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  1. MethaV

    What surprised you the most?

    I thought I would meet some nice fellow pilgrims on the road sooner or later, but becoming like a family with a small group from the first day wasn't exactly what I'd expected. I love walking alone and at the end of the day having dinner with my "family".
  2. MethaV

    Albergue idea - group snorers together, away from non-snorers

    And me, with ear plugs. 😅🤣
  3. MethaV

    That ‘first camino feeling’

    I just have to share a memory from my walk on the Via Podiensis. Most beautiful walk by the way. In Cahors I met a young British woman who was travelling around the world with her large backpack. She accidentally heard about the pilgrim walk when she was in Porto and decided to try it...
  4. MethaV

    The why of a 2nd, 3rd or 17th Camino

    The feeling of freedom, having the possibility to get away from every day life. Maybe most of all, to meet all these marvellous fellow pilgrims and share, make new friends. Friends for life sometimes. I enjoy every minute spent on the Camino and the next one will be part of the Camino Norte for...
  5. MethaV

    Chemin de la Régordane - camping

    Great! Thanks!!! I love camping, so I will bring a tent anyway and stay in gites some nights.
  6. MethaV

    Chemin de la Régordane - camping

    Thanks, mspath and andycohn for your answers. I will look for the Miam Miam Do Do. Used it for the via Podiensis and yes, it is really good. I speak rather good French so that will not be a problem. And who knows, I might do the Stevenson route further on. I will stay in France for one more...
  7. MethaV

    Where do ( did ) you walk ( locally ) in 2023?

    Looks lovely! I do that sometimes, but not without spending an hour or so in the sauna before. About local walks, I do quite a few now in Languedoc, France. There are plenty of nice walking tours from 8 up to around 20-21 km in lovely environments. But that's day tours, of course. I plan to...
  8. MethaV

    Chemin de la Régordane - camping

    Hi. I plan to do the Camino de la Régordane, also called Chemin de Saint Gilles in France, starting in Le Put en Velay around 12th of May and finishing in Saint Gilles near Nîmes 10 or 11 days later. Is there anyone out there who has done this walk? I will bring a tent, so I would love to know...
  9. MethaV

    Phone phobia and speaking foreign languages

    I quite understand your worry, I also find it a lot more complicated to speak on the phone. Here are some tips that may work for booking a room or a bed in France. It may work also in Spain and Portugal. 1. Most places have a portable phone. Send an SMS instead of calling (google translate). 2...
  10. MethaV

    What is the most unusual thing you have seen on any Camino?

    Artefact on the Camino Francés just before San Juan de Ortega. Maybe not the strangest thing but it surely makes it easier to support the suffer.
  11. MethaV

    Then and Now, First and Last

    Pilgrim humor ;-)
  12. MethaV

    Are you 70+ and still walking Caminos?

    Hi. I'm turning 67 in a couple of months, and I did my first Camino in 2011 (only 12 days) and my next was 2014 from Pamplona to Santiago in 28 days. I plan to walk every year as long as I can, and if I can't do a full month or more, then I will do less. On my first Camino I met an Italian...
  13. MethaV

    Happy New Year Pilgrims!

    Happy New Pilgrim Year and Thank You for a great Forum!
  14. MethaV

    Walking trail for 11 days in April

    I have walked all Camino Frances from SJPP to Santiago and it's lovely and maybe not so crowded in April. I also walked Le Puy to Cahors last year and I loved it. That's too far for 11 days, but as others already suggested, start in Le Puy en Velay (lovely town with lots of history and culture!)...
  15. MethaV

    Confessions of a Fat Pilgrim

    Hi fat Robo! I wish you the very best of luck! :-D
  16. MethaV

    That silly 10% rule

    I don't know why you keep calling it a rule. I never heard that it is a rule! As I see it, it is a piece of advice and take it or leave it. Of course you should adjust your backpack the way it suites you. My weight is less than 60 kgs and I use to carry around 9-10 kg on the Camino. Water and...
  17. MethaV

    Finding The Time To Walk A Camino

    I guess there are plenty of reasons why people can do the full Camino. As for me, I live in Sweden, and we have minimum five weeks of vacation each year. Most people have the possibility to take it all in one go. We often take four weeks, and then we can save the fifth week until another year. I...
  18. MethaV

    Trail magic on the Camino

    Like someone said, frozen Margarita would be nice on a hot sunny day, but seriously, I would be happy for a glass of orange juice. Some cucumber or water melon cut in peaces would be great! I bet you will make some nice friends on the Camino! :-D
  19. MethaV

    Showering and changing/washing clothes...how often?

    Thanks for informing. I will avoid the Portuguese route in April. Maggi

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