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  1. Felice

    Best route into Burgos

    Last May, I had intended to take the river path, having walked that way in 2014. But I missed a turning straight after I had crossed the motorway. There was a temporary bridge, and I went straight on rather than down the steps. I suddenly realised I was wrong when I found the airport fence was...
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    Train schedule renfe vs trainline

    I've just tried using my laptop and got plenty of choices for Sevilla Santa Justa to Madrid todos for April. A suggestion - when using Spanish websites, I have found that it is very important that the page is in Spanish not English. Using google translate can mean that the page just does not...
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    Sending backpacks ahead to SJPdP

    I always check in my rucksack when I fly Ryanair from the UK to Spain, and every time I do so, it costs me more than my seat does. This May, I paid £17 for my seat (I think...) and about £25 for my backpack. I'm prepared to pay that much so that I have my own poles, pocket knife, scissors etc...
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    Train schedule renfe vs trainline

    Why not try the bus? Alsa does a direct route from Madrid to Leon numerous times a day. Their buses are comfortable and not expensive.
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    Has the Camino lost its way?

    Superficially, maybe. We're all travelling along the same route - walk, eat, sleep, repeat. Look closer, and we do it in our unique way. So many different expectations, attitudes, methods, abilities, we're none of us the same as the next person. You're a bucket list hiker. I'm not. Others...
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    Has the Camino lost its way?

    Mito, I suspect that in March you will be fine. I felt the same when I walked for a week in Nov 2022 from SJPP and was wonderfully surprised as to how quiet, uncrowded and spiritual the whole experience was. And if it does get busy, I'm sure I don't need to tell you, but adapt your route. Stop...
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    Has the Camino lost its way?

    Hostel Leon allows stays of more than 1 night, and I suspect several of the others do too. It's the 'more pure' type of albergue that will limit to one night. Edit: looking at booking.com, most of the hostels listed above allow 2 nights so that is not the reason for the 'unpopularity' of these...
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    A new means of transporting luggage and people at SJPDP

    Thanks to you all. That's a useful clarification as to what is available for those who wish to use such a service.
  9. Felice

    A new means of transporting luggage and people at SJPDP

    Is this in addition to Express Bourricot? Are they rival establishments or complimentary?
  10. Felice

    Unexpectedly feminist pilgrimage

    'Or perhaps — best of all — I would have drowned out his disappointment with an enthusiasm so boundless he would have packed his own backpack and set off to the road himself.' That is a brilliant camino inspired response.
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    I've walked the Camino in barefoot shoes

    Hmm, having just looked up Tracker Decons, there is indeed some confusion as to what 'barefoot' shoes are - in my mind at least! The really smelly shoes I referred to higher up the page, were not like this. They were very light shoes - more like a glove with fingers for each toe. Any idea what...
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    I've walked the Camino in barefoot shoes

    I've met 2 people who were using barefoot shoes. Both of them had really really smelly feet. The stench which emanated when they took their shoes off was overpowering.
  13. Felice

    Looking for recommendations for lodging only.

    Another thing to consider if you go with a booking company, is to know how far you want to walk each day. You can't just say 'I want to walk the camino in x days' as the company will then work out an average daily walking distance, which may or may not be suitable for you. Also - you say you...
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    LIVE on the CF warning - Belorado/Tostanos/Villafranca highway work

    I was surprised as to how busy the N120 was. In 2014, I seemed to remember that it was busiest mid morning but then in the afternoon it went quiet as drivers stopped for lunch. This year, loads of trucks were already thundering past at 6.30am when I left Villarta, and they were still thundering...
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    LIVE on the CF warning - Belorado/Tostanos/Villafranca highway work

    I took the bus from Grañon to Burgos in May this summer, and I noted some earthworks going on beside the N120 in that area. I wondered if it was a large new warehouse foundation or maybe a large agricultural building. In Sept, I was on the bus back to Grañon and I was amazed by all the...
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