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Bon Jour b-b-c,
Guidebooks are a complete genre in themselves, both here on this forum and in the Camino world in general, so I don't want to open that Pandora's box. Having said that, I "minimized" two of the guidebooks I had left home with and relied entirely on the LePuy to San Jean Michelin...
Bon Jour, Boreal!
A year ago today was "day one" of my Camino from LePuy to SdC. I was also "advised" to book far in advance. The only place I did that was for my first night's stay in LePuy. If, as you say, you're amenable to any flexible schedule, the "booking" thing wasn't a big deal for me...
It's akin to getting a "gold star" on my home work assignment to collect "likes" from the two of you :) Having read so many of your posts for as along as I've been a member of this Forum, I consider both of you "authority figures". For Kanga, one of the things that made my Camino so enjoyable...
I walked down the steps of the Le Puy Cathedral on 16 May, 2013 and up the steps of the Santiago Cathedral on 23 July, 2013. The days in between were some of the most satisfying and glorious days of my life. I experienced two weeks of rain and several days of snow early in the journey but that...
[qu.and there is not one specific guide book containing maps, accommodation etc, like the John Brierley book.
Salut Phoebe!
The Cicerone Guide by Alison Raju "The Way of St James" France, Le Puy to the Pyrenees is excellent. It lists all the gites d'etap and addresses and phone numbers as...
Anybody have an email address for the gite d'etape Le Relais du perelin Saint-Jacques in Le Puy? Failing that, a phone number, including Country Code? Do they take reservations since it's advertised as "pilgrims only"? Will be staying there two nights starting 14 May. Anybody else booked there...
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