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  1. Thomas1962

    No room at the inn (Najera)

    I would like to emphasize this. On the Camino, booking can be handy, but it is by far not the best way to find accomodation. For many places, especially the better ones, there is no need for the expensive booking. There is also no need because everyone is passing any albergue or hostel anyway...
  2. Thomas1962

    How to book my own lodging - what sites to use

    There is no real app for booking. Mail, whatsapp and phone are the way. If you don't speak Spanish, you can ask others to phone for you, it is a quit.common thing on the Camino. 90% of the pilgrims do it like this. Booking can be handy, but know that the by far most of the real pilgrim places...
  3. Thomas1962

    Is it possible to get stamps from Albergues if not staying there?

    In general: yes you can get a stamp. But at the same time: I am a former albergue owner and I have mixed experience with it. Just know that hospitaleros have very long days in a very long season. I was happy to give a stamp when I would have time or would be in the albergue. But at the same...
  4. Thomas1962

    Geneva to Le Puy GPS

    On the bottom of this page you see an interactive map with all the caminos in France: https://www.santiago.nl/lopen-naar-santiago/looproutes-naar-santiago/looproutes-frankrijk/ you can download the tracks from this page: https://www.santiago.nl/downloads/
  5. Thomas1962

    Drinking water @hotels

    Water in Spanish albergues and hotels is obligatory tested yearly. Albergues /hotels with their own well need to treat their water to Hight standards. No need to be afraid.
  6. Thomas1962

    Interactive Map

    Yes there is. For the Spanish caminos look at the bottom of this page. If on a computer you click exactly on a route, you will see the info of each route. For other countries there are other maps too. https://www.santiago.nl/lopen-naar-santiago/looproutes-naar-santiago/looproutes-spanje/
  7. Thomas1962

    Voie de Vézelay - English-language information

    About one week ago the Portal of the Vézelay Route (Via Lemovicensis) to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port was handed over to the French Associations managing that Route, to begin with: the Amis et Pèlerins de Saint-Jacques de la Voie de Vézelay. The URL of the Portal now directs visitors to the Amis de...
  8. Thomas1962

    Asking for Encouragement to Continue the Camino

    Stop this camino and find out what happens, or find out what happens if you don't
  9. Thomas1962

    Have albergues stopped providing blankets since 2019?

    In the covid years, blankets had to be washed after each use, officially. You can imagin that is was not attractive for albergues to provide them. As far as I know, this rule does not exist anymore
  10. Thomas1962

    Troubleshooting why kml files were not loading in mapping apps

    Hi Gerald, Great resource! Just one thing: as far as I know maps.me itself is not an open source app. Please consider to recommend organic maps. It is made by the original makers of maps.me, looks the same in many ways, but not commercial, open source and with no trackers. For me the perfect...
  11. Thomas1962

    Comparing alternate routes from León (to avoid Camino Francés)

    There is one more alternative which is the Via Kunig which goes from Las Herrerias the Valcarce to Lugo in 88 kms. Las Herrerias is just before O Cebreiro on the Frances. From Lugo on the Primitivo you can go to the Norte (through Ferreira of Friol and end up on the Frances just near Santiago...
  12. Thomas1962

    Troubleshooting why kml files were not loading in mapping apps

    Ho Morero, when I read your first message again it was completely clear that you did find the solution. It was all my 'trying to read too fast'.
  13. Thomas1962

    Troubleshooting why kml files were not loading in mapping apps

    On Iphones it is sometimes indeed more difficult to download the kml files into an app. On the site of the Dutch Confranternity of Saint James there is a special manual for I phones. It is in Dutch but i suppose you can translate it...
  14. Thomas1962

    Help please walking Camino backwards. SJPDP -> Bordeaux

    On this Dutch downloadpage you can indeed find find KML and GPX files from all the camino's in France, you download the all in one file. https://www.santiago.nl/downloads/ Besides, you will also find a kml and gpx file with all the places to sleep at the the camino to Bordeaux and further to...
  15. Thomas1962

    Lightening the Load-Rain , warmth and Sleeping gear for Sarria to Santiago in June

    I don't know how much time before your acual camino you need to pack, but as your camino will be 4-5 days you can possibly see the weather on your camino in the forecast.
  16. Thomas1962

    Restaurants between Sarria and Santiago

    La Cabana consists of three different wooden buildings. Two of them are for sleeping, they still exist and are (or will be) still open. The building with the restaurant is burned down. People need to go to Palas (about 1 km further on the camino) to have dinner or breakfast. Who knows the...
  17. Thomas1962

    Restaurants between Sarria and Santiago

    i saw it too and was very surprised. As far as I know there are plans to rebuild it but this was the reality a few months ago. .
  18. Thomas1962

    Restaurants between Sarria and Santiago

    This actually WAS a beautiful place. Last year it has been burned down to the bottom. Very sad, it was indeed my favorite place. I live there now.. The hostel who was at the same place is still open. For the rest of Palas: it might have some qualities but I am afraid nice restaurants are not one...
  19. Thomas1962

    GPS maps for walking

    On this downloadpage of the Dutch Confraternity of Saint James you can download the KML of GPX tracks for all Spanish (or any other country) caminos. On top you will find a translate button and also a manual how to use them in any other app on your phone. The app which is recommended there is...
  20. Thomas1962

    Organic maps question

    Sorry for the confusion I gave. 'Start button' was indeed the 'star button' I see your pictures. It is very strange that yoou do not see the 'import bookmarks' button. On this picture you see how it looks like on my phone, in Dutch it is called 'Bladwijzers importeren'. Can it be that your...

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