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  1. AJGuillaume

    Nely closes La Estrella del Camino

    Sad news, Nely closes her albergue in Almería, La Estrella del Camino. Here's her message: Donativo doesn't work: recent pilgrims were leaving not more than €2 . And that includes breakfast! In February, she started asking €20 per person, and someone reported her to the authorities because...
  2. AJGuillaume

    Learning Portuguese from Portugal (not Brazilian)

    My darling and I will attempt to walk the Caminho Português from Lisboa, starting westward and following the coast to Nazaré, then Fátima and getting back on the Caminho in Tomar. We tried to study Portuguese on one of the most popular language apps, but it's Brazilian Portuguese, and we would...
  3. AJGuillaume

    Alternative from Bayonne to Urdax via St-Pée-sur-Nivelle

    Happy New Year to all! Planning ahead for our stages on the Baztán, I made some enquiries with the Amis du Chemin de St-Jacques de Compostelle en Pyrénées Atlantiques. One of the issues I have is that we'll be in either Souraïde or Espelette on the Pentecost weekend, which extends to the Lundi...
  4. AJGuillaume

    Slow walkers on the Baztan in May 2024

    Thank you to @Bad Pilgrim for his recent report on his walk on the Baztan and to @Pelerina for her comments. Together with my darling, we intend walking the Baztan in May 2024. My initial plan, as we're slow walkers and distance challenged ☺️ is as follows: Saturday 18 May Bayonne to Ustaritz...
  5. AJGuillaume

    Spare pair of shoes?

    We're currently walking on the Mozárabe, having walked from Almería to Baena. We took a bus and train to Málaga, where we have family, and we have the opportunity to drop what could be excess equipment, in order to make our packs even lighter. We have been carrying a second pair of walking...
  6. AJGuillaume

    2nd Australian Friends of the Camino conference

    My darling and I are attending the 2nd Australian Friends of the Camino conference in Melbourne this weekend. Anyone else from this forum attending? I have already spotted @dougfitz and of course spoken to @jl who recognised me from our Covid times zoom meetings. Looking forward to a great...
  7. AJGuillaume

    Granada

    My darling and I will be starting again on the Camino Mozárabe from Almería in April this year. We had to cut short our pilgrimage last year because of a death in the family. We have planned two nights in Granada, mainly because my darling deserves rest days from carrying a backpack, also...
  8. AJGuillaume

    Planning to Walk the Camino Mozárabe de Málaga: Questions and Concerns

    Our flights are booked, and we're planning our return to the Camino. My darling and I walked from Almería last year, starting on 22 September. We also walked the Jaén branch. Unfortunately, we had to interrupt our Camino as there had been a death in my darling's family. We have decided to...
  9. AJGuillaume

    LIVE from the Camino Slow walkers Almería to Mérida

    Day 0 - Almería My darling and I are slow walkers, distance challenged, and we're not purists. We thought we would share our experience and hopefully give some information about our walk on the Mozárabe to other peregrin@s who may be like us. We arrived two days ago in Almería, as we intended...
  10. AJGuillaume

    FindPenguins: tracker or not?

    We'll be walking soon and we are going to use both Polarsteps and FindPenguins. We have used Polarsteps in the past with its tracker on. It uses very little battery, and it's nice to be able to see where we've walked. In addition, family members following us can see where we are between start...
  11. AJGuillaume

    Forum on Android phone

    I have changed my Android phone, and I can't remember how to get the Forum on my screen. I can read the Forum as a tab in the browser, but I used to have it as a standalone icon. Also I used to get push notifications for threads I watch, but can't figure out how to restore these. I have found a...
  12. AJGuillaume

    Celebrating a significant date: suggestions sought

    My darling and I will be starting in Almería on 22 September. We're slow walkers, and although I have given us some flexibility, I have had to plan our walk to make sure she can have some enjoyment. We're celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary this year, and according to my plan, we would be...
  13. AJGuillaume

    Extra nights on the Mozárabe

    My darling and I are planning a Camino in September/October this year, and one of the options is to walk the Mozárabe (the other option is a lesser walked Chemin in France). If we don't walk the Mozárabe this year, our preparation will serve for a later year. We would walk from Almería...
  14. AJGuillaume

    Geneva to Arles

    We're in the planning stages for a walk from Geneva to Arles. In 2018, we walked the Gebennensis, so we're looking at something different. We intend to walk from Geneva to Lyon (red line in the map), then follow the Via Rhodana to Arles (blue line). We were wondering if any Forum member had...
  15. AJGuillaume

    Way to St James Cygnet

    G'day, I was wondering whether there were any members of this forum joining the Way to St James Cygnet in the Huon Valley on 15th and 16th January 2022. More info can be found here: https://www.waytostjames.com.au/ It would be great to meet in person.
  16. AJGuillaume

    Coastal busy in August?

    Like many others, we have had to postpone our 2020 and now 2021 Caminos, as it looks like we won't be able to leave Australia until 2022, and then probably only after July 2022. Our intention in 2020 was to walk from Lisbon to SdC, including walking the Coastal from Porto. So I thought I might...
  17. AJGuillaume

    Detailed Stage Planning — Camino de Levante - Camí de Llevant

    Edited by moderator (November 9, 2020 — at the conclusion of this thread) to note the following — This is undoubtedly the best single thread the forum has about the Levante. It includes detailed stages, places to stay, places to visit, places to eat — everything you would ever need to know...
  18. AJGuillaume

    Getting to Europe by cargo ship

    We have had a great zoom meeting with Australia, New Zealand and Europe pilgrims today (thank you again @ivar !), and one of the topics that was talked about was how to get to Europe from Australia without getting into a plane. As a former travel agent, and the father of one, I have dealt with...
  19. AJGuillaume

    Virtual (and very detailed) plan to walk the VdlP and Sanabrés (planning while in confinement)

    This year we were going to walk from Lisbon to SdC, after a few shorter walks in France and a week volunteering at SJPdP. As a result of Covid-19, we are now confined in Melbourne, Australia, and I have been keeping the dream alive by planning 2021 and 2022 (when I am not running after a...
  20. AJGuillaume

    Must stop places VdlP

    In our confinement, we're planning 2021. There's nothing better than to look ahead and hopefully, turn dreams into reality. We are tossing between walking the Caminho Português, which we were going to walk this year and for which we have a plan, and the VdlP. For a number of reasons, mainly...

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