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    Planning, Preparing and Packing for your Camino

    I have created a few posts on my experience with training preparation, travel planning and as well, the challenging tasks of packing for the Camino. See my blog at http://www.caminomaggee.blogspot.com for more detailed information. Maggee
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    Sunrise/Sunset times in September

    I walked the Camino Frances from August 29 to Sept 30, 2008. I always left early in the morning. In the beginning it was around 6 am, using a good WHITE light flashlight. I only walked in the dark for about one hour or so. As the month progressed, I started a bit later - 630 am or so. The most...
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    Camino Maggee September 2008

    I created a journal on line as I walked the Camino Frances from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago from August 29 to September 30, 2008. see http://caminomaggee.blogspot.com Maggee
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    Staying in the cheapest albergues

    I just walked the Camino from St Jean to Santiago in September and found the albergues to be very cheap and ranged normally around 5 to 6 E. If they are municipal they seemed to be cheaper ie 3 euros. You can save money by cooking your own food however. You can get all kinds of cheese, meats...
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    Sharing Needles, Hygiene and other Camino Advice!!

    I just completed the Camino France on Sept 30 after starting in St Jean Pied de Port on August 29, 2008. I had exactly the experience I was looking for and am profoundly altered as a result of this, however...... A couple of observations from my experience that I would like to share. 1. the...
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    bed bugs

    Re: bed bugs - Sept 2008 I have just finished walking the 788 kms from St Jean to Santiago one week ago - now home and still scratching! I picked up bites twice along the way and found that there is really a serious problem with bed bugs and that the transmission is impossible to prevent as...
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    How busy is the Camino Frances this year?

    I have been reading many different books on people's experiences in walking the Camino Frances. Seems to be getting busier each year with sometimes a lot of trouble finding a bed in a refuggio at the end even in the afternoons and crowds at coffee and meal stops along the way. Any comment from...
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    Best Route from SJPDP to Roncesvalles

    Can anyone advise on the better of the 2 routes from SJPDP to Roncesvalles at the end of August? How tough is the walk and how long does it take - time of day to start out and when to best arrive in Roncesvalles? thanks Maggee
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    Accomodation in SJPDP

    I had great luck booking a bed and breakfast with tim@errecaldia.com. He has a 300 year old house in SJPDP with about 4 rooms that he rents. He even offered to pick me up from the train station! I found this place by searching web sites for accomodation in SJPDP< France. There are about 4 on the...
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    Danger for woman alone?

    Thanks so much for the great and ressuring comments that I received within one day of posting my worry about walking the Camino Frances on my own in Sept. I realize this is also an opportunity to put myself out there and meet new people as a way of developing community and I so appreciate the...
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    Danger for woman alone?

    I am a bit freaked out after reading a few accounts of women being accosted and even assaulted along the Camino Frances. I know the numbers are small and the issue probably not statistically significant but...........Do you think I need to be overly concerned? or even concerned? I have read all...
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    The Peaceable: A New Place to Stop on the Meseta

    Thanks for this information about your home along the Camino Frances. I have been worrying about silly things in preparation for my journey alone starting in Sept this year, like having a bed every night and meeting people who I can relate to. What I am getting from this web site is that there...
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    Class of 2008!

    Hi I am Maggee. I have just booked my fight to Paris, found a bed and breakfast for the first 2 nights in St Jean Pied de Port and will be starting my pilgrimage on August 30 from there, anyone planning to be there around the same time?? I have been thinking about this trip for about 18 months...

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