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  1. Raymond

    Asking your experience in reserving renfe tickets with Rail Ninja app

    I book with Renfe every year for various trips around Spain. Some from Madrid to various stages on caminos and also for holidays, depending on where we fly into. Renfe only populate their site anywhere between 30 to 60 days in advance. It is a matter of looking on their website on a regular...
  2. Raymond

    Transport to Triacastela

    Hi, I had to start there some time back and took a Train from Madrid Chamartín to Sarria and taxi to Triacastella. If memory serves me correctly it was train around lunchtime and I had time to transfer from the airport.
  3. Raymond

    Instead of Sarria to Santiago-any other100-150 km on the Frances

    If you are worried about tough climbs another section you could consider is Burgos to Sahagun. It falls within the 100 to 150 Km range and , apart from a bit of a hill just out of Castrojeriz, is a reasonable walk. Again both these locations are reachable by direct trains from Madrid. If you...
  4. Raymond

    Off Season Baggage Transfer

    Have you checked out the Spanish postal Service - Correos. I think they cover the Spanish part of CP.
  5. Raymond

    Instead of Sarria to Santiago-any other100-150 km on the Frances

    My introduction to the Camino was Pamplona to Logrono. 8 years later I am still walking various bits of different Caminos. Last year I repeated that section. Pamplona is accessible from Madrid on Renfe trains with a change in Zaragoza and there are trains direct to Madrid from Logrono. It is...
  6. Raymond

    1st Time over Xmas week +2 Irish teen boys

    Hi, Just saw this post. Given that you have teenagers I presume you are tied to the Irish school holidays. I have found that May and September are the best times for a weeks walk on the Camino, so maybe end of Aug and first week of Sept. The Finestere Camino is approx. 75 Km and can be done...
  7. Raymond

    Advice please - Norte or CF or??

    Hi Austin, Having walked both Frances routes to Roncevalles I prefered the Napoleon route. The views are amazing. It is well worth stopping in Refuge Orrison as an introduction to the 'spirit of the Camino' . At the evening meal every one gets the option to introduce themselves and, if they...
  8. Raymond

    Casa Ivar Update from me in Santiago July 5th

    Thankyou Ivar for keeping us updated. Hope to be back there in September to do the Inglese and a bit of the Portuguese Caminos.
  9. Raymond

    Seeing a lot of pilgrims starting in Roncesvalles...issues with SJPDP now?

    If Memory serves me correctly this is the border crossing on the Napoleon route !!
  10. Raymond

    Seeing a lot of pilgrims starting in Roncesvalles...issues with SJPDP now?

    Many people will have made flight bookings in advance to keep the cost down . Most lightly looking at restrictions in place at the time of booking. Crossing borders is a major consideration. I would consider this to be one of the major factors in the increase in numbers starting in Roncevalles...
  11. Raymond

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    Interesting view of Burgos Cathedral taken during Festival of San Pedro and San Pablo end of June. I was hoping to meet up with some others and asked a bar person what time they closed as friends were late. After some deliberation the answer was 4am or 5am. the Spanish love their fiestas ...
  12. Raymond

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    Arco De Santa Maria Burgos. Rebuilt in the 16th Century By holy Roman Emperor Charles V. It is a classed as a national monument in Spain.
  13. Raymond

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    Remember staying there one night when a school tour were also there. The girls ran riot up and down the corridor. One of the hotel staff had to stay up there to keep the things quiet. They had walked from Sarria and this was their last night. Interesting nights sleep to say the least.!!
  14. Raymond

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    Nice window in the church of San Juan Bautista in Granon, celebrating modern peregrinos !
  15. Raymond

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    Interesting wall in Legrono. For those who have walked here note the cello of Felicia on his arm. Many will remember her and her daughter with their stand outside the house just before Legrono and their kindness to those passing. Sadly her daughter, who took over after her mothers death has now...
  16. Raymond

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    Sitting in Plaza Los Fueros in Estella having a beer after a hot days walking. Sound of the church bell of San Juan Bautista church was a call to reflect on life and be thankful. May 2015
  17. Raymond

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    Interesting bit of information I learned on the Camino. Ever wondered why, every few rows of vines, one may see a solitary rose bush. Not for the staff to bring a rose home to their other half !!! It is the vineyards early warning system for the presence of greenfly (aphids). They are attracted...
  18. Raymond

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    Leaving Punta La Reine, Although seen and photographed by many, this is still one of my favourite shots. Taken back in May 2015 from the new bridge.
  19. Raymond

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    Leaving Orisson Sept 2015 with the mist in the valley below.
  20. Raymond

    St. Jean to Burgos

    For me this was the most interesting bit of the Camino. From the community meal and the first morning seeing the amazing view from Orison to the changing views along this stretch. The fellow peregrinos along the way. The pintxos in Pamplona and Legrono and the beautiful churches in even the...

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