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Arrive in the morning or midday to SJPDP, soak on the atmosphere, then after one night walk to Orrison or 1km further to Borda to relax and fully enjoy the trek over the Pyrinees. I've stayed in both, Borda last Oct, highly recommend, booking...
Go straight to SJPdP, and relax there for two days soaking in the atmosphere. It's beautiful and peaceful and a far cry from the craziness of Paris which detracts from the beauty this city. There will be enough adventure on your Camino.
1 night in SJPP is plenty for me. I flew into Paris and took the train to SJPP, checked into the Pilgrim’s Center, stayed overnight and was ready to head out the next morning. I only went as far as Orisson the first day.
i am flying from US early may as well. considered a night seeing sites but decided to travel directly to sjpdp and spend two days there acclimating to time change and getting myself in check. everyone is different but for me i need to get right...
An excellent question. I flew in to Paris from Montreal and was lucky enough to have a friend with whom I could spend two nights. Then I took the train to Bayonne where I switched to the local mountain train to Dt Jean Pied de port ( would not...
This will be our first Camino, in early May. We're considering spending two nights in St Jean Pied de Port to be rested before the start of the journey. Would you recommend that, or perhaps fly in to Paris and acclimate to time zones a day...
The problem is that there are no natural predators for the boar, and where there are wolves they are often no plentiful enough to make a difference, and of course most people won't tolerate having wolves in their backyard. So the solution is that...
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