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    Camino Sanabres - blankets provided in albergues?

    We started the Via de la Plata and Camino Sanabres in Seville on April 10, the day after Easter. Currently in Valdesalor, will be in Salamanca in a few days. A beautiful part of the world! So far, all the albergues in Andalusia and Extremadura have provided blankets for the somewhat chilly...
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    Alternative to Allianz travel insurance

    I have used Allianz for my international travel trips (Thailand, France, Spain) for the past 12 years. In my recent trip to Thailand, I had a relatively small incident that required 5 stitches in my forehead. Total cost was low (about $400 US), and I provided all hospital receipts. Now Allianz...
  3. JamesGeier

    Seville Easter weekend - getting a stamp at the cathedral

    I will arrive in Seville by train from Madrid late afternoon Saturday, April 8, 2023, the day before Easter. Planning on starting the pilgrimage from Seville to Santiago de Compostela on Monday the 10th. I already have credentials from the Confraternity of St. James. I would like to get my first...
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    American Pilgrims San Diego Chapter Zoom Meeting

    The San Diego, California chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino will have its first Zoom meeting on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 4:00 PM Pacific Time. I shall be the host. We invite and welcome pilgrims, aspiring pilgrims, and friends from anywhere. Here is the message sent to local...
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    Contemplating alternate to Camino Frances

    I have walked the Camino Frances from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela twice, once in the spring of 2016 and again in the autumn of 2017. I would like to return to Spain and make a long walk...TomNorth said in another post, “I'm returning because it's there... and it's calling...
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    Which 100 Kilometers to end in Santiago de Compostela

    Hi, I have walked the Camino Frances twice from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela, once spring 2016 and again autumn 2017. The route does get busier starting at Sarria. I am considering walking the Camino de la Plata/Camino Sanabres starting at Seville next year. And in my...
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    Camino Frances Fall Scheduling

    I walked the Camino Frances from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela and the Camino Finisterre to Finisterre last spring, starting April 18 and ending May 26, 2016. I enjoyed the beauty of northern Spain in springtime - it was magnificent. It was not hot, there were only two days...
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    San Diego to Santiago: James on the St. James Way

    Hi! I am Jim Geier, or more formally, James Geier from San Diego, California; I was named after Saint James. I first heard of the Camino de Santiago a number of years ago. The idea of walking the Camino popped up in my life occasionally, and I dismissed it. On my return trip from my mother's...
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    Return Santiago to Paris end of May 2016

    I am planning on walking the Camino Frances starting in St. Jean Pied-de-Port on April 18, 2016, finishing at Finisterre in late May. Getting to St. Jean: I'll be flying from Los Angeles to Paris, then my plan is to overnight in Paris, take the TGV train from Paris-Montparnasse to Bayonne, and...

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