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    Where to stay in SJPP

    I stayed at this place http://www.ultreia64.fr/en/ last year and it was fine. So much so that I'm staying there again this year.
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    A little advice needed please.Albergues and medication?

    I agree with others who say that you shouldn't go looking to stay in hotels because you won't meet other pilgrims, and that can be most helpful and rewarding. On the other hand I wouldn't go looking to stay in municipals and parochials, which can sometimes be overcrowded, with rickety bunk beds...
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    Reservations at Orrisson

    If you made the payment via Paypal, then you will have a reservation. However, if you didn't, its likely that you will not have a reservation when you arrive in July. Your message implies that you didn't respond to the Paypal request, and as far as I know that is a requirement.
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    Reservations at Orrisson

    I'm surprised to hear that people are having trouble booking Orisson. I wrote them last week using the web form on their web site and received a response the next day from Jean-Jacques ETCHANDY who confirmed my booking for April 24th and informed me that I would receive a Paypal invoice for...
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    Take a left...or take a right?

    1. Leaving Virgen del Camino-- L or R? 2. Leaving Hospital de Orbigo-- L or R? 3. Leaving Villafranca del Bierzo-- L or R? 4. Leaving Triacastela-- L or R? My opinion is left, right, right, left which appears to be pretty much the consensus with a few people leaning toward right at Triacastela...
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    5 days in Navarre, 5 days in Galicia Apr 2014?

    Just my opinion, and I'm sure others would disagree, but I think the section from Sarria to Santiago is the least interesting part of the walk, and I'd opt for Pamplona to Burgos if I were you. Another alternative is to bus or take the train from Logrono to Leon and walk to Ponferrada. If you...
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    What about a nice hot shower?

    All of the private albergues and most of the municipal ones will have ample hot water for showers. There are, however, a couple of municipal albergues that are substandard and have a tendency to run out of hot water in the late afternoon. I did the camino last May and I ended up having cold...
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    walk the camino from Sarria

    I doubt that you will find any direct flights from North America to Santiago, so you are more likely to fly in and out of Madrid, and need to get to and from Santiago from there. One way is to fly, using one the local carriers, Air Vueling (ww.vueling.com/en) or Iberian Airlines...
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    Google street view

    Google street view is a great way to see what it would be like to walk the Camino. I did the Camino Frances last spring and spent hours exploring locations along the route in Google street view before my trip. I even created a Google map of locations on the Camino and included interesting...
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    Pamplona-- central (private?) hotel/hostel for 2 day stay

    I'll second that. I stayed at the Hemingway last spring for one night and thought it was great. I can't remember what I paid but it was quite reasonable.
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    IMPORTANT: Advice for pilgrims setting off APRIL 2013

    I've never been on the Camino so I'll leave it to others to provide meaningful and authoritative advice. However, I've been following a picture blog by a Canadian from Vancouver, Randall St. Germain, who did the walk in 2012 in 20 days starting on April 29 and the amount of mud and rain he...
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    IMPORTANT: Advice for pilgrims setting off APRIL 2013

    What's with reporting temperatures in degrees fahrenheit as in "It was nearly 80 on Saturday and already 70 at 9:30am on Sunday'''. The whole world has converted to centigrade, except the United States which insists on using an outmoded system of units. I grew up using fahrenheit but I've long...

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