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    Stop in Markina or Etxebarria?

    Thanks @Pingüigrino @trecile...what about Etxebarria? There's a Hotel Antsotegi that's also recommended. You guys think Markina is the better choice?
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    Stop in Markina or Etxebarria?

    Hi...the usual stop in between Deba and Gernika is Markina-Xemein. But since we want to stay in a hotel there doesn't seem to be one. Another alternative is to stay in Etxebarria instead. But it seems it's the same thing as far as hotels are concerned. Anyway hotels aside which of the two is a...
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    Gregory Zulu 40L as carry on.

    Thanks for the advice. Yes will make sure to pack some clothes inside the carryon luggage just to be on the safe side.
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    Gregory Zulu 40L as carry on.

    Can anyone verify about the ongoing airline issues with lost luggage? Does this apply to Vueling? I'll be coming from Asia and arriving in Barcelona then catching a Vueling flight to San Sebastian where we will start our Camino. It's happened to me once before and believe me it's no fun having...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Oh please do...thanks.
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    Travel Company versus doing the Camino Frances alone

    On a side note our route is from San Sebastian-Getaria-Deba-Markina-Gernika-Lezama-Bilbao. But I've recently read that the hike from Gernika to Bilbao is not very compelling but rather boring and nothing much to see along the way. Has anyone gone this route? If so we might just instead go to...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Would rather avoid Albergues as most of the Covid cases are due to the shared spaces. Don't want my holiday to be ruined by Covid.
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    Travel Company versus doing the Camino Frances alone

    Thanks...we've decided to no longer use the booking service but instead book the hotels on our own and use Correos.
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Was gonna be at Getaria on the 22nd of October. I checked and the only holidays in October is on the 12th Spain’s National Day. It's not that there are none available but it's that they require a 2 night minimum stay. Probably coz it's a weekend? On weekdays I tried and one can book an overnight...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Oh ok forgot about that. But you do get stamped at every town right? I seem to be having trouble getting a room for a single nights stay in Getaria. All the nice one's require at least 2 nights. Is it because I'm checking in on a Saturday? Also Mundaka isn't listed in the routes for the luggage...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Thanks...isn't the requirement to be a valid Camino is to have walked at least 100km? Well it seems if I do the San Sebastian-Getaria-Deba-Markina-Gernika-Mundaka route that's right at 100km. Then from Mundaka take a train to Bilbao. We're planning to stay 3 nights in Bilbao.
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Actually our flight arrives in Barcelona then we take a domestic flight to San Sebastian. Then from there we take a taxi maybe and stay in the Old Town in San Sebastian itself for 3 nights. Then we start our Camino walk from the Old Town.
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Thanks...so much options to choose :)
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Mundaka does seem like a lovely place. The problem is if we go to Mundaka from Gernika instead of going to Lezama that'll take us further from our final stop which is Bilbao. If we do that then we'd have to probably take the train or bus going to Bilbao from Mundaka. So basically our Camino del...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Thanks...the usual stop in between Gernika and Bilbao seems to be Lezama. A quick look at Lezama seems like nothing interesting in this town.
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