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    Bus info Salamanca to Zamora

    But you'll miss the lovely walk along the dual carriageway...
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    Different because it's shorter

    My experience of the Primitivo was that although not that long (I took 12 days), it has a full Camino narrative and plenty to see and remember. The first few days to Borres or Campiello form a natural first act, followed by the crossing of the mountains to Lugo which is arguably the best of the...
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    What makes a pilgrim?

    It is easy to say that if there was space there was no harm but you don't know what the instructions were and the volunteers' previous experience. There have been posts on the forum bemoaning use of albergues on the Norte as cheap beach accommodation. On the other hand I believe that a...
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    What would you change about the CF - if you could?

    I would free the Camino Frances of the unfair and unasked for burden of being designated "THE CAMINO".
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    Has the Camino lost its way?

    I am sure that it was one component for many people along with a sense of adventure for others and also a desire to escape an unhappy home or an oppressive Lord. In a much more restrictive society Pilgrimage could be one of the few outlets available to many people. Much pilgrimage was also...
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    Has the Camino lost its way?

    You got there before me. I presume none of the people criticising the Sarria starters did it barefoot in sackcloth and ashes whilst scourging themselves, so surely they are not real pilgrims either.
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    Torres/Geira vs VdlP/Sanabres

    My first camino was from Salamanca via the Sanabres in 2016 and I walked the Torres followed by the Portuguese Central from Ponte de Lima in 2019. Both are pre-pandemic so things may have changed from an infrastructure point of view Difficulty - I think this is a wash. The Torres was about 90...
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    A long (winding) road.

    Between Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida
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    Ourense to SdC

    Make sure to take the longer route via Oseira would be my tip. The stretch from Ourense is a good one a but without much in the way of sights, so it would be a shame to miss the monastery. There is a new(ish) Xunta albergue there if I recall.
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    Over 32K pilgrims from the U.S., the second highest after Spain, received compostelas in 2023, per Foundacion Jacobea

    I am not American and like you I did not see the film before walking the Camino, although I did see it before walking the Camino Frances. I haven't watched again, although I probably will at some stage, but I do think this is an ungenerous characterisation. It crams a lot more drama into the...
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    Shaving,......probably more for the men!

    If you want to smarten up on your way to the Praza de Obradoiro there is the Barberia Milenio on Rua de San Pedro.
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    2% increase in Compostela numbers in 2023

    One question I have, is which category a person starting in Saint Jean then following the Invierno from Ponferrada would fall into. Traffic on the forum suggests that the Invierno is becoming more popular, and it would be interesting to know whether the statistics undercount this or whether we...
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    Are you a hiker or a walker?

    Languages are continually changing and evolving in ways that are beyond the control of any individual, or to the chagrin of our Gallic cousins, any committee. Lexicography is arguably the most hubristic of human activities. We all form ideas of what words mean when we are younger, and stick...
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    Combining Caminos

    Not all in one go and not planned, but my current three stage Camino will incorporate at least part of seven routes. Ciudad Real to Toledo (Manchego) Toledo to Medina del Campo (Levante) Medina del Campo to Benavente (Sureste) Benavente to Astorga (VDLP) Astorga to Ponferrada (CF) Ponferrada...
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    Camino Manchego

    This thread was the only resource I could see on the forum prior to walking this Camino so I thought I would post a summary of my own experience. I started on September 16th and did the distance to Toledo in the four stages set out by the OP. I used the Buen Camino app to resolve any confusion...
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