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  1. Antonius Vaessen

    Best wishes

    Text on front We wish everybody a happy and healthy 2024 Text on inside Which way are we going Pictures were taken on the way to Muxia Finisterre
  2. Antonius Vaessen

    Arles-Toulouse or Toulouse - Puenta la Reina?

    I am thinking about my 2024 Camino. At the moment I am looking at the Voie d'Arles. I have some questions for people who have walked this Camino/ GR To begin with two facts that influence my choices : 0 Probably I will not be able to walk from Arles to Puenta la Reina "in one go" 0 Next year I...
  3. Antonius Vaessen

    The most beautiful spot of the world?

    About 7 years ago a pilgrim I met on the Norte told me that he discoverd the most beautifull spot in the world he had ever seen between Finistere and Muxia ( to narrow it down I believe he said between Finistere and Lires) To get there he had to divert from the regular path. It was so beautifull...
  4. Antonius Vaessen

    Luggage transport (on Camino Portugues)

    Since 2015 I walked different caminos, always carrying my backpack. The idea that I carry all that I need on my own back still attracts me. Last year I got kneeproblems and had to quit the Via Sanabres. Allthough at the moment my knee is not a big problem, I feel that it is still a weak point...
  5. Antonius Vaessen

    Luggage Transport on Camino: Can All Albergues Accommodate?

    Due to kneeproblems I am considering to make use of luggage transport on my next Camino :The central route from Porto. There are a few companies that offer this service. At the moment I have some questions that hopefully someone can answer - Most companies ask to make a planning of your stages...
  6. Antonius Vaessen

    Flexible Camino 2 Fisherman's trail

    In an earlier thread I asked for suggestions for s "flexible" Camino, meaning that there should be enough accomodations to be be able to adjust my walking distance to my fysical condition ( I had some kneeproblems in my April Camino) and that there would be a possibility for luggage transfer...
  7. Antonius Vaessen

    Looking for a flexible camino

    Since 2015 I walked on a Camino practically each year (la Plata, Norte, Primitivo, Salvador, Le Puy, Frances to Burgos). This year in May I had kneeproblems and had to stop my camino, the problems lasted a month of 3, now I still feel the cause of the problem is still there. I don't want to...
  8. Antonius Vaessen

    LIVE from the Camino How busy it is at the moment?

    I am walking the Camino frances at the moment. It is getting to crowded for me ( am in Puente d la Reina now) a bed race is developing. I am thinking of changing over to the Via de la Plata, starting in Salamanca. Can anybody who is walking there tell me how busy it is, also in relation to the...
  9. Antonius Vaessen

    Sleeping arrangements on Camino Frances during COVID times

    I intend to walk the Camino Frances from end of April- begin june. In older pre-covid posts I read that you don't need a sleeping bag and blankets are provided in most of the albergues and hostels. A sleep liner would be sufficient. Now I read somewhere that this is no longer the case, probably...
  10. Antonius Vaessen

    Holy year and crowds

    I understood that 2022 will be a "holy year" Abadin. That probably will effect the numbers of pilgrims on the camino. My questions : 1)would this effect be the same on all caminos or would this mainly be the case for the camino frances? 2) Would this effect the camino all the way from SJPDP or...
  11. Antonius Vaessen

    Lodgings in the Cele valley

    End of august I will start the Via Podiensis. After Figeac I would like to walk the variant through the Celevalley. Can anybody Tell me if there exists a list of gite d'etappes, chambre d'hotes or albergues along the route. ( perhaps even actualised) Thanks in advance
  12. Antonius Vaessen

    App Miam miam dodo not available ( for the moment anyhow)

    I purchased the Miam Miam Dodo app about one and a half near ago, I wanted to walk the Via Podiensis in may 2020. Due to obvious reasons I had to postpone. Now I want to start end of August. When I wanted to to search information in the app I found out that I could not get access anymore. The...
  13. Antonius Vaessen

    best wishes 2021

    I would like to wish everybody on this forum and especially all those people who make this forum possible a very good year. I have attached copys of my new- year card but I am not sure if it has succeded. One picture shows the card when it is folded, when you"open the gates" you see the...
  14. Antonius Vaessen

    Camino mozarabe in may

    I intended to travel to China in may. Due to the developments concerning the coronavirus the chances that this trip will be cancelled are increasing. In that case I am considering to walk a camino again. The Camino Mozarabe is number one on my "Camino to do list ". I am afraid in may it will be...
  15. Antonius Vaessen

    Why are there so few pilgrims on the Mozarabe

    I am considering to walk the camino mozarabe as my next camino. It sounds very interesting to walk through Andalucia, visit some cities on the way. When I read peoples reports I read a lot that they met few of none other pilgrims. Does anybody know the reasons for this. I suspect that it has to...
  16. Antonius Vaessen

    Beautiful coastal route Ribadeo cathedral beach

    Yesterday my wife and I took the train to the Catedral Beach, which was very beautiful. We planned to walk a few kilometers back along the coast and then take a taxi. It was so beautiful that we just kept walking all the 19 kometers back to Ribadeo. The trail follows the coast as close as...
  17. Antonius Vaessen

    Albergue La Isla open

    Can anybody who has walked/is walking on the Norte if the albergue in La Isla is open.
  18. Antonius Vaessen

    Albergue in Tapia de Casariego privatised?

    This year I will walk on the Camino del norte again. Last year when I was staying in the beautiful situated albergue in Tapia some folk were carrying all kinds of stuff into the albergue. When I asked what they were doing a man said they were taking over (the management of) the albergue. On...
  19. Antonius Vaessen

    Albergue Caravia warning

    A few days ago we stayed in the private albergue in Caravia. We felt that the hospitalero in every way tried to get money of her guests and so make profit of the fact that the Albergue in La Isla is closed. Trying to bill drinks twice, making problems if people tried to share the washing/drying...
  20. Antonius Vaessen

    Two treasures near Santander

    My wife and I started in Bilbao last week Saturday. Now we are one day past Santander and I will point people who are behind us to two Treasures : 1) Two german Caminofriends who are also walking the Norte and are about a week in advance of us buried a piece of chocolate for us. It should be...

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