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Hi everyone,
I am a third year medical student in the US. The summer before I started med school I did the Camino del Norte--one of the best decisions of my life!
Now fast forward to third year. I took my boards in June, started third year a week later and went through a torturous break-up...
I just finished the Camino del Norte (June 30-July 26) and wanted to share some of my experience in case it helps anyone.
Guidebooks: obviously the German guidebooks are the best and you will have ample opportunity to make friends with Germans and yes they all have them. My walking partner...
I am trying to figure out which German guidebook is the best as I have seen both mentioned (Stein-Yellow and Rother-Red). For those of you have done del Norte which was the one you saw the most? Thanks!!
I have booked my tickets to Madrid from the US, I will be gone for 6 weeks, but I am still having trouble deciding which Camino to do. At this point I am planning on doing del Norte, but have been reading more about the Le Puy route and feel drawn to that too. Here is what is appealing about...
First timer here. I had a few posts on here before the forum re-set. I was deciding between the Frances and the Norte but have 99% settled on the Norte to avoid the heat and the crowds. As a plus, I know German, so can utilize the go-to guidebook everyone is talking about.
I am leaving the...
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