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I walked the Camino del Norte from Irún to Santiago during September, October 2015. This was my second Camino, having walked the Camino Frances from SJPdP to Santiago in 2013. Like many others, my choice to walk a different Camino was made on the basis of seeing a different side of Spain on a...
Last night I was catching up with shows on Netflix, in particular "Crossing Lines" about a crime-solving team from the International Court of Justice (ICC). Quite good, worth watching. This episode revolved around a series of unexplained murders by drowning, in which a shell had been found...
Some time back there was a thread about how geography and the realities of international travel mean that some nationalities are more likely to start their journey from St Jean on particular days of the week. For example, Canadians appear to be more likely to start on Saturday.
Can anybody help...
It was a great time to walk. The crowds had largely disappeared, but there were still a comfortable number of pilgrims to talk to and make friends. The weather was mostly great for walking, but it deteriorated sharply as we drew closer to Santiago. In fact, the rain was so heavy when we walked...
Tomorrow Tuesday 1 October at lunchtime I start my journey from Canberra, Australia [Bus +plane +plane+train+bus]. I will finally start walking from SJPdP on Friday 5 October.
Does anybody else have a longer prelude to their Camino?
cheers
Alex
Should be arriving there on 4 October, ready to start the next day! :-)
I live in Yass, NSW [near Canberra] and will be flying with Korea Air to get to Madrid, then the train to Pamplona and finally the minibus to SJDPP. I'm a keen photographer and speak fluent Spanish.
Please let me know if...
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