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  1. nandogdc

    Making friends when starting the Camino later

    My wife and another couple are starting the same day but at your walking rate you will leave us in the dust 🤣🤣 good luck and hope to see you at the start. Buen camino Fernando and Liza from Brisbane
  2. nandogdc

    Qatar

    Buen camino pilsgrims, Has someone recently have flown with Qatar from Australia to Madrid with an osprey 36l ? Qatar has. Limit of 50 cm and the osprey is 60 because of the frame. I want it to know if you have had any issues taking in as carry on instead of checking in? Regards Fernando
  3. nandogdc

    Voice or data only mobile plans

    Hola Caminantes, We are leaving from Brisbane on the 4th May and wanted to know if I would need a voice plus data mobile plan or just data. I was thinking that I might need voice to be able to call the albergues or all of the use WhatsApp? Also has some one ever calculated how much data they...
  4. nandogdc

    Weather in early may

    What about a rain poncho? Would that be enough? What about a fleece or a poorer jacket, only one or take both?
  5. nandogdc

    Backpacks Check-in or carry-on

    Thanks for the note 😀 can you tell me how tall is your 42l. I have a 36l osprey with a frame that is 60cm and Qatar only accepts 50cm. Saludos
  6. nandogdc

    Backpacks Check-in or carry-on

    Thanks for the help. Yes, Qatar only accepts packs of 50Cm, and mine is 60Cm, so check-in will have to be :) Do you plastic wrap the backpacks or tie the straps?
  7. nandogdc

    Backpacks Check-in or carry-on

    Hi Caminantes, My wife and I are leaving for Madrid from Brisbane - AU on May 4th to walk the Frances. We are flying with Qatar. I am a bit worried that if I check in my backpacks, they have a chance of getting lost and not arriving with me. I was thinking of carrying them on the plane, but...
  8. nandogdc

    Weather from March to June

    Hello fellow walkers, I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to share an update regarding our plans for the Camino. Unfortunately, due to my wife's recent spine surgery, we have decided to postpone our trip until next year. Her recovery is our top priority, and it's best for us to allow...
  9. nandogdc

    Madrid to Pamplona to SJPdP

    Thanks, to recall "Spanish rail prices change depending on expected demand and how long a period before you travel." Do you think that booking now for the training would be too soon? The buses are smaller so I will book the ALSA bus to JSPDP but the train I am thinking to hold for a few...
  10. nandogdc

    Madrid to Pamplona to SJPdP

    Hi Caminantes, My wife and I are travelling to Madrid to then travel to SJPDP. The plan is to take the train to Pamplona that leaves from Madrid at 7:30 and gets to Pamplona at 10:30 then take a bus that leaves at 12 and gets to SJPDP at 1:45. For some reason the price of the train goes up...
  11. nandogdc

    Brisbane peregrine/as - where did you hill train

    Bunyaville Conservation Park is my training ground, it has ups, and downs, flats and friendly people which is all that you need for the Camino. Good luck
  12. nandogdc

    I need to shorten my walk

    Hi Trecile, The website does not seem to work.
  13. nandogdc

    I need to shorten my walk

    I am counting a day from the 4 days I return home. 30-August-2023 Depart Home Brisbane AU 2 Transit Days Travel days prior to starting 01-September-2023 Start in SJPDP The day you plan to start walking 800 Total Kms Total Kms you plan to walk 25 Preferred Kms / Day Your...
  14. nandogdc

    I need to shorten my walk

    This is the plan - I think we can do it all :-) as we are quite fit. Maybe I am overthinking this too much. Thanks to Rob's Camino (https://robscamino.com/) for this little Calc. 30-August-2023 Depart Home Brisbane AU 2 Transit Days Travel days prior to starting 01-September-2023...
  15. nandogdc

    I need to shorten my walk

    Hi Pilgrims, The Camino Frances takes 33 days, but we don't have enough days due to work :-( We like to start in SJPDP then, stop, take a Train/Bus to save around 5 days then start again to complete the walk. Here goes the question :-) From which town would we need to take the transport and...
  16. nandogdc

    Learning Spanish for the Camino: Recommendations for a Spanish Teacher

    Hi Bakebeans, My wife can teach Spanish, we are both Spanish speakers, but she has taught other people that wanted to learn Conversational Spanish. Let me know if you are keen. We are also planning a trip to Spain to do the Camino Frances in September :-) Saludos Fernando y Liza
  17. nandogdc

    Planning a trip to do the Camino Frances in September 2023

    Thanks a lot for all this great advice. At this stage, I need to arrange the travel from Brisbane/AU to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. I will search here, but I need advice on what would be the best route. From Brisbane to Spain( Madrid or Barcelona) or France (Paris)? Then how to get to SJPdP...
  18. nandogdc

    Planning a trip to do the Camino Frances in September 2023

    Hi Guys, My wife and I are planning our first Camino in September. I have some backpacks and other things that are making this trip more real :-). I hope I can draw some wisdom from Camino experts. I look forward to meeting and chatting with as many people as possible and hope to see some...

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