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Hoping to do walk the Camino Aragones/Frances next year - wondering what the best (simplest) means of getting from Paris to Somport....
Will be travelling from Australia, so I am assuing that an arrival through Paris (CDG) will be the most practical...
Grateful for any advice ...
Yes - it has been 18 months since my last Camino, and another is well overdue..... (thanks COVID19)
I know that now is not the right time to start mixing with citizens from many parts of the world andfor passing through many small Spanish communities (with many people who will be especially...
Would appreciate advice on purchase of a (primarily) data SIM card - arriving in Lisboa 11 Sept and start walking for Santiago 14 Sept...
Primary purpose is internet use (mapping, booking.com, facebook, emails, etc.) but local calls/texts will also be useful...
International calls not...
Some good news for Aussies missing their nightly dose of vino tinto...
A certain German supermarket is offering Baron Amarillo Reserva Rioja - regrettably at a premium over the standard camino vino tino ($AUD10) but still a passable alternative to the vino tino we came to know and love on the...
Starting from SJPP on 12 September - the day seems to be getting 5 days closer each day....
I plan to send surplus clothes etc. ('essential' for travelling before/after Camino but not required on the Camino) to Santiago from SJPP. Postage is my first preference (on the basis of cost).
I plan...
I hope to be walking the Camino Frances from mid-September this year, and would like to start two or three days before SJPP to allow the legs and pack to settle in before tackling the SJPP to Roncesvalles leg...
Will be travelling from Paris to SJPP to in the first instance, but would like...
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