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Hello everyone!
Sorry to shout, but these are exciting times. I have started this thread to serve as a point of conversation for the Camino Guides Beta that was launched last month.
Since I have been kicking the tires so to speak and searching...
"Oddball" can mean strange or peculiar, not necessarily just quirky.
And it's possible for someone to be both odd and potentially dangerous, like in the case of the flasher.
So, multiple aspects of a situation can be true simultaneously...
I have not yet walked from Geneva.
I LOVE the LePuy route.
Some of my favorite things are starting my journey at the cathedral in Le Puy after the morning mass, and walking into SJPdP, ending with mass in the cathedral. Those beginning and...
Just another thought:
Bus to Finisterre and see the sunset.
Consider the walk to Muxia with a stop in Lires.
We stayed at
https://www.casaraul.es/
Lovely family, quiet, just a short walk to the quiet cove with beach and services.
Then walk to...
I know you’ve asked for a preference between the two, but I’m strongly in the “AND” camp. Finisterre was a great place to celebrate for a day, then a lovely walk to Muxia where there was so much space for contemplation.
Enjoy your...
The new parador in Muxia is stunning and was the perfect way to end our walk last Fall. However, we did take a cab to Fisterre for a day and overnight to walk up to the lighthouse and see the “end of the earth.”
Hi Chrissy and Elise,
Tough choice, and I wouldn’t discount the possibility that once you are already there, you will decide you really don’t want to stop walking and will continue on to the other place!
A few scattered thoughts
Muxia is less...
Dear Rhys, look what you started ! lol
I also loved the meseta. It was in Sept (and hot) but I would never skip it… especially in spring. I hear there are many wildflowers but I haven’t experienced it myself. And I’d never skip Burgos. You don’t...
Booking lists most of the private hostels discussed here — even if you prefer to book using other methods, it’s great for reference. Porto is FULL of hostels with varying price points. Gallery Hostel is great, as is Porto Spot Hostel. I think...
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