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    Lodging in Monasteries along the Frances

    One is the Monasterio San Zoilo, nine and comfortable. Other ideas?
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    Lodging in Monasteries along the Frances

    While walking the Frances two years ago I was given a true gift, lodging in two very special monasteries. One was the Royal Suite in San Millan de la Cogolla. The second was the monastery in Leyre. My walking partner and I will be walking this fall including to Finisterre/Muxia and are...
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    Cats on the Camino

    Regarding unknown cats..A few months ago I was visiting my sister and was attacked by a stray supposedly friendly cat that she had allowed into her house. I went to an emergency clicic to get antibiotics. Within two days I was in the hospital with a severe infection in my leg, awaiting surgery...
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    Help - Going with companion, but want to be alone

    Two years ago I "invited", ugh, a neighbor, a cocky retired Air Force General fighter pilot to walk the Aragones with me. In spite of my efforts to caution him "to let the camino happen" he tried to "run the show". Finally one day out of frustration I pushed him down, climbed on his chest...
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    Botafumeiro

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    Altra Timp 4 trail running shoes or Lone Peak All weather

    Abuelita, The Lone Peaks are a completely different shoe than the Timps. Go to a store and try out both styles multiple times! Lone Peaks do not work for me at all, I have worn the Timps 5 different times with no blisters at all.
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    Leaving Leon - take a taxi to the outskirts????

    I have been on the route in and out of Leon twice, the first time by bus going both in and out and the second time I walked it all. The working class neighborhoods were not particularly pretty but I had to make a stop in a bar and upon leaving had a cup of the best coffee that I had had on...
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    Advice on itinerary please

    Another thought... I always fly out of DFW, flight leaves late afternoon (use that afternoon to fly direct from San Fran to DFW ..Overnight on plane landing in Madrid around 9 am. Train from Atocha, 11ish to Pamplona then taxi to SJPdP on night 1 to sleep well.. This is definitely not the...
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    The Two "Chickentown" Paradores

    I have stayed in both, my favorite was Fresneda. I had a small very comfortable room which was just enough, not too much. The church was in process of being restored, quite beautiful. I felt more atmosphere there than in the “chicken church“ parador. For a special experience go to San Millan...
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    What Was The Camino Like Pre-Resurgence in Popularity?

    I was one of the unsung hero students who made the upper half of the class possible. I do distinctly remember that in 1974 one of my professors did talk about the Camino, but the whole thing went right over my head. Oh to have been a student then and walked the Camino with Gitlitz!
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    Toothpaste and deodorant - where to buy cheaper?

    I test everything before I leave home, thus I know that a small tube of toothpaste will last me 10 days. For a 6 week Camino I will use 4 small tubes of toothpaste, and can dispose of the empty tubes as I go along. The one time I bought toothpaste in Spain, the only thing available was a large...
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    Taxi

    Jill, I have walked this route in 2018 with another woman who used Correos for her pack transport. I walked it again just last year, and love the route. This appears to me that you will have to specially request pack transport for this route. Please let me know how things work out! Buen Camino!
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    Taxi

    Pacmochila on the Frances and Aragones is available until November 1. After that date it will be from only Sarria to Santiago. If you read the correos website carefully you will see that Somport is listed as a starting point with the Frances. There is also a map with the Aragones included.
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    Taxi

    Also check El Camino de Santiago Con Correos. Correos is the Spanish postal system. They also operate a well regarded pack transport service which included the Aragones. The website has an english translation. The Aragones is included as part of the Frances.
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    How many days are needed for the Camino Frances ?

    You can "do" the Camino in 28 days, you can embrace it in 42 days. The more time you spend...... Likewise the Aragones, it is plotted out as 6 days. I walked it in 13 days and still had to go back to find the dolmen!
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