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  1. Thomas1962

    No room at the inn (Najera)

    I would like to emphasize this. On the Camino, booking can be handy, but it is by far not the best way to find accomodation. For many places, especially the better ones, there is no need for the expensive booking. There is also no need because everyone is passing any albergue or hostel anyway...
  2. Thomas1962

    Is it possible to get stamps from Albergues if not staying there?

    In general: yes you can get a stamp. But at the same time: I am a former albergue owner and I have mixed experience with it. Just know that hospitaleros have very long days in a very long season. I was happy to give a stamp when I would have time or would be in the albergue. But at the same...
  3. Thomas1962

    🌱 Vegetarians, Vegans and friends of plant based food

    Our albergue albergue Ponte Ferreira is an all vegetarian albergue with also vegan food in the camino Primitivo, 27 kms after Lugo: www.ponteferreira.com. On the Primitivo at least also albergues El Tulipan in Salas, Bodenaya and Fontenonaya are vegetarian. Have a look too in the Spanish part...
  4. Thomas1962

    Avoiding Easter crowds 2022

    On samana santa most of the albergues are open again. It is a feast for Spanish people. Most of them celebrate with big parties in towns, a few will do a camino. My experience is that there is no need to book albergues, as long as you stay in the pilgrimsalbergues. Avoid the bigger places where...
  5. Thomas1962

    Best Albergues on CF from COVID/2020 or 2021 Experience?

    Have a look at this downloadpage of the Dutch Confraternity. On top you ca change language to English. In the Spanish part there is a "A selection of favorite albergues Camino Francés" from 2019.
  6. Thomas1962

    Bypassing Sarria to get to Santiago

    Happy to hear that the bed pressure became much lower in the past week. About your calculation: I think it is nearly right, but what happens this year is that there (nearly) were no pilgrims till july. So this year all come in one half a season.
  7. Thomas1962

    Bypassing Sarria to get to Santiago

    Can you explain in what way exacty it is not crowded at this moment? There are indeed less pilgrims then like 2 years ago, but because of the bed restrictions of 50% there was a very serious shortage of beds. How is your experience in that now? My experience is that the pressure on the beds are...
  8. Thomas1962

    Bypassing Sarria to get to Santiago

    That is a pity! It was the perfect available stop in this part of that camino. I will try to check later if there are any other likewise options. Thanks for letting me know.
  9. Thomas1962

    Bypassing Sarria to get to Santiago

    If you want to avoid the last part of the Frances, there is indeed a camino which goes from O Cobreiro to Lugo on the Primitivo. From there you can go to the Northe, and from there, there is a bypass which brings you back on the camino Frances only at the airport, 15 kms before Santiago. You can...
  10. Thomas1962

    Sleeping Bags still required?

    A sleepingbag is stil required in most albergues, also private ones. You might get (need to pay for) a blanket and sheets, but don count in that. I do see that more people just go without, they can be a burden to many hospitalero's.
  11. Thomas1962

    Crazy not to reserve in 2021 Holy Year?

    For our albergue on the Primitivo we hardly have any bookings for this year. There is no need to book so much ahead. And except that, most of the early bookings we get, are cancelled anyway.... My advice would be to book your first 1-2 nights. Then you will see how busy it is and you can book...
  12. Thomas1962

    Camino Frances?

    As an albergue owner (not on the Frances) I can second this. First for yourself to make sure that the albergue in which you are planning to go is open, but also to let the albergue know that at least someone is coming. Albergues might choose to close for the day if there is no reservation for...
  13. Thomas1962

    Easy and comfortable options from Sarria

    Then cathedral of Lugo is official announced as a 100 km point. As you know, the catholic church can be flexibel. :cool:
  14. Thomas1962

    Does SJPP have slow days and busy days?

    In general: people tend to work their week till the end, and travel to- and start their camino during the weekends. So in general, in weekends the numbers are higher from any bigger starting point on the camino. So tuesday till thursday are about the lowest days, also in SJPdP
  15. Thomas1962

    Booking Albergues from Canada

    As a hospitalero myself I can indeed tell that many albergues are in a deep deep wintersleep at the moment. The season is long and tyring. Also, there is hardly any albergue which is fully booked for any day this coming season. Beilari in SJPdP en Orrison might be an exeption. So no need to...
  16. Thomas1962

    Eating vegetarian in Logrono

    Try the app HappyCow, also to see as website. Great to have with you all the time. In Logrono I went once to El Sol. It is a normal bar where all the neighbours come and have their drinks, but at the same time it is all vegan! :cool:
  17. Thomas1962

    Stress with finding accommodation

    I see more and more people are refering to booking.com or even apps for making reservations. Just know that hardly any albergue is on booking, it is NOT! the place for booking albergues.
  18. Thomas1962

    Maps for display in talk

    Maybe this map: https://www.santiago.nl/wegnaarbuiten-spanje You can zoom in and out into any part you want. If you click on the eye symbol at 'Overnachtingen' (Dutch for accomodation) you can also see (nearly) all the albergues. I sometimes do have presentations as well, I make screenshots and...
  19. Thomas1962

    Pilgrims menu in Santiago

    Restaurant A Tulla, not the typical pilgrims menu but much better for the same price. Has also many vegetarian and vegan options
  20. Thomas1962

    Weight, and how its discussion is terrifying me.

    On my first camino I took a terrible backpack which I once bought for complete different reasons, the total weight was 14 kgs. After a while it felt like a lot, and I learned from it.... On my second camino I took about 8 kgs, now I do with 6.5 kgs. So don't worry, you will be fine and give...

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