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This depends on your traveling style such as where you're planning to sleep and eat. Albergues should be on a range from €5-10 per night, some m,ay be less. I did the camino last month and my expenses were much higher for many reasons, I 'd stayed in pensions and hotels this costs in the € 35-65...
Well done, congratulations! I've also finished my Camino recently and I'm also an elderly at 71. My Camino started in Astorga and took me 13 days walking with one day off at Sarria. My experience was very similar to yours, I trained for several weeks prior to the walk, the last four weeks...
Re: Bringing a Child Question
I'd finished walking my Camino four weeks ago, I walked from Astorga to Santiago, in the 13 days it took me to complete my walk I did not see any one with such a young child, I did see a young teenager or maybe even a pre-teen, and several high school age boys on...
The food will depend on which camino you're doing, you'll find many different types and ways of preparing the same food as you walk on. As you near Santiago in Galicia, the specialties are of the sea food varieties which are abundant. My favorite was a rice dish called Arroz Caldozo or soupy...
I've also just finished my first Camino from Astorga to SDC, I found your tips very good and informative especially what to carry. I'd cut down on the amount of clothing, I carried three fast drying T-shirts, underwear and socks, these may be cut by one, I had two shorts with zip on legs and...
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