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I can't believe it's been 5 years since the last Camino, but very happy tonight to have bitten the bullet. After loads of messing about, the flight has been booked to Barcelona, arrive midday on the 23rd April. Then straight up to Monserrat for...
Others have made useful contributions. I have done the del Norte several times (good mix of pilgrims, good seafood, the occasional beach, etc) and would suggest that you take very seriously the challenges of the first week-- the first day, and...
I have done all or part of the Norte several times. I had to abandon it the first time due to shin splints. I finished it the following year.
These are the stages from those two Caminos.
I’m not certain I would plan the extra day. I’d wait to just think ‘it’s nice here, let’s stay an extra day.’ Of course; if you pre-book everything, that’s not an option.
If that fails there’s much to be said for an extra day in Santiago.
I've been looking at the Norte as well over the last few days. A couple of things I've gleamed as I've not done this one before. There are a few hostels in Biarritz. One option you could consider would be to fly in and then take it slooooowwwwwww...
Banks "phoning you" - is a scam, banks don't do that. The trick is they say to prove they are really your bank to put the phone down and phone your bank direct. A different person answers - but!! they do this on a landline and don't actually put...
My phone is ancient so have been looking at options for a change, mainly an iPhone 15 or S24. Samsung's latest S24 set of phones have been heavily marketing their translator app. Has anyone been using the translator in Spain on their Caminos? If...
This is a very useful post. Thank you! It has saved me a load of work, and reminded me what I sort of used to do when I went a-caminoing before Covid. I'm planning to do some new Caminos this year and possibly revisiting an old one at the moment...
@peregrina2000 and I spent quick a bit of time discussing our different approaches to map apps, while walking the Lana a few months ago. There are some definite advantages and disadvantages of each app. While I initially hoped I could just find...
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