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@HappyToBeBeBe, the three best pieces of advice above which all resonate with me are:
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Perhaps it is a blessing in disguise that he suddenly has the time available to do this.
WOW! How wonderful! What a gift!!!!!!
There is a direct flight from DFW to Madrid on American - an overnight flight that leaves DFW in the evening and gets into MAD the next morning. He could then take a flight from MAD to Pamplona the same day...
I did my first Camino after getting laid off in 2016. I did my second Camino in 2023, again after getting laid off. Yes life will still be tough when you get back, those same difficulties are still there. You are right, now is the time for him to...
JET LAG: I was not bothered by jet lag when I arrived in Spain. I landed in Madrid, caught a flight to Pamplona the same day, and stayed 1 night in Pamplona as my flight was too late for me to be able to catch the bus to SJPDP the same day. The...
Good evening. I hope your troubles get worked out and don't let him use them as an excuse to not go. I'm leaving from Houston but I'm only going to walk from Vigo to Santiago de Compostela. You can decide on the city you want to arrive in and...
Where do you want him to start? Try Rome2Rio.com for ideas.
As for flying from Texas, I fly in/out of IAH and have connected through 1) Paris 2) London and 3) Amsterdam. I have flown to Biarritz, Porto, and Madrid and have utilized privately...
Lots of people walk the Camino in a time of transition. He will fit right in. I like to fly into Madrid, now, but as @Tincatinker indicates. Lots of people fly into Paris.
There are several threads which discuss either entry point. I am...
@HappyToBeBeBe “life’s a bitch and then we die” was my Uncle John’s view on it all. Happily I never took much notice of Uncle John. Grandma taught me that “tomorrow’s always gonna be another day”.
I’m sorry for your troubles, may they pass. And...
Hello everyone.
My husband has been talking about walking this trail for over 35 years —- since he was 20 years old.
But, life’s problems alway seem to get in the way, don’t they?
He’s been amazing through it all —-dirt poor newlyweds, raising...
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