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I didn't get a bad vibe in Burgos. The only camino place I ever had something like that was an albergue on the Via de la Plata. I think it was the one in San Pedro de Rozados a bit before Salamanca. I had strange troubling dreams there that night and the friend I was walking with reported...
I second the comments made by others. I think you are unlikely to have any problems, certainly not among pilgrims.
I've just had a look at the statistics linked to above and I am surprised to see so that 45% of the foreign pilgrims were Portuguese. I have absolutely nothing against the...
Thanks for that link, Margaret. The map of the route that they have on that site seems very good.
It would be great to get some feedback from someone who's walked the Voie de la Nive too though.
I know that the majority of people start in SJPP but I though it would be nice to have a few quiet...
Hello,
I will fly into Biarritz in early April. Instead of getting a train or taxi straight down to SJPP I am considering starting my camino in Bayonne. I have found some information about this on the Internet where the route is called 'La Voie de la Nive' or way of the Nive (river).
It seems...
Can anyone who has done the Camino Frances in the last year or two tell me if in their experience wifi is available some where at the end of most stages, or would it be better to get one of those plugin things (is it called a toggle or sth, I don't remember).
Also what about security in the...
I remember one time I was doing the Camino sitting in the bar beside the albergue. I think it was in San Juan de Ortega but I'm not sure. Anyway a French pilgrim walked in and asked for the toilet in French. The barman finally worked out what they wanted and pointed the way. The French man went...
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