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  1. zammy

    Crowded Camino from October 26th from Pamplona?

    We will walk Pamplona to Burgos starting October 26th. Usually I booked accomodations in private albergues during summer and busy season walks. This will be my first early winter walk. How crowded will it be? Do I have to book ahead or trust there will be a lot of available accomodations in the...
  2. zammy

    closed albergues late October beginning of November

    I understand public albergues will be open and most private closed. That means having to phone ahead private ones to make sure they are open How "bad" is it,?
  3. zammy

    no blankets in public albergues?

    somebody who is walking now has told me that some public albergues Had stopped supplying blankets because of bed bugs. She recommends carrying a light sleeping bags. True?
  4. zammy

    Empty trail? no pilgrims?

    Started yesterday from Limogne en Quercy, now in Cahors. Where is everybody? Gites are empty, trail empty It's only late August. Where are those who started in Le Puy 3 weeks ago?
  5. zammy

    Arriving to Santiago for Xmas

    What day do I have to plan ahead for arriving to santiago in order to see festivities for Christmas?is it the 24th or 23rd?
  6. zammy

    petite dejuner?! breakfast at the gites?maybe not

    would you pay 5 euros for breakfast which generally means day old bread, some jelly and butter,very weak coffee and maybe orange juice? too expansive and not worth it. if you are near a bar and boulangery eat your breakfast there even if it means walking some miles to it or buy the essentials...
  7. zammy

    starting october 16th from Auvillar, what to expect?

    Auvillar, one day after Moisac. What to expect: closed gites, very few people? My guess is that we"ll meet pilgrims who had started from Le Puy 3 weeks before , so there'll be some pilgrims on the trail.
  8. zammy

    starting October 3rd from Figeac thru the GR651 Celee route to Auvillar

    Hope to meet everyone else on the route between Figeac and Auvillar through the Celee valley ( Figeac- St circ la Popy- Cahors_ Moissacq) from October 3rd till October 10th. (second time on the St Jacques) My brother, his grandson and me.
  9. zammy

    snow on the camino- st Jean and O'cebreiro

    Any information about snow situation there?
  10. zammy

    which part to miss?

    My friends are planning to walk from O Cebreiro to Santiago, for some reason they need to skip part of the camino on that trail and do it by car Which part (15 km total) can they skip? not including first and last day
  11. zammy

    ALSA bus = MOVELIA when ordering online tickets.

    I had some problems trying to order tickets on the ALSA bus company site, my international card have been refused for some strange and unexplained reason. I called their help English desk and was redirected to movelia.es site, in Spanih no English, which was friendlier.
  12. zammy

    No ALSA night bus from Madrid to Ponferada in July!!!

    For some starnge reason there is no night bus and only on July!!! It's the bus from Madrid to Ponferada, Astorga etc that used to leave Barajhas airport at 0030 The service was available previouse years. Any other way to get to the Camino (Villafranca del Orbiezo) at that time of night?
  13. zammy

    profiles of the gr65, anyone has them ? PDF file?

    A fantastic information sheet that helps one plans the route. I had it once and had sent it to many to help them plan ahead. Now it's gone. do you have it?
  14. zammy

    Some notes on the Spanish camino and the GR65

    After done both of them twice, after sending many friends to walk both parts over the year I think and admit of liking the GR65 more then the Spanish camino. The GR is more authentic, I felt the spirit was stronger, less commercialism, more joy of life. the gites are more wellcoming, the food is...
  15. zammy

    some remarks on the camino in winter

    A friend who has just returned from the Camino reports that many albergues don't switch on the heating system, there might be shortage of warm blankets because peope who take care of the albergues are not there or not all the time, and bed bugs are more common now. So- take a sleeping bag and...
  16. zammy

    46 days to walk!! where do you suggest she starts?

    A friend asked how much distance she can cover in 46 days. I suggested she starts un Arthez in France, She fears she won't make it to Finister,I don't sgree with her. 46 Days is more then enough to start from Arthez le Bearn in France, any suggestions?
  17. zammy

    link to a Spanish site on the camino

    good updated info http://www.gronze.com/ in Spanish but clear anough.
  18. zammy

    light house ceremony in finistera? no more burning?

    I saw on youtube that people are hanging stuff from the huge tower and not burning them. September 2010 walk. what is the reason? is not permitted now?
  19. zammy

    advise for those who snore and those who are married to one

    Advise from yahoo- Throat exercises to stop snoring Practiced for 30 minutes a day, throat exercises can be an effective way to reduce or stop snoring. Repeatedly pronouncing certain vowel sounds and curling the tongue in specific ways can strengthen muscles in the upper respiratory tract and...
  20. zammy

    any suggestions and tips for a January walk from Roncevalles

    From Roncevalles due west for at least 10 days of walking. any special cloth needs? snow or ice gear? any mountain passages closed due to snow? at what time is sun rise? sun set? are all municipal albergues heated? what about a sleeping bag? Thank you.

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