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    Need help with change in plans

    Catch the bus from Leon to Cebreiro at the foot of the route up to O Cebreiro and walk from there, just under 150k to Santiago, comfortable enough for you to decide your own pace.
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    Favorite private accommodation between Sarria and Santiago

    Walk 6k west on the Camino out of Sarria and stay at the private albergue first on the left with the parasols in the garden as you walk into Barbadelo. Nice surroundings, good food and good value.
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    Hotel in Leon

    Would definitely recommend San Martin in Plaza Torres de Omana virtually on Camino near the cathedral. Single room with shared, excellent toilet/shower facilities very good value at Euro23. Stayed there twice, once en route to Santiago and second time when returning to Santander. Phone number is...
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    Matt and Hughie

    Did anybody walking the Camino in late August to mid September meet Matt and Hughie. Last saw them after Carrion de los Condes and then missed them on their last day in Santiago . You will not have forgotten them if you did meet them, Hughie will have brought a smile to your face with his...
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    Re-using the same Pilgrim Passport??

    Hi Rachelle, Got A3 sheet of all Burgos bus times when I was there in April, like you back in August/September to resume. Autobuses Amaya run the Fromista service via Castrojeriz, departing 17.30 Monday to Friday excepting festival days. Phone number for Amaya is 947 26 90 32/947 48 62 70...
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    AZTEC Tacuba 55 Backpack

    Any forum users of this backpack out there able to advise how slide and lock back adjustment system works on this pack. Thanx for your help. John
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    September 2012

    Hi Corinne, I travelled to SJPdP from London via Paris on Eurostar and my main tip to you is to book as early as possible using http://www.tgv-europe.com to get the best promo fare from Paris to Bayonne - the site shows best fares by day over a month and then by train each day - and then...
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    Irache Fuente de Vino

    If our experience is anything to go by, then this may be one explanation of why the fountain is sometimes empty. When we stopped in April there were two furtive locals with gallon plastic drums waiting to fill up from what is not a fast flowing tap. We queued behind the first, and then watched...
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    Lost and Hopefully Find with the Camino

    Lots of people walk the camino in search of something more meaningful, in line perhaps with the sentiments well expressed by Michael, but I believe our individual personalities and circumstances mean there is a distinct difference between looking for something more rewarding on the basis of...
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    Sleeping bag versus blanket?

    I didn't take my sleeping bag either in April for the same reasons, weight and bulk, and didn't have cause to regret my decision despite the cold weather with the use of a blanket on top of the liner I took. I actually took a rectangular (rather than mummy shaped) XXL size liner which I picked...
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    bus or taxi along route of st jean to pamplona

    Doubt you will find yourself needing to travel alone over the top from Orisson after meeting lots of other people at the fixed dinner time, but irrespective of this you should be confident of being able to walk safely as a solo female traveller, there are lots of you! Remember too, if you want...
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    My experience

    It's very interesting to read this post in the context of one's own personal experience. After starting at SJPdP, it was very frustrating for me to have to stop near Burgos with a stress fracture of my lower left shin, particularly as this meant not being able to continue on with my two walking...
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    bus or taxi along route of st jean to pamplona

    Depending on whether you are going to add a night by stopping at Orisson to cross the Pyrenees via the Route de Napoleon, or do SJPdP to Roncevalles in one day, either via this route or Valcarlos and the valley road, you should be able to make Pamplona straightforwardly in the 4 days to the...
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    What is the one Albergue that you would say not to miss

    4) being with pilgrim friends who can speak Spanish well enough to talk to the locals and find out how to get to a great place (Hotel Cacabelos, for example... no way I would have found it on my own, it took me a few minutes to find it again last year, my second time there! same thing with...
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    Spanish SIM card

    Loads of phone shops in Pamplona near the municapale albergues in the centre of town, Vodaphone, Movistar etc, but nothing else between Roncesvalles and Pamplona. Vodafone 1 Euro SIM comes with 30 mins free calls to international numbers.
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