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  1. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Trains are back

    This next Friday, 5th May, trains will be running again between Bayonne and Saint Jean Pied de Port. Here's the schedule for THAT day: http://cdn.ter.sncf.com/medias/PDF/aquitaine/Info_Trafic_ligne_62_Bayonne_Saint_Jean_Pied_de_Port_reprise_5_mai_2017_R1_tcm50-129024_tcm50-129023.pdf Beware...
  2. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Computer access along the Frances.

    There are still places with a computer and Internet access on the CF. For sure, one in SJPdP at the shop Direction Compostelle and one in Lorca at the Albergue. Certainly in some others places to! I'm thinking big cities, but there may still be accommodations where it's available...
  3. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Le Puy to Santiago questions

    Le Puy route and the Camino Francés are both amazing and different! And by the time one has walked for a month, some "groove" definitely settles... Yet I think it's not really about the path one chooses or the distance or the time, but about what's happening within. It's different for everyone...
  4. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Walking the Camino from Paris to St Jean

    French Caminos are very quiet compared to the CF. I'd even say that beside the Le Puy-Conques-Cahors stretch on the Le Puy route, is close to being solitary, or blankly solitary. The Paris-Tours route is not so popular, so you'll meet very few pilgrims. Yet it's very safe. As it's not as...
  5. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Le Puy route during Easter Week?

    It will be the Spring Break! To keep it simple, it will last from April 1st to April 24th. 1/3, 2/3 or all of France will be off at a time, depending of the week. Le Puy-Conques is the most popular and crowded stretch of Le Puy route (nothing like the CF though), so this plus Spring break plus...
  6. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    What really is the pilgrim experience?

    Being a pilgrim is by definition a spiritual matter, so I'd say "no"... But maybe some actually do? Or more exactly, have the feeling they do? I've met some who definitely seemed to fit in that category!
  7. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    lodging in St. Jean Pied de Port

    I recommend the Gîte Buen Camino. Right on the Camino, next door to the Pilgrim's Store if you need something, 2 steps away from the pilgrim's office, in the center. Very nice building, clean and comfortable, a private room with double bed available. Wifi, access to the garden, dinner,breakfast...
  8. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Craziest thing you've seen someone bring on Camino

    I saw a woman with high heels, and she was walking with them. I remember I was half-shocked half-in awe... Maybe it's worth saying it was after Sarria? ;)
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  10. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    So what’s special about the Camino?

    For one, the Camino is a retreat to me. Going and reaching Santiago. Living the simplest and truest life in the World; being open and in connection with "This". Experiencing a balance between the material and spiritual realms of reality, which boundaries fade away. Matter transcended and...
  11. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    So what’s special about the Camino?

    This process is a universal one: one finds it all along the history of mankind, in every religion, on every continent. By becoming a stranger, leaving his known world, losing his social status and his hierarchical references, the pilgim becomes aware of himself, of his limitations and sometimes...
  12. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Which "WAY" to go

    There's no absolute pros and cons: features become so through people's eyes... Of course, there are many other different features to discuss! Landscapes (if you didn't like the Meseta, you may not like the VdlP...), distances (less accommodations on the VdlP, so sometimes, long unavoidable...
  13. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Le Puy Route or Camino Portugues?

    Merry Christmas to you! ;)
  14. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Le Puy Route or Camino Portugues?

    Yes, there are :) The cheapest places are ~10€/12€, many have kitchens. You'll find camping grounds too (note that some may be just as expensive as the nearest pilgrim's gite...) Many accommodations allow campers in their garden, for a cheaper price than the beds inside (~6€, with access to the...
  15. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Maps

    Hi Harry, welcome :) I love "real" maps and use them too when I walk! Not on the Camino Francés though. It's marked in such way one can easily walk with no map at all! (Which is an interesting experience to, byw) The other thing is, the CF is not a path through wild nature. It's mostly a...
  16. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Happy Christmas.

    France is joining this worldly holidays thread too :) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May Love, Joy and Peace be walking with each of you, and everyone around you as well!
  17. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Medicines on the Camino Frances

    Have you doctor give a molecular description (generic names I think?) of your medicine too. In case they don't have the brand you ask, they'll be able to give you a other one. Maybe you can ask him too if there isn't a similar medication that don't need cooling? Otherwise, survival blankets or...
  18. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Cycling Le Puy to SJPdP

    A quick answer would "no"... but as always, there is plenty room for moderation. (Note: I'm not a biker, but...) First thing to know, the French route and the routes in Spain(-Portugal) are not comparable when talking about the paths and their physical features. Advises can not apply to one...
  19. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Importance of weight

    The 10% rule makes sense if applied to a health body weight. Otherwise it means the heavier the body, the heavier the "allowed" weigh of the pack will be. Which is completely silly... But even then it's only an indication. Being overweight means that whatever the weight of the pack is, it will...
  20. Marion-SantiagoInLove

    Spiritual preparation

    So you found the question??? :eek: Feel like sharing and putting us out of the 42 misery? :rolleyes: ;)

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