiquette?

    In Teo on the Portugese camino a week ago there was a bit of a commotion in the middle of the night. I had gone to bed at 10.30pm ready for the short walk into Santiago. A Portugese group had arrived earlier in the evening and their bags had been dropped off earlier by the guy shifting their...
  20. muppet

    ALSA Ticket from abroad

    Hi there, My advice is to just sort out a bus or train ticket when you arrive in Santiago. That gives you more flexibility when you leave and not a deadline for arriving. Two of my travelling companions sorted out a bus ticket to Lisbon without too much trouble. June/July will of course be...

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