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    Valcarlos route?

    thank you so much for the clarification - we're such newbs!
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    Valcarlos route?

    Hi again, So I e-mailed the albergue just to ask about a reservation and this is the reply I received: Buenos días, Reservamos dos camas para el día 13 de agosto. Para acceder al albergue es necesario un código, lo pueden conseguir en la oficina de turismo de 10:00 a 17:00 o en cualquiera...
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    Valcarlos route?

    thank you! I think we're going to cancel our booking & trust (one of my camino intentions) that there will be "room at the inn" for us two pilgrims! t-minus 21 days!
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    buses in Spain along camino Frances

    thank you for all the helpful advice! this forum is truly a gift!!!
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    Valcarlos route?

    Hi there, We will be leaving SJPP Aug. 13 and staying in Valcarlos that night. I have pre-booked a hotel on Bookings.com (was worried with this being a Holy year & Aug. a busy travel month to have all our accommodations pre-booked), but it sounds like the Valcarlos route is no where near as...
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    buses in Spain along camino Frances

    Hello all! So I am 1 month to "go time!" I can't believe I'm really doing this! So as I've mentioned before, my friend and I are walking 5 days and that will span SJPP (Valcarlos route) through to Puente la Reina. We will then be on leg 2 of our European vacation which departs from the Camino...
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    Luggage Transfers on routes other than the Camino Frances

    We arrive in Biarritz to stay the night before heading to SJdPP where we will stay for another night before commencing our Camino. SS will be once we've done our 5 day hike. Just curious abut off loading our luggage before we head into the mountains to SJdPP. I figured Biarritz being a bigger...
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    Luggage Transfers on routes other than the Camino Frances

    Trying with my limited Spanish to read the info on the site for the Correos. Looks like you have to be within the Spanish borders for this service and/or the service is only for the established Camino routes (no gogin off course?). Any idea if we could have our luggage transferred from either...
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    Best direction to head from SJdPP: Orisson or Valcarlos?

    So detailed! Thanks! The map really gives a clear picture of the different terrain of the two routes: essentially to Orisson you're going up & over & to Valcarlos travelling through a valley. We're travelling in August, so hopefully the weather will be favourable... but who knows! hmmmm...
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    Best direction to head from SJdPP: Orisson or Valcarlos?

    We will be leaving SJdPP Aug. 13, 2016. We've heeded all the advice to take the first bit slooooow! Please send me your recommendations for day 1: head to Orisson or to Valcarlos? Pros & Cons, please. We then plan to hopefully make it to Roncesvalles on day 2, as we only have 5 days in total...
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    this is probably a dumb question, but...

    Again thank you all! it is such a tremendous help to come on this forum and just ask, ask, ask... and I always receive!!!! this is the first time my friend and I will have ever done anything like this, so it's such an unknown...which is exciting and scary all at the same time - all your...
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    this is probably a dumb question, but...

    great tips!!!! thanks
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    this is probably a dumb question, but...

    thank you, so we are staying at Hotel Camou in Uhart-Cize (just West of SJdPP), is there a central meeting place in SJdPP where Pilgrims gather each morning? I would love for our first day to join some pilgrims for the adventure (and to avoid getting lost ha!) - please feel free to be as...
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    this is probably a dumb question, but...

    So my friend and I have booked our flights, booked our accommodations in Biarritz and then in SJdPP, but now what??!! I have yet to buy a map of the camino (we're just doing 5 days from SJdPP), but how does one, especially one who is VERY directionally challenged actually find the trail? I...
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    “All” Albergues on the Camino Frances in one pdf

    Please disregard my earlier reply asking about the letter code used under the "facility" heading - I found the descriptions on the bottom of the PDF. For some reason it wasn't showing at first. My mistake - :-)
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