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When we've been ill or injured, we have reserved a room a day ahead and set a bag for 7 euro. Though not all alberques will accept reservations or bags, plenty of private albergues, pensions, casa rurals and hotels will. Search HOTELS under camino resources for a spreadsheet.
Have no concern...
I like the suggestion to start in SJPdP and walk as far as you feel. You will be in the company of others at the start of their journey, a good number of whom plan to walk a week or two, like you.
We haven't encountered "labelers" on the actual Camino. Only occasional references on the forum...
I like to pack light, but still carry the Brierley book and use it constantly. It's something to read at night, its battery is always charged, doesn't break when I drop it, doesn't stop working when it gets wet, never crashes and I can still view it in bright sunshine with polarized sunglasses...
We're heading back to the Camino Frances this spring (2016) and planning on spending some nights in private rooms at hostels, casa rurals, pensions and hotels. If you have any positive recommendations for private rooms, please let me known, along with your comments. We are especially interested...
Rometorio.com will give you all of the choices and links.
I book directly with Renfe for train or Alsa and PLM for bus (directly from airport as stated previously - fairly new, cheap and pretty comfortable w/bathroom - recommended).
The trouble I have run into is the credit card, sometimes...
If you have enough time in your camino journey, I would still consider a start from Roncesvalles; the terrain challenge is not very different than starting Pamplona, and not nearly as challenging as starting in SJPP. And its a really nice part of the camino between Roncesvalles and Pamplona. If...
Hiked the Valcarlos route last October. I'm 60, a 5k runner, but pretty creaky. Starting in SJPP is pretty cool. My wife and I stopped in Valcarlos the first night, a bit jet lagged. The second day from Valcarlos was a good challenge due to the big change in elevation (check out the elevation...
My wife and I (both 59) had lunch in Sansol, sitting at the top of the town by the church, overlooking Torres del Rio. After looking around a bit, we walked on to Torres. Sansol seemed pretty quiet. Torres del Rio is still a small town, interesting hilly streets, several sleeping options and a...
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