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    Pilgrim Support Services - some questions

    Hi Johnnie This isn't a sly form of advertising, if that is what you're suggesting! And my apologies if it appears that way. There are plenty of overt ads for CaminoTravelCenter on the forum- no need for a covert one :wink: This is a genuine attempt at 'market research' (for want of a better...
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    Pilgrim Support Services - some questions

    Hi All I was hoping for the Forum’s help. I’ve been talking with Ivar about developing pilgrim support services. At present the Camino Travel Centre offer a range of services, including hostel booking, but we were wondering what the demand is likely to be for additional support services...
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    Anybody on the VDLP now?

    Hi Just got back from Santiago- completed the Via on Friday 9th - and been 'blissed out' ever since. The way was everything I hoped..and more. Looks like we must have arrived the same day Jean-Marc? Well done with the bad foot - the Via is a tough ask, even when fully fit. I too stayed at Casa...
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    Via de la Plata and Camino Frances – same but different?

    Hi In Cacceres having a rest day, so thought I´d quickly post about the heat situation. The first 10 days out of Seville (starting 4th Sept) were slow due to the extreme heat - average 22k a day for first 220k. Having said that, it was do-able with sufficient planning. The trick was to make sure...
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    Via de la Plata and Camino Frances – same but different?

    Well, despite the excessive heat I’m on my way to Seville, ready to give the Via my best shot. Discussions (in another thread) about the merits of VdlP and CF aside, I would say that one point of undertaking the Camino(s) is the physical and mental challenge (for me at least). Equally, some may...
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    Via de la Plata and Camino Frances – same but different?

    Hi Nearly there! I’m off to Seville next week and should be on the Via before the week is out! One thing I’ve yet to decide on is technology and communicating with ‘home’. I know the pros and cons of new technology on the Way have been discussed elsewhere on this forum – and I don’t want to...
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    Forest fires

    Hi. I'm planning to walk the Via in Sept. also. If the weather stays as it is, I think we are more likely to be inconvenienced by heat and thunder storms than smoke. I've been keeping an eye on the Press - there's a list of online newspapers here: http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/spain.htm There...
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    Via de la Plata and Camino Frances – same but different?

    Many thanks Clive, and all, for taking the time to post. It’s great to get such detailed insights into what I might expect. I’m expecting, and hoping for, that peace and quiet you speak of Clive. I’m also expecting it not to be easy – like you I’m “older rather than younger”. But I’m not what...
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    Hello. Via de la Plata in Sept.?

    Hi Annie You're leaving the decision - Norte or VDLP - to close to departure :) Hopefully see you on VDLP - and don't be so sure about being passed - I intend to be a tortoise not a hare! Concerning weather, what is the 'decider' - avoiding heat in the south rather than rain in the north I...
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    Hello. Via de la Plata in Sept.?

    Hi I’ve recently posted to the Via de la Plata board, but thought I’d introduce myself here too. I’m aiming to set out from Seville on the VdlP in just a few short weeks. Feeling mightily unprepared but can’t wait! Despite the relatively sudden realisation that, luckily, I have the time and...
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    Via de la Plata and Camino Frances – same but different?

    Thanks John for the swift reply, and the encouragement. The plan, such as it is, is to leave Seville the first week in September - getting to Santiago by mid October. Rich
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    Via de la Plata and Camino Frances – same but different?

    Hi I’m planning to walk the Via in September/ October and am in the planning stage now. I’m totally out of shape and only have a few weeks to prepare(!) but it’s now or never – a sudden change of circumstances allow me to take the time and who knows when I will have another opportunity? Thanks...
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