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    Asking your experience in reserving renfe tickets with Rail Ninja app

    This is an update on my inquiry on the rail ninja booking platform. Yesterday, I requested an update on our tickets since the departure date is 10 days away thru the platform’s support service. I got a reply that our chosen departure date has been changed so I requested a refund. Within an hour...
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    Asking your experience in reserving renfe tickets with Rail Ninja app

    Thanks for the reassuring messages.
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    Asking your experience in reserving renfe tickets with Rail Ninja app

    Hi! I would like to ask forum members of their experience (if any) in reserving Renfe tickets using the Rail Ninja app. I’m representing a group of pilgrims from the Philippines who’ll be walking the Camino Ingles during Holy Week from Ferrol. Reservation for the accomodations confirmed before...
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    The Camino Ingles - a short review

    Will be walking the Ingles during Holy Week 2024 starting from Ferrol. Praying for fine weather.
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    Trouble with accommodation in Armenteira

    As Camino pilgrims from the Philippines, confirmed reservations for the accommodations on our itinerary were required to support the Schengen visa applications for 3 pilgrims without a valid visa (we were 5 in our grp). When I emailed the monastery in Armenteira for our reservation 3 months...
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    Trouble with accommodation in Armenteira

    Hi! Our group of 5 stayed at Carballo de Prado 1900 while in Armenteira. It provided a pick-up n drop off service fr the monastery. Breakfast was very good. Hosts were great. Attached is the car used with its contact number. Hope this helps.
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    Death of a pilgrim from the Philippines

    I would like to share this sad news regarding a pilgrim from the Philippines who died while walking the Camino Frances last Thursday, July 22. Let’s include him in our prayers. Attached is a news item confirming his death. The article also contains links to his articles regarding his Camino...
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    • in memoriam
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    • Camino de Santiago Forum: Asia
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    Pilgrim Photos for Presentation Needed

    Unique pilgrim & pet packs seen on the camino frances Aug/Sept 2019
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    Pilgrim Photos for Presentation Needed

    Sharing you some of my camino photos
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    Pilgrim masses in Santiago cathedral to be suspended from Monday 28 January 2019

    Hi! Got this info Fr Manny Domingo (Manny D in this forum), a Filipino priest who did several caminos, now assigned at the Cathedral of Santiago and celebrates the English mass. My camino friends & me were able to attend one last Sept 7 & the service was emotional & a moving experience for us...
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    Mass in Santiago

    My friends & me were able to attend this English mass at the chapel of the pilgrim office. The mass was celebrated by a Filipino priest who had done several caminos. It was a highly emotional & moving experience for us. There was even a meetup with other pilgrims after the mass in one of the...
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    Babies on Camino

    Ive come across a vlog of a camino pilgrim doing the camino frances in winter with his wife & infant son 3 yrs ago. The husband, Matthew Armstrong carried most of their stuff while the wife, carried baby Indigo in a pack carrier, sometimes also with an umbrella. They stayed mostly in...
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    Pamplona to SJPP

    Hi! Alsa bus to Pamplona leaves from Barajas T4 with a transfer in Soria. I took the bus last yr that left at 10:45 n reached Pamplona past 3pm. I stayed overnight at Pension Sarasate, which was just about 5 min-walk fr the bus station n took the bus to SJPdP the next day. I hope this helps.
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    Getting to an airport from Burgos

    I also took that bus last Sept. Departure was delayed for 1 hr which causing temporary stress & got to T4 just in time for the my departure. I'll be taking the Alsa bus from Astorga to Madrid Barajas T4 again when I'll finish the next leg of my camino (Burgos-Astorga) this June.
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    Private Accommodation - Without Booking?

    I'm in pamplona now n will be going to SJPdP today to start walking Sunday. Because of a back problem, ill be using pack transport so ill be staying in private albergues. Last night, i emailed a private albergue in larrasoana for a sept 6 reservation n i was informed that it's already full. Im...
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