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    The Camino Is Not For Everyone

    A tourist expects, a pilgrim accepts
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    The Camino Is Not For Everyone

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    The Journey or the Destination??

    I would not have ever considered walking the Camino without a spiritual motivation. One of the unexpected pleasures of the Camino for me was the pilgrim Mass in many parish churches at 7 or 7 30 pm. The first of those I attended was in the little chapel beside the Albergue in Ponferrada. The...
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    One book for the Camino

    I took Paulo Coelho's The Pilgrimage. It was interesting to compare and contrast my own personal experiences with the narrator in the book, especially when a large black dog appeared before me as I struggled up to O Cebreiro...
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    backpacks

    I have just come home from the Camino and all I can say re backpacks is make it a small one. 25 litres is enough. I saw lots of people with so much gear. Anyone should be able to get along with five or six kg. Other backpack lists here which specify two of everything more or less are good...
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    Trains from Santiago de Compostela

    Getting to and from various places on the Camino from which people start is a popular thread. In my case I did not want to fly to Santiago and come back along the route of the Camino to Astorga where I intend to start. Therefore how to get to Astorga some other way? I am flying into and out of...
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    St Patrick's Way - Pilgrims Walk in Ireland?

    Pos I really disagree with your comment regarding access in Ireland. Regarding the Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail, this is an approved, way-marked trail where access is absolutely not an issue at all. The development of facilities around the trail is the next step and I understand this is under...
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    Trains from Santiago de Compostela

    Thnaks to all who have responded to this post. I have decided to fly to Bilbao and train to Astorga, arriving in Astorga on 18th September. I don't know yet how I will get back to Bilbao from Santiago. Probably bus but it's a looong journey on a bus. I have started a blog but I am keeping a...
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    Trains from Santiago de Compostela

    I am inquiring re trains from Santiago de Compostela to Bilbao. On the main RENFE website I cannot bring up a train journey from one place to the other. However, I have put in Bilbao to Leon, Bilbao to Astorga and returns, and also Santiago to Astorga and Santiago to Leon, and when I do I...

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