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Dear forummembers,
It is with great sadness I inform you of the death of @annakappa.
She and her husband fraluchi ( who was also a member here ) were very active on this forum.
They were both gentle and wise people.
They were always generous...
It is a long haul up to the Somport Pass but quite manageable - I have walked it twice but it is probably more demanding than the St Jean Orisson stretch. I have walked up to Somport once following the path and then once along the road, which is...
I am waiting for the Madrid- Leon April timetable to appear. Renfe tells me that they are awaiting 'marching orders' of the trains on some routes - technical and safety documentation without out which they cannot circulate. They have to be...
If you only have 10 days walking and want to arrive at Santiago de Compostela to obtain the Compostela, you need to start no farther away than Ponferrada. I believe there are trains from Barcelona that stop there as well.
Check www.rome2rio.com...
One fork of the Camino Catalan goes to join the Camino Ebro just before Zaragoza and you can take the Ebro to Logroño on the Camino Francés. From there head east on the CF.
The other fork of the Camino Catalan (via Huesca and San Juan de la...
A friend is flying to Barcelona and then wants to walk for 10 days on the Camino Frances. What is the easiest way to link up with the Camino Frances from Barcelona?
I find 36lt is plenty. I use an unstructured Gossamer Gear pack with a sit mat in the back. If you take more than 8 to 10 kg you've got too much stuff.
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