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  1. sugargypsy

    Winter-Camino in France

    Hi, I haven't found anything via the search function here so far about a winter-camino in France – but my search may have been not thorough enough. What's it like to walk a chemin de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle in France during winter? My general interest is at the moment: Are gîtes open at...
  2. sugargypsy

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD FYI: Major EU airlines agree to refund passengers after pandemic flight cancellations

    Since some pilgrims here had difficulties with the fact that their canceled flights during the pandemic were not reimbursed by some European airlines, but they instead only received vouchers, these news maybe interesting. Here's the link to the source.
  3. sugargypsy

    CP: Some general questions

    Hi @All, I want to walk the CP next year in May or June and have some general questions. Before putting down my questions: I have no idea what the situation concerning Covid-19 will be at that time next year. But I need a goal for myself in the near future. This aimlessness - I am also...
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    LIVE from the Camino Jakobsweg Rothenburg ob der Tauber nach Rottenburg am Neckar

    Like many members of this forum I had planned walking a Camino for this year. I was planning to do either the Inglés and/or Portugués in September/October 2020. I've already mentally said goodbye to those plans. Even if travel restrictions might be loosened by then I won't walk, because having...
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    Searching regional recipes

    Hi, I'm currently searching regional recipes from the areas that one crosses when walking the Camino Francés, i.e. from the Basque Country, Navarre, La Rioja, Castilla y León and Galicia. (Did I forget a region? 🤔) Why do I want recipes which respond to the geographical regions of the...
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    Four more days until SdC - and no motivation anymore to continue ...

    Hi, I've arrived in Palas de Rei today and I have no idea what to do now. I just can't seem to motivate myself to continue to walk anymore. I took a two-days-break in Portomarin in a nice place, but it did not change anything. I started in Pamplona a month ago, I had a hard time in the...
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    Phone the hotel direct and ask for the pilgrim discount ...

    Hi, I read this phrase: "Phone the hotel direct and ask for the pilgrim discount " quite a few times the last couple of weeks in different threads. Do all Hotels on the Camino give a pilgrim discount? Also interested in learning how much this discount might be? That is, if there is an...
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    O km stone located in SdC, Finisterre or is there one in both places?

    Hi, I know, my question's reaaaaally important ;), but it just popped up to my mind and couldn't find an answer when searching on the internet. Since I haven't been to SdC so far, will start walking first time 13 days from today, I don't want to wait at least another 6 or 7 weeks to find out...
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    Leaving May 14: How to deal with a hodgepodge of mixed emotions?

    On the one hand, finally things are getting more and more concrete, after months of reading & preparation. Deciding whether to take a rain poncho or jacket, visiting dentist and GP for last check-ups, clean up my apartment, dealing with all the administrative stuff, studying the first sections...
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    Which clothes/garments to wear during /buy for the Camino?

    Hi, my question is not really about the number of garments that you take with you. Nor which ones you take with you. Everyone has to decide that for themselves. But I would be interested - 5 weeks before my flight to Pamplona and start my walk to SdC - whether you buy & wear special garments...
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    Kilometers walked at the beginning and towards the end

    Hi, at the moment I'm trying to calculate how many days I'll need for the CF from SJPdP to SdC. My time budget is quite adjustable - my wallet is unfortunately not quite as flexible ;-) - but everything between 40 and 60 days is o.k. I would like to narrow it down a bit, so that I might already...
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    FYI - 7 Tage: Unter Pilgern (7 Days among pilgrims)

    For anybody who's interested: broadcast on german TV today, about 30 minutes Diese kurze Sendung von ca. 30 Minuten wurde heute im SWR ausgestrahlt. Es geht um eine Redakteurin, die die ersten 7 Tage von SJPDP nach Santiago de Compostela mit Kamerabegleitung gepilgert ist, danach ist sie dann...
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    Bayonne – Pamplona via Baztán or Frances?

    Next year I will walk my first camino in May / June. I’ll walk the Frances to SdC, but I have a lot of respect for that first leg SJPdP to Roncevalles. Since I'm definitely going to travel via Bayonne, I figured it would be a good idea to start walking from there to warm up a bit, plus when...
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    Interacting in spanish with locals in general and specially on the CF

    I`ve just started studying spanish - once a week a four-hour-unit. Rest of the week is needed to catch up with the stuff we've just got explained and memorize the vocabulary :eek:. I'm a quick study and fortunately there`s a major focus on dialogue, so hopefully I'll be able to to talk about...
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    Foot care & washing socks

    Hi, at the moment I walk with my new trailers and wright socks, to figure out, whether this combination works for me, hopefully not getting any blisters when walking. At night and morning I cream up my feet with deer sebum, which has a quite high fat content. Some of the sebum is of course...
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    Anyone here who walked the Camino having neuropathy?

    Hi, I'd be interested to know if there are other members her who have polyneuropathy, especially in the feet? For some years now, I've got neuropathy in my feet, due to a side-effect of antibiotic. I notice the neuropathy especially when I wear shoes, even in protective shoes that have no...
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    To keep in touch through writing a daily blog while walking

    Hi, I've read quite often, that while walking the Camino some pilgrims are blogging while being on their way. I'd be interested to learn / find out for one point, what sort of equipment you've travelled with, what about wifi along the way? In the auberges, bars or does one need to stay at a...
  18. sugargypsy

    Sleeping bag and/or liner in October on the CF?

    Hi, I've used the search already, but didn't really find an answer to my question. I'm yet quite undecided if a liner will be warm enough or to add a sleeping bag - which I'd have to buy, since my old one is too big and too heavy. I'll be starting in September, taking time, I'll probably...
  19. sugargypsy

    Newbie question: Camino Frances vs Camino del Norte

    I just recently decided to walk the Camino Frances, reasoning -because being a newbie - the infrastructure would be making it easier to begin with. But: The more I’ve been reading here and elsewhere, doubts grow, because the Frances seems to be very crowded and I’m not sure if I’ll like it...
  20. sugargypsy

    How my decision was made to walk the CF ...

    My decision to walk the CF is still quite young, only about two or three weeks old. Prep time will be short, my phyiscal condition s'not good - but nevertheless I will start at the end of August at SJPDP to SDC, then Finisterre & Muxia. God willing, that I'll remain healthy till then and on the...

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