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I bought a long-sleeved Pategonia brand shirt some years ago, for international travel. It has two button-up breast pockets, plus a large zip-up breast pocket which can contain vital documents, including my passport (in a small plastic bag for...
We are making our way back to Madrid after completing the Camino Frances and we're heading to Madrid via San Sebastián. We have two sets of hiking poles and two backpacks with two Altus Ponchos . We're happy to meet you in Madrid on Sunday or San...
There are a number of companies in the Burgos area that rent bicycles that can be dropped off in the León area. That way you can see all of the meseta under your own power and save some days.
An update of our camino after staying in Segovia for 2 nights. Our original plan was walking to Añe, because we usually walk 20-25km. But the albergue in Añe is still closed. We didn't want 32 km to Santa Maria, so we walked 13km to Los Huertos...
I walked the Madrid last autumn, for the second time, and found it somewhat challenging. I was staying at a hostel in Madrid and getting organized for my walk when I looked for a restaurant in a large square near the albergue. I was warned by a...
I am considering the need for the company of a man for me to be safe on camino. I walk my own pace and I always walk alone, but nonetheless I am of ordinary female strength and advancing age. I find myself not wanting to walk a route where I...
I think you have a good grasp of the most important thing.
That said, there are places between SJPP and Pamplona that can be a compromise. Let me put in a word for Roncesvalles (not biased at all by the fact that it is where I happened to have...
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