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I have tried to read through a few posts on this topic so that I do not annoyingly repeat questions already asked/answered..I will do my best.
My husband and I are leaving out of Lisbon on August 31st.
I understand that the new route should be finished by then.
Based on what I have read, many...
Hello- Just want to be sure that this service is up and running still as the post is a bit old. We will be walking the Portuguese route in September and would like to send a package to Santiago from Italy.
Hello fellow pilgrims-
I am thinking of taking a few months to hike from Portugal to Italy (Lucca) I can follow the route from Lisbon to Santiago, then Santiago to SJPDP but then the way though France from there seems fragmented. As far as I can tell, all southern French routes end at Arles...
Hello, fellow pilgrims! I am seeking advice on a 2nd camino. I walked the Frances from SJPdP to Santiago alone last September and found it to be life-changing to say the least. A year later, I feel that very common pull to go back. This time I will walk with my husband and only have two weeks at...
Day 7 on my Camino. Woke up at 1:00 am to find two bed bugs crawling on me and a number of fresh bites at Pension Logroño. Later saw one crawling on the wall. Didn’t know what to do as where would I go at that hour. Killed one then slept the rest of the night on my “bed bug sheet” with the...
Woke up this morning in beautiful Roncesvalles main albergue to find a bed bug crawling across the bed. I took a picture, then killed it. I only saw one and thus far no bites noticed. I had sprayed my sleeping bag and backpack so maybe that kept them off me.
The staff were great about helping me...
I will be walking the CF in Sep/Oct and am flying into Barcelona landing in the late afternoon on a Saturday. I would love to start my hike on Sunday leaving from SJP. Any advice on the quickest way to get there from Barcelona?
I will be walking my first El Camino CF in Sep/Oct and have been busily trying to prepare. I have spent hours reading threads on this site and others regarding hiking shoes/trail runners and a full day at REI trying on shoes. I decided on a pair of Merrell Siren Edge hiking shoes (1/2 size...
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