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    Via de la plata walking alone? Is it safe?

    Hi, I did the Via de la Plata alone in May. I had to go at kind of a fast pace (I averaged 40 km/day) because I decided I wanted to reach Santiago and time was limited so I felt a little insecure when I was walking in the evening (it never really was dark when I walked though). I also didn't...
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    Did you take the Camino Sanabrés option?

    Yeah I felt like both the guidebook author (not naming names) and the arrow people lost interest between Granja and astorga. Pretty sure the guidebook person didn't even walk it recently because there were some key pieces of info missing. There was some pretty farmland at some point. But the...
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    Is albergue in A Gudina....

    One of my friends went through there yesterday and to him it looked closed? But he stayed at a pension for 20 euros. He said one more albergue is there but a bit out of town.
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    Did you take the Camino Sanabrés option?

    Hi, I did the vdlp alone and decided to go up to the Frances. I was getting kind of tired of no people and rare food. I appreciated Camino Frances much more than I would have had I started there because it was luxurious compared to vdlp. Every day I walked with people and had dinner with people...
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    Christmas on the camino

    Thanks everyone! I will definitely look into where to sleep on the days around Christmas. I already have 2 compostelas, and haven't really decided if I will go for one this time or just walk. My dates are December 18-January 2 or so since I need to be back for school January 5. So I guess I...
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    Christmas on the camino

    Hi everyone, I am a third year medical student in the US. The summer before I started med school I did the Camino del Norte--one of the best decisions of my life! Now fast forward to third year. I took my boards in June, started third year a week later and went through a torturous break-up...
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    Does anyone NOT like Pacerpoles?

    Hmm I wore out both sets of rubber tips within 2 weeks. Was I doing something wrong? I did the Norte so lots of asphalt and hills...
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    Thoughts on the Camino del Norte

    I just finished the Camino del Norte (June 30-July 26) and wanted to share some of my experience in case it helps anyone. Guidebooks: obviously the German guidebooks are the best and you will have ample opportunity to make friends with Germans and yes they all have them. My walking partner...
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    Summer 2012: Le Puy or del Norte?

    I actually was not intending to get to the last 100 km, I was going to walk to SJPP and then take a bus or something to meet her! So that should not be a concern. And life can get in the way, I may never come back.
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    Summer 2012: Le Puy or del Norte?

    Thank you for the words of encouragement. I took a few weeks off of dreaming about my Camino (or will it be a Chemin? :-)) to study for an exam and now that the stress is gone, I am dreaming about Le Puy again! I had all but talked myself into del Norte due to cost and my belief that it is not...
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    Which German guidebook for Norte: Yellow or Red

    I am trying to figure out which German guidebook is the best as I have seen both mentioned (Stein-Yellow and Rother-Red). For those of you have done del Norte which was the one you saw the most? Thanks!!
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    Summer 2012: Le Puy or del Norte?

    I have booked my tickets to Madrid from the US, I will be gone for 6 weeks, but I am still having trouble deciding which Camino to do. At this point I am planning on doing del Norte, but have been reading more about the Le Puy route and feel drawn to that too. Here is what is appealing about...
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    Camino del Norte from Bordeaux

    First timer here. I had a few posts on here before the forum re-set. I was deciding between the Frances and the Norte but have 99% settled on the Norte to avoid the heat and the crowds. As a plus, I know German, so can utilize the go-to guidebook everyone is talking about. I am leaving the...
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