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  1. Duane

    Booking.com prices vs. Gronze

    Today is day 55 for me. I’m currently on the Frances and have found that Booking.com has had very few beds or private rooms available. Almost 100 percent of the time Bookings has shown an establishment or a town sold out I have been able to call and get a room or at least a bed. It seems to me...
  2. Duane

    RETHINK walking the Frances

    I don’t want to minimize anyones bad experience but today was day 16 on the Frances for myself and a friend and we have had a bed every night. Strolling into town and finding a bed has been easy. Booking ahead which I would prefer to do has been difficult and creates a sense hopelessness and yes...
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    Which Camino to choose if the CF is too crowded?

    I am on the French way right now. Left Burgos today. Not as much availability of private rooms as I found in 2019 but totally doable and enjoyable. Don’t let the rumors discourage you. The heard always gets a little over excited.
  4. Duane

    Nordic walking vs. Trekking Poles

    A pilgrim who had his poles confiscated by the airline told me that after walking the camino without poles he and his wife decided poles are not worth the trouble. Fair enough but..... they didn't actually walk with poles so how would they know if they would have benefitted from poles? I have...
  5. Duane

    HELP! (Shoe advice) April 2020

    I cannot resist replying to this thread. Footwear may be the most important equipment we take to the Camino and the most controversial. Just as there are many different pilgrims on the Camino there are many different feet also. I love boots but I can't find a pair that breath well enough...
  6. Duane

    Is there a Place in the Modern World for "Pilgrimages"?

    I walked the Camino Frances this year trying to figure out whether the "Road to Santiago" was the road to redemption or..........the longest bar hop in the world. Happily I found it to be both.
  7. Duane

    My Camino in May! Who’s going to be there?

    The instructions are here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/how-to-add-your-camino-to-the-new-camino-calendar.30392/#post-756153
  8. Duane

    Now I understand...

    That's another question: What is a decent hour to start drinking vino tinto? No later than noon I suppose.
  9. Duane

    Now I understand...

    Oh............it's the COFFEE! It's different. Your cafe con leche is likely made from torrefacto coffee. Columbian beans that are double roasted with sugar which increases antioxidants in the coffee. I had my first cup in the early 1970s. Back then it was usually served in a glass and I...
  10. Duane

    Frances starting SJPDP 25 April 2020

    Oh! of course no pressure felt. Ha Ha
  11. Duane

    Frances starting SJPDP 25 April 2020

    Looking forward to another stroll across Spain with my fellow peregrinos. Buen camino!
  12. Duane

    Class of 2020

    Starting SJPDP 25 April 2020 I walked this route last April too….humm….is this becoming an addiction?
  13. Duane

    The camino is boring landscapes, paved roads, traffic…

    I am no mystic but…..I have to admit there is a something mystical about the Camino. I read about the “boring landscapes, paved roads, traffic”…… it sounded awful and yet for some unexplainable reason I wanted to go. Now for some unexplainable reason I keep coming back. Clearly not everyone...
  14. Duane

    May 2020 - 1st timer - SJPP to Burgo

    From west coast USA I buy a round trip to London and then fly London to either Biarritz, Bordeaux or Bilbao. On your return, Burgos is closer to Bilbao than Madrid and you can fly from Bilbao to London. It is also easy to fly Santiago to London returning from your next Camino. Having said...
  15. Duane

    Camino Newbie

    Trecile has given you some good advice. The first stage is much more palatable when taken in two bites. You may also find it more helpful to have your son with you at the beginning. I found the Camino more difficult at the beginning but after a week you will know so many people you will...
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