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The latest revision of Alison Ragu's guide 2011 The Camino Mozárabe or Vía de la Plata, Part A, Seville to Santiago is now available from CSJ. I ordered one this week, £5. I hope it's been fully revised considering the contributions above.
Hi David,
Many thanks for your very helpful response. You have given me precisely the information I need to make a good decision. I’ll be on a KTM Sport with a Chain ring of 48/36/26 and Cassette of 32/28/24/21/18/16/14/12/11.
I know now that this is not the ideal bike for the entire trip but...
I order from Amazon.uk regularly. When I select a book I check that the seller is UK based because delivery time is usually a matter of a few days. Sometimes the only copy available is from a US supplier and the time taken for delivery can be up to 8 weeks with customs being the major choke...
Hi Annie,
I would be interested in ‘Medieval Pilgrimage’ on the basis you suggest; read and pass on for the postage.
I have a copy of ‘Le Chemin du Puy’, in French, by Jean-Pierre Sirejol & Louis Laborde-Balem. Paperback, 21 x 13.5cm. It describes and illustrates the route from Le Puy to SJPDP...
Debinq said “....b t w I noted that you seemed surprised a choir with the majority of its members 'well advanced in years' could sing so well !!”
Perhaps I did not put that glorious morning in June ‘00 into the correct context. Eunate was built by the Knights Templars as a funerary chapel. I...
Hi Annie & Ian,
Thanks for your encouragement. I have decided to give it a go on the bike. My first Camino was back in 2000, before the rush, and I found friendship among all my fellow travellers, even the walkers :wink:.
My greatest moment of inspiration came unexpectedly from a busload of...
Hi Tamtamplin,
Missing the best of the scenery is exactly why I am weighting up walking or cycling. I did Frances on a touring bike with a good load and was forced onto tarmac for long stretches. I feel I may have missed all the good bits. While it was a wonderful experience, I want to do VDLP...
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