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Hello again,
starting the Camino from St Jean in June, the 5 th. Walking the Camino in two parts, the latter part hopefully next summer. No hurry is my style. Looking for the same attitude and athmosphere as last time, September 2008; all the pilgrims have same path and intention to reach...
Hello again,
I think it would be safer to take a sleeping bag, just in case. You never know the weather! Of course it depends of your accommodation- in refugios or hostels... I had a very light sleeping bag (500 g) with me and it was good. I carried about eight kilos with me and it wasn´t...
Hello Ian !!
Last year I took a flight from Helsinki to London Stansted and from there to Valladolid. Minkey gave this tip to me. The flight took off in the morning and from the airport we took a bus to Valladolid centre and a long distance bus to Ponferrada. It took three and half hours from...
Hello Tuula,
nice to meet you at the forum!
Last year in September, I was walking about 200 km, a piece of camino Frances with my friend. If you like to get some information in Finnish of the camino, please visit http://www.yle.fi/loytoretki. The serie on YLE Teema has been very...
Hi Julie,
just checked some flights to Spain; this year Easy Jet started flying from Helsinki to London Gatwick.
There are quite cheap connections to Biarriz . Last year I took Ryanair flights were the cheapest. Istarted walking from Ponferrada and flew to Valladolid.
Buen camino! Hyvää...
Hi,
I made my first Camino, a part of the French Way, last September. I bought a 38 l Deuter backbag
and that was just enough for me. 35-38 l is nearly the same. No need to carry extra clothes or things.
Most important was how easy it was in use- enough pockets to keep water, maps and...
Hello/Hola/Hei,
I have now seen my dream to came true. I spent a fortnight on the camino... from Ponferrada to Santiago. I´m back home but my soul´s a little late. ..
It was good to plan and book flights etc. in advance and notice the system really works. No delays or other problems on...
I just managed to buy tickets for next week from Valladolid to Ponferrada. I once tried it before - in English and it didn´t work. Now I used Spanish and the dictionary :) Tuulis
Hi Heloise,
nice to meet someone from Finland! I am Tuulis from Suomi, too; leaving for my first part-camino at the end of August. I´m trying to walk regurlarly and was in a good start but unfortunately (or luckily now..) had an appendix operation two weeks ago... there are 6-7 weeks time to...
Must put my spoon to cup ..and tell that I´m doing my first camino August-September and using 15 days; I start from Ponferrada and feel to be " tourist walker" when I listen to your opinions. ..
However, like you experienced hikers say, it is a personal way and experience. You can´t be a fake...
Hola;
I am arriving at the Valladolid aeropuerta on the 28 th of August. I strat walking from Ponferrada the next day and I found a connection by ALSA bus for that route ; this bus might come from Madrid?
Valladolid 14.45- Ponferrada 18.30.
VALLADOLID 14:45
AEROPUERTO VALLADOLID 15:00...
Hi ,
There are some groups leaving from Finland this year. The magazines and newspapers write about the camino and people get to know stories of pilgrims. That´s why Finnish camino stats look nicer, I think.
About training...Today I walked with a two heavy stones in my bagback. This way I get...
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