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    Starting Norte 20th june 2023. Probably from Bilbao

    For my next Camino I’m thinking of starting on the Norte from Bilbao around 20 August . I wonder if accomodation will be a problem on the Norte from bilbao onwards , and how many average days walking it would be from Bilbao to Ribadeo along the Norte route?
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    Camino frances vs camino norte in Aug/Sep,

    Good post and excellent advice especially the last two sentences .
  3. Mark Di Marzio

    Camino frances vs camino norte in Aug/Sep,

    This is good advice from everything I have been reading . I am thinking of starting from bilbao and then segue to Primitivo around late September 2022 . I think starting from Irun will be too challenging for me (even though I have walked Frances 3 times and the Portuguese once) . Perhaps from...
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    Comment by 'Mark Di Marzio' in media 'Granon, one of the top three Albergues'

    My top 3 would be Zabaldika, Bercianos and Granon
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    Comment by 'Mark Di Marzio' in media 'Granon, one of the top three Albergues'

    I would also add to the list of great places on the Camino Frances - the donativo albergue’s at Zabaldika and at Bercianos del real Camino .
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    TV program alert for Aussies

    I watched part 1 Pilgrimage to Rome last week . I enjoyed it . Looking forward to watching part 2 tonite on Ch 22 at 9.30 pm . By the way , I do recognise one of the UK celebrities - Stephen K Amos he’s a comedian and has been coming to Australia for a few years for comedy shows/ specials /...
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    Who...

    What are we ? Where do we come from ? Where are we going ? Questions some of us ask ourselves in our lifetime in order to make sense or meaning of it all -also the title of a famous painting by Paul Gauguin . The Camino de Santiago is a good place to ponder these deep questions.
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    How the Via Francigena is Different from the Camino de Santiago

    I have walked the Portuguese Caminho once and the Camino frances 3 times . I think it’s the spiritual aspect that has drawn me to the frances . It definately feels spiritual and magical in that it has this long history of so many pilgrims having walked it and continue to do so -the...
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    How the Via Francigena is Different from the Camino de Santiago

    Thankyou kindly for the wonderful and comprehensive description and comparison between Via Francigena and Camino Frances . I have walked 4 times in Spain & Portugal and would love to walk the way of St Francis in Italia one day . The via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome seems very...
  10. Mark Di Marzio

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Be the storm

    Thankyou for the inspiring post .
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    Ok I´m home, I want to leave.

    Yes, I agree .. after the Camino de Santiago finished we are back into the real Camino -The Camino of life -
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    Ok I´m home, I want to leave.

    So true ! It takes a very long time to ‘wake up’ from a dream state of consumption, consumerism and living without real thinking of the purpose of life and many never do wake up until it’s too late . I reckon that the Camino is a true ‘wake up call ‘ for so many of us -to realise what is real...
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    Ok I´m home, I want to leave.

    Good onya mate ! The more pilgrims stories’ I hear -while on the Camino (ps I have walked the Camino 4 times so far and been a hospitelero and god willing I will walk again on the Camino ) the more I realise how the call of the Camino attracts so many people at the cutting edge of a modern...
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    A Furnace Full of God: A Holy Year on the Camino de Santiago

    It was delivered to me a few days ago to Melbourne , Australia via amazon . I just finished it last night . I really enjoyed it -and I shared your book via my fb social media post and also on ‘Australians on the Camino fb group’. Thanks for a good ‘warts and all’ Camino book and all your good...
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    A Furnace Full of God: A Holy Year on the Camino de Santiago

    I received my paper book copy via amazon delivery to Australia a few days ago . Much quicker delivery than expected . It was my Christmas present for myself . I’m nearly finished . It’s really interesting . I’m enjoying it ! I found out about it via Sybil’s post on fb . Thankyou Sybil . Thankyou...

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