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It all depends on your finances, and your time. My wife and I were okay with any reasonable added expenses and had lots of time and found beautiful hotels in larger cities, quite often on the piazza or near a cathedral for around 60-80 euros and in some of the larger towns or small cities off...
My wife and I started the end of August the other year and finished in mid October. We took out time and looked behind us a lot and stopped in cities for a couple of days and got nice hotels. If you don't finish it is no big deal because the part you will have done will be fantastic and you...
Anything is possible. My wife and I didn't use them, but I have heard there are places along the way that accept donations and allow free overnights for travelers. It all depends on your wants and needs. We found it was around twenty to thirty euros a night for a bed, that's for both of us...
When my wife and I walked, unhurriedly by the way, we carried more than we absolutely needed, as what you really need is almost nothing except an ATM card, and even that is optional, as we saw people walking with pretty much nothing. Carry what you want, discard what you don't want and just...
Yup, Jet boil coffee press for me! Makes a full quart of freshly brewed coffee. Use it to boil eggs in the morning for a quick breakfast and snack that isn't just bread and can also be used to heat up soup or just about anything else. Sure it is a bit heavier than some people like to carry...
Good suggestion. I tried with my poles here in N Michigan and it works. Might even try to adapt this for cross country skiing, at least on the flat areas
Astorga is not to be missed. If you are planning a rest day or twothis would be a great place for one. We found ourselves taking lots of rest days to enjoy local things along the way. I was very busy with other pilgrims though from late August through the first part of Oct.
We used silk liner bags and found them comfortable. You have to understand though unless you are encapsulated in the bag they can still bite your exposed arms, neck, whatever. I think we ran into them twice. Once for sure and it was no big deal. It was in the morning and we just washed...
Lots of public transportation is available. We used taxis to add a few kilometers on certain days to our total towards the end to stay on schedule. They were quite reasonable and often there were other people to even split the cost with. If you have a guide you can figure out before you go...
Don't know your age or your walking speed or your interest in the culture you will be walking through. I do know that there are taxis available for very reasonable prices if you think you are falling a bit behind. I could spend a week in Astorga and not bat an eye. Galacia is beautiful. And...
As an add on. My wife and I used very light weight sleeping bags that unzipped all the way and we purchased silk liners in the mummy style. Since I am a big guy we sewed two darts into the sides of the liners to increase their overall size from the knees up to the shoulders. They worked...
As far as equipment, everyone has their personal favorite things. What I did find was excellent equipment stores starting in Ste. Jean and in every larger city after that. The prices all seemed reasonable too. I actually contemplated that one would not need to purchase anything until you...
I carried a zippered pillowcase cover with me and there was a pillow at every place we stopped. Just zipped it over their pillow and it worked great. No problems with bedbugs from the pillow and I slept better knowing I had that cover between my head and their pillow.
I don't think it is possible to get truly lost on the camino. You may add a few kilometers if you miss a turn, but that is about all. As to the thirty days, it might be a bit ambitious. Are you doing this as a religious pilgrimage or just a nice walk? You can hop taxis, or buses at any time...
That's about the rate my wife and I walked a year ago. We pretty much planned it out a day at a time by looking at the map and calling ahead in the afternoon for the next night. It worked out wonderfully
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