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  1. Kat Kostrzewska

    Getting to Spain a Problem!! Brittany Ferry Boo!

    I read the tread you have started, and I smiled wide. Personally, I consider touring an extreme sport. You have to have nerves of steel to do it. We are sorry but we do not take bikes today because it is Olympics, this bike is not packed properly we won't take it on the plane, we understand that...
  2. Kat Kostrzewska

    A camino through Lourdes

    When I cycled Tolosana I met on the outskirts of Toulouse some pilgrims who were walking to Lourdes. Personally I cycled from Lourdes to Saint-Jean_Pied-du-Port and then to Compostela. It was super cool. And albergue in Lourdes is unforgettable.
  3. Kat Kostrzewska

    A Coruna or Ferrol (September)

    Definitely A Coruna. Beforehand you have to do additional 25 km in your country evidenced in writing (stamped pilgrim's passport). As Paul McAmino wrote. I fell in love with this route two years ago when it was presented to us during annual Confraternity of Saint James meeting. It is on my...
  4. Kat Kostrzewska

    Montpelier start

    JabbaPapa I insisted on staying there so I only have myself to blame. Good that bedbugs are evicted, because albergue is a gem. I am going to stay there next time I am in Montepellier. I wonder if this period chaise lounge is still there;)
  5. Kat Kostrzewska

    Montpelier start

    JabbaPapa I smiled to myself when I read your post about the amazing parish albergue in Montpellier. Indeed it is one of the most beautiful albergues on the whole camino. It is organised in the old sacristy and furnished with the period furniture. Pilgrim's beds are rather simple, bathroom is...
  6. Kat Kostrzewska

    Montpelier start

    I cycled Via Tolosana in 2012 and in 90% percent of the albergues I was by myself. I was just given a keys to the empty hostels. Saying that - I will never ever forget welcoming committee ready for me in the morning in one of the small towns in the Pyrenean area...yeah However if it is your...
  7. Kat Kostrzewska

    Explain your forum Avatar (name and picture).

    What an amazing tread is it! I have just discovered that some of the pilgrims whose comments I always read and like are women not men as I thought before. Or other way round. Never mind a small detail like some of them being from the completely different parts of the world that I was sure they...
  8. Kat Kostrzewska

    Is it possible to cycle 200km in 5 days?

    Good afternoon Nazzynoodles. 200km in 5 days is a healthy distance. Very healthy. In my Camino France's guidebook I recommend cycling 50-60 km per day. If you cycle to work in London or regularly cycle over the weekend you will be fine. Ponferrada is a great starting point and important place...
  9. Kat Kostrzewska

    Online guidebook to the Camino by bike

    I'm so sorry for a late reply Gilmour. Everybody is different, but personally I wouldn't book anything. It will give you a freedom of staying whenever you will feel like staying on the day rather than where you booked beforehand. Both of the albergues in Cizur are opened in May, Pamplona's one...
  10. Kat Kostrzewska

    Online guidebook to the Camino by bike

    Hi Gilmour! There are two albergues in Cizur Menor. First one run by the Order of Malta doesn’t have designated space for bikes. It is very friendly place run by the volunteers, but rather small. The other one run by the Roncal family is very spacious. They have a lovely garden and space for...
  11. Kat Kostrzewska

    What you need to know before you leave to hike the Chemin d'Arles.

    Kanga mentioned walking on and off Canal du Midi. I cycled exclusively along the Canal du Midi and it was just incredible. Not to mention that small canal that joins CdM. Absolutely unforgettable.
  12. Kat Kostrzewska

    Online guidebook to the Camino by bike

    Barbara how was your Camino on new bike? What would you advise those who plan the Camino on e-bike?
  13. Kat Kostrzewska

    Online guidebook to the Camino by bike

    I understand that you are worried, but it is going to amazing!!! It is your first time? You have to choose the best route. Well, can't think about anything better than the Camino Frances❤ You both start in Burgos, the most important city on the Camino - spiritually and culturally. Lovely cycle...
  14. Kat Kostrzewska

    First Bar Syndrome

    It is nothing to be proud of but I know probably ALL bars/patisseries/good food shops on the Camino Frances... No comment. My most memorable bar experience was cycling Napoleon route. I was exhausted, dead woman cycling. Suddenly I saw a van, probably seasonal, standing by the road serving...
  15. Kat Kostrzewska

    Online guidebook to the Camino by bike

    Hello Lizremedy! First things first - you do not need gpx files at all. Walkers follow yellow arrows, cyclists follow their guidebook;) - PDF with the route description only (no info on accommodation, sights, no travel writing) on the top of my web CYCLIST’S GUIDE TO SANTIAGO BY BIKE. E-BOOK TO...
  16. Kat Kostrzewska

    Online guidebook to the Camino by bike

  17. Kat Kostrzewska

    Online guidebook to the Camino by bike

    Lucky you bloodblisterfoot that you start your Camino soon;) I would love to do the same. September and October are the best for cycling, so it is going to be unforgettable. Thank you and I hope that my guidebook will serve you well. If you have any additional questions now or on the way let me...
  18. Kat Kostrzewska

    What date is your first Camino day? Find your Saint?

    Thank you David Tallan. I lost "July" subtitle. Juan de Ortega is June, then Fermin and our Best Friend Saint James have their celebrations in July.
  19. Kat Kostrzewska

    What date is your first Camino day? Find your Saint?

    Thank you David for your Saints' Calendar. Let me add a shortlist of Saints modern pilgrim meets along Via Tolosana and Camino Frances. Their feast days fall on: January 16 Saint Fris (Bassoues, Via Tolosana) 17 Saint Anthony the Great (Arles, Via Tolosana) February 13 Saint Fulcran (Lodeve...
  20. Kat Kostrzewska

    What date is your first Camino day? Find your Saint?

    Today Santo Domingo de la Calzada celebrates the day of Saint Jeronimo Hermonilla, born in the town in 1800. He died as a martyr in Vietnam. I happened to be in Santo Domingo on the 19th of September a few years ago. I will never forget an amazing celebration in the cathedral together with...

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