whitfieldkl
New Member
I am trying to plan my trip for this summer (busiest time I know) and had a few questions for past pilgrims. I am going to be flying from Atlanta, Ga or Nashville, Tn and I am planning to buy my (two) plane tickets around late January/ early February. I was wondering if I should fly into Madrid or Paris? I assume these two cities will be the cheapest to fly into from North America because of the tourist attraction and high number of flights in the summer. I would prefer to fly into Madrid because I've been there before and I speak fairly good Spanish while I speak no French at all. It also seems quite a bit closer to SJPP but I am not sure how to get there from Madrid. Could you guys help me out?
I guess the only other things right now are what should I be doing (besides walking) this far ahead to prepare for the camino? I'm trying to collect things as I go so I don't have to spend a lot of money all at once. Is there anywhere to sleep outside if it is a nice night? That would definitely be something I'm interested in but having lived in Santiago for about six weeks this summer, I'm not sure there are enough nice nights to even think about it. Did any of you ever run into problems with full hostels? What did you do? That's my biggest fear walking it in the summer time. How much clothes did you take and what is the laundry situation like? Is there enough internet to bring a computer or is that a waste of weight in the pack? Thank you so much for reading this and giving me your input! I get more and more excited about this trip everyday!
I guess the only other things right now are what should I be doing (besides walking) this far ahead to prepare for the camino? I'm trying to collect things as I go so I don't have to spend a lot of money all at once. Is there anywhere to sleep outside if it is a nice night? That would definitely be something I'm interested in but having lived in Santiago for about six weeks this summer, I'm not sure there are enough nice nights to even think about it. Did any of you ever run into problems with full hostels? What did you do? That's my biggest fear walking it in the summer time. How much clothes did you take and what is the laundry situation like? Is there enough internet to bring a computer or is that a waste of weight in the pack? Thank you so much for reading this and giving me your input! I get more and more excited about this trip everyday!