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We recently walked the Via di Francesco in Italy with a planned vacation after the walk. Since we flew in and out of Rome we used Stasher to store our suitcase with street clothes in Rome while we walked. I noticed that they had locations all over Europe. They did great, and it was under 100€...
Hi Daniel!
My husband and I just walked the Via de Francesco at the end of October! It took us two weeks from Assisi to Rome (with a rest day in Rieti). There were definitely stretches that were very challenging compared to the Camino Portuguese, but the views and sights along the path are...
One other thing. You may want to check on Google flights. Put Chicago for departure city and Europe (no specific city) for destination. You can put dates in and use the map view to see the cheapest place to fly. We do this often, then normally fly a cheap European airline (like Ryan Air) to our...
It’s too early. If you notice, all tickets around that time are the same - I think they just post some standard rate. I have found 2-3 months to be best. Sometimes I even get them 2-3 weeks ahead and usually get the best deal, but that can be a risk.
As an American who lived in Germany for the last few years, I used Ryan Air to travel all over Europe for pennies. I love it. It’s not fancy, but it’s super cheap, and flies to cities I would not have otherwise visited. Besides, in the US the flights across country can take 6-7 hours, which...
I didn’t not notice any bad behavior on the Camino Portuguese (May 2023). We are planning to do another route next spring, and this is the reason I hesitate to consider the Frances. Plenty of other routes to consider.
The way I read the original post is that 61,000 were issued in the month of May - just for the month of May, not Year to date. That would be a substantial increase.
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