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  1. NicP

    Backpack transfer to a place I’m not staying

    My question is this- if an albergue says they don’t accept pilgrims who don’t carry their own bag, why would anybody who doesn’t carry their own bag want to plan to stay there? It seems like a recipe for finding yourself without anywhere to stay (I.e. don’t be disappointed if they turn you away...
  2. NicP

    I am very grateful for this forum

    I too am very grateful for this forum. It’s a lovely way to be able to regularly dip in and out of the camino experience, and to stay in touch with something that (in my opinion) has to be directly experienced to begin to be understood. With the absence of any formal “camino group” nearby, the...
  3. NicP

    Best route into Burgos

    Thanks so much for the advice on how to find the river path, this will make things way easier next month than how it went for me last year! I really appreciate it!
  4. NicP

    Best route into Burgos

    Last time I really wanted to take the river path, but completely missed the spot where the paths diverged from each other. Any tips on how to spot the turn off to the river path, from those who have taken it? The standard route through the industrial outskirts of Burgos is not the most scenic!
  5. NicP

    Is it permissible to skip Sarria to Santiago?

    Just wondering, but perhaps an equally good question to ask yourself is whether you really need the certificate (and why)?
  6. NicP

    Eunate opening hours?

    Fabulous- thanks for posting the website. That’s going to be useful for me too!
  7. NicP

    Ride share 23 April 2024 Pamplona to St Jean PdP

    Ok, all the best for your camino!
  8. NicP

    Ride share 23 April 2024 Pamplona to St Jean PdP

    Great - I have messaged you....
  9. NicP

    Have you used Aíralo?

    Hi, I really liked Holafly. I guess in terms of value, it depends on what you’re looking for, but I had unlimited data for the period of time I purchased, and it also allowed me to use the holafly esim to make WiFi calls via my NZ (skinny) mobile connection. Super useful, fantastic mobile data...
  10. NicP

    Ride share 23 April 2024 Pamplona to St Jean PdP

    Yes- looking at the Alsa website, the only have a midday bus on the day I’m travelling… I’m surprised there isn’t more demand!
  11. NicP

    Ride share 23 April 2024 Pamplona to St Jean PdP

    Hello fellow pilgrims, I am booking myself some transport from Pamplona train station to Saint Jean Pied de Port for the early afternoon of Tuesday 23 April (my train is scheduled to arrive to Pamplona at 13:45). If there is anybody who happens to be going my way, please let me know, I'd be...
  12. NicP

    Starting on the Camino Frances, not sure which route to take into Santiago (san salvador / primitivo versus invierno)

    Hi @Roma247 - time is a mysterious factor that for me, is difficult to advise others about- we are all so different in both what we are capable of doing, and how we want to do it (on the camino and in life). Like you, I think if one can avoid stress regarding whether you have enough time, that’s...
  13. NicP

    Primitivo. Vs Invierno?

    This is a great thread- thanks to all who have responded- I asked myself the exact same question a day ago, for a camino in the last part of August, starting at SJPdP, but with the clear plan to deviate either to the San Salvador and primitivo, or taking the invierno in to Santiago
  14. NicP

    Starting on the Camino Frances, not sure which route to take into Santiago (san salvador / primitivo versus invierno)

    Thanks so much! Maybe I’m doing it wrong but I never seem to find these super relevant threads when I try to search…. Actually, I probably am doing it wrong! I appreciate the tip!
  15. NicP

    Starting on the Camino Frances, not sure which route to take into Santiago (san salvador / primitivo versus invierno)

    Thanks - great tip re: the guide - I will have a look for that. I tend to read the guidebooks before departure and then relying on the wise pilgrim app whilst walking, I enjoy the planning and cogitation as part of the pre-camino experience!
  16. NicP

    Starting on the Camino Frances, not sure which route to take into Santiago (san salvador / primitivo versus invierno)

    Yes - that seems to be my natural pace - its a strange thing to walk faster than the majority of people you meet - for me it meant that I met with different groups and people everyday, rather than meeting the same people again and again and forming a "camino family"... I met one fellow...
  17. NicP

    Starting on the Camino Frances, not sure which route to take into Santiago (san salvador / primitivo versus invierno)

    Fabulous, thanks!
  18. NicP

    Starting on the Camino Frances, not sure which route to take into Santiago (san salvador / primitivo versus invierno)

    Yes- the verde looks like a lovely variante. Not sure I want to avoid the Frances entirely…. I’m assuming that it won’t be as crazy busy as walking from Saria in Semana Santa was last year….
  19. NicP

    Starting on the Camino Frances, not sure which route to take into Santiago (san salvador / primitivo versus invierno)

    My Spanish is fluent, haven’t used GPS tracks much aside from occasionally using my phone and the wise pilgrim app to get back on the trail after getting lost
  20. NicP

    Starting on the Camino Frances, not sure which route to take into Santiago (san salvador / primitivo versus invierno)

    Hello fellow Pilgrims, I'm looking for some collective wisdom / advice please, from those who have more experience of the routes above than I do. I've walked a little in Spain before (Camino Frances in March 2023, and Via de la Plata a few years back) but need to comeback and walk again. All...

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