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  1. Davey Boyd

    Can Geneva - Le Puy route be done on €35 per day without camping?

    Yes I agree, I spent way less between Geneva and Le Puy than Le Puy onwards.
  2. Davey Boyd

    Can Geneva - Le Puy route be done on €35 per day without camping?

    France is way more expensive than Spain. I can walk in Spain for 30 Euro's a day comfortably. When I walked Le Puy route (five years ago) I budgeted for 40 Euro a day and it was really tight. Some days I had to choose between accommodation OR an evening meal and freecamp. I would of been more...
  3. Davey Boyd

    Piece of San Antón arch falls on school bus

    I'm glad everyone was ok. I hope they can stabalise the arch rather than having to remove it.
  4. Davey Boyd

    From Geneva to the End of the World.....

    The rest of the posts cover Geneva to Le Puy and Le Puy to St. Jean Pied de Port (well Orisson). Glad you liked it! Davey
  5. Davey Boyd

    Camino adverts on You Tube

    Ivar! You are now famous! Excellent interview on there too!
  6. Davey Boyd

    Camino adverts on You Tube

    I was watching a historical naval video on you tube and as usual the programme was interrupted by an advert. I usually just click these off but was really surprised that it was an advert for the Camino de Santiago by the Xunta de Galicia. Pretty good in my opinion. The advert has great music...
  7. Davey Boyd

    Google Arts & Culture - Camino de Santiago

    First I knew about this was encountering ads for the Camino de Santiago on you tube by the Xunta de Galicia. Came as a bit of surprise! It was this one, its rather good.
  8. Davey Boyd

    Biarritz to Irun

    I walked that once, from Bayonne. It was a really nice walk. I slept on the beach (Plage d'Uhabla) just outside Bidart. The coast walk at Hendaye was really nice too. I didn't think much of Irun though. Would definitely walk that way again in the future.
  9. Davey Boyd

    Castilblanco to Almaden

    When I was there the ranger station was disused but looked maintained (April 2017). There is the 'pilgrim fountain' on the wall as you pass. If you look behind that wall on the left is a tap on the side of the main building, which is the one I used as it was faster running and colder. There was...
  10. Davey Boyd

    Help with identification of a monument on the CF

    It is a modern construction celebrating the archaeological discoveries in the area.
  11. Davey Boyd

    Compiling a list of refugios that accept tents

    I use a Wild Country Zephyros 1 tent because of its light weight. 1.5 kilo. Anything lighter gets expensive real quick. Cheap tents may fail due to how much use it is going to receive. I had my Zephyros 1 on all my caminos and it stood up well, only having to replace the pegs. Though small the...
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    Compiling a list of refugios that accept tents

    Here is what I have where you can camp at an albergue. Some may be listed above. 1. The Parroquia at Zalbadika before Pamplona (the one with the nuns). They let me camp around the back. Seemed quite happy about it. 2. Sanjaunista at Cizur Menor (the Nights of Malta one). Always camped there...
  13. Davey Boyd

    Best guide book?

    Funny that Robo, I do the same. my first time on the Frances I had the Brierley Map Only guide. I really love those maps. Then I use it to make notes on. Good albergues, bad albergues, cafe's, dodgy bits etc. I underline where I I have stayed in Red = bad, Green = great and blue = ok. (I also...
  14. Davey Boyd

    Refuge Orisson most unresponsive!

    Here is a thing about Orisson. I have stayed there three times but never booked once. I always went to the pilgrims office in St Jean and asked them if they would kindly book a bed for me in Orisson that night. They ring up and I have always got a bed - even when it is full online. I think...
  15. Davey Boyd

    The Journey

    I hope your plans come to fruition, and I hope to see you on the Camino in 2024! Best wishes and Buen Camino to you Davey
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