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Anthony Rocco replied to the thread Urdos to Somport Advice.Can't say I remember other than it was on the main street over a deli. We were winging it, going against all advice regarding walking in France. We arrived, the door was open, we selected bunks. When the proprietor arrived, we were asked who we... -
Anthony Rocco replied to the thread Urdos to Somport Advice.We walked this two years after the walk from SJPdP to Roncevalles. They are both beautiful; do not miss it if the day is nice, as it was for us. They are both steep. Combining these two factors, take it slowly, drinking in the beauty. What is...
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Anthony Rocco replied to the thread I am starting from Lourdes on April 4, 2024.We also took the train from Toulouse. Short ride. Candlelight procession at 9pm. Walk from Lourdes was only us. We did not call ahead but always found someone who took us to the village albergue. And we were the only ones there. From Oloron we...
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Anthony Rocco replied to the thread Promotion of the Camino Aragones by local government.One of our most memorable, and when the Amigos Association of Navarra hosted us last May for a tour of their province, they took to us Javier, the monastery at Leyre, Sanguesa and Eunate, some of the top highlights of this camino, all in Navarra...
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Anthony Rocco reacted to kenwilltravel's post in the thread What is your favourite? Suggest a route - coastal or coastal mixed with central. 7 days in April/may with
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Given your time constraints, just walking the coastal north from Porto might be the simplest approach. However far you get, it's easy to take the train, bus or metro back to Porto.* Also, you say you love the idea of walking along the Atlantic... -
Anthony Rocco replied to the thread Caminos for cycling that are not very hilly..Lots of e-bikers these days, and as long as it can be pedaled, you can earn a compostella if you so desire. I recommend an e-bike, which has the added advantage of opening up the number of camino routes you can cycle. A hybrid will also allow you...
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Anthony Rocco replied to the thread What is your favourite? Suggest a route - coastal or coastal mixed with central. 7 days in April/may.Coastal. It's lovely and you truly do not have the time to zig zag, which we did, walking to Santiago from Porto in 13 days.
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@ivar facilitates the forum for us, but I'm not sure if he has a particular focus, since he's yet to walk a Camino himself. 😉 Many of us do focus on unsupported Caminos because that's what people usually need the most help with - how to pack...
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Anthony Rocco replied to the thread Local Travel Agency?.APOC was using the term "Lighten the Burden" metaphorically, not physically. I was using it both physically and mentally. Traveling with kids in my experience means paying far more attention to them than whatever one is otherwise doing...
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Anthony Rocco replied to the thread Local Travel Agency?.All good points. My only reason for writing what I did is that I felt so many were dumping on the idea of using an agency that they were laying a guilt trip on the person if they decided to "lighten their burden "(the theme of this year's APOC...
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