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    Staying extra days

    You may wish to spend "rest days" in a large city or town where there is something to do during your free time. Alternatively, you can simply make days with very short walks, perhaps only as far as the next albergue, and enjoy the relative downtime. My experience is that every two weeks or so...
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    Is it just me? (Enjoying urban stages)

    I agree about the good food, coffee, and cheap wine in these areas. Well worth the hike through! A touch of quotidian secular life when on the Camino...
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    Camino “families” - how cliquey or impenetrable are they mid-way through a Camino?

    I only walked the Camino Frances in 2006 but have done four Caminos in total (the last being the Camino Portugues in 2020). My experience is that "Camino Families" tend to be welcoming. Those with limited language skills may be limited to a smaller community of pilgrims but very many travel...
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    I have lost myself

    Matt, My only thoughts are to be sure to keep your wife the priority in all of this. Perhaps being challenged to transform into a more loving husband will serve to be a far more beautiful and rewarding Camino than anything experienced in Spain....
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    Thinking about walking Porto - Santiago this Dec/Jan 2019

    Hi All! I am a veteran pilgrim, however I've never walked anywhere in winter. I am tempted to walk from Porto starting around 12/28/19 and walking - slowly at first - towards Santiago. I would likely need very short days (15km?) for the first two or three days of walking. Would anyone know...
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    Letter of intent needed for pilgrims?

    Re: No Letter Thank you very much for your response in clearing this matter up! I look forward to starting the camino the second week in June and can't wait! Best, Alan
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    Letter of intent needed for pilgrims?

    Hi Folks, Does anyone know if it is neccessary to have an official letter of intent from a parish priest stating that one is a Catholic in good standing and doing the pilgrimage for religious reasons in order to get the certificate of completed pilgrimage / the "pilgrim passport" during the...
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    Any 20somethings doing the pilgrimage in June/July?

    June! Hey Natalie, Maybe we'll see each other on the trail! I should be starting about that time but don't know what the differences are between leaving from Roncesvailles or Port. I just finished a three day hiking adventure in Liguria, Italy: in the mountain fortress trail above Genoa...
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    Starting in Rome?

    Wow! You guys are great; informed and quick! Thanks for the speedy replies, I guess I haven't got the time to walk from Italy this year, but how great would that be?? Thanks again!!
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    Starting in Rome?

    Walking from Italy?? Is it Possible to walk from Rome? I'm in Florence and would love to start from here, but how long would it take? Thanks for all help! Peace, Alan
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    Double Whammy

    Holy smokes. Enjoy it!
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    Any 20somethings doing the pilgrimage in June/July?

    Well, it's great to see so many others onlist ready to take up the journey while in their twenties. Does anyone know how long it should take from Roncesvailles? Thanks! Alan
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    Any 20somethings doing the pilgrimage in June/July?

    Hey Eric, Glad to see there is another out there with the same question! What has made you decide to start the pilgrimage from Orleans? How long do you expect it will take you? Alan
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    Any 20somethings doing the pilgrimage in June/July?

    Hi Folks, I am a 25 year old New Yorker who very much hopes to make the pilgrimage to Santiago de Campostela this June and July. I see many posts by folks 50+ years old (and I think that is AWESOME) but am wondering how many of you soon to be pilgrims are about my age and if any of you are...

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