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    What to read on the Voie du Puy?

    Yes! A French pilgrim recommended Le Vestibule des Causes Perdues by Manon Moreau and I enjoyed it.
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    Looking for advice about Camino Le Puy

    I walked from Le Puy to Conques starting October 1, 2018 and saw few pilgrims on the trail but always a convivial, mostly French-speaking, group at dinner in the auberges. I reserved the auberges ahead and always had a great meal and decent place to stay. It got a little chilly in the mornings...
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    Transportation PARIS to Le Puy en Velay

    I took the early morning train from CDG to Lyon, then took a BlaBlaCar from Lyon to Le Puy. The ride cost me €6 and got me to Le Puy with plenty of time to wander the town and recuperate a bit after the red-eye flight. If you post a request for a BlaBlaCar on their site or app, know that you...
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    Best Time of Year to Start Camino Le Puy

    I walked from Le Puy to Conques Oct 1-10 four years ago and had ideal weather. Then I picked up where I left off, Conques to Miradoux mid-Sept 2021 and had quite a bit of rain and a lot of mud so I guess it’s not easy to predict.
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    LIVE from the Camino Walking from Le Puy - after a rocky (anxious) start!

    I adored the beauty and the serenity of this route. Even if you don’t have many other people walking at the same time, you’ll always have a group around the dinner table. Disclaimer: I do speak French, but you’ll be ok if you google and practice some basic phrases while you’re walking. Saying...
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    Anyone trek The Camino with plates and screws in their ankle?

    I’ve walked the Le Puy route with a lot of hardware in my ankle. I realized early on when I was training for the trip that my old hiking boots that came up above my ankle chafed it due to surgery/hardware leaving it a little wider than my other ankle. Not fun. So I got Oboz boots that come up...
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    Paris to Le Puy

    I took the TGV train from Paris to Lyon then took a BlaBlaCar from Lyon direct to Le Puy. All very easy once you have the BlaBlaCar app. Create an alert on the app for Lyon to Le Puy and you’ll start receiving different options for people going that direction with room in their cars within two...
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    Having spouse join for final 100km, or meet in Santiago - I’m thinking it’s not a great idea…

    I’ve been in this situation twice. I figured that I’d be in a solitary frame of mind at the end so I took an extra 2-4 days to myself to readjust after my caminos and before my husband arrived. That worked out great both times. I got to have a last day with camino friends I’d met along the way...
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    Anyone have experience with Blablacar?

    I used it last October to get to Le Puy after a red eye flight to Paris and train to Lyon. I was nervous that if someone didnt show up I’d have to pay $200 for a taxi. A super nice young woman was right on time and 2 other nice people showed up. The car wasn’t great but our bags miraculously fit...
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