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    La Robla Albergue is now OPEN!

    thanks for the reassuring news and info on registration. makes the unknown a little less unnerving (been walking a few caminos the past few weeks and it's hard to have an idea of bed availability on different routes)
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    RETHINK walking the Frances

    what it means is that you have foreknowledge. instead of feeling alone when trying to catch transport forward/back or have to book a hotel room because everything is full, you might be able to team up with one or more other pilgrims to keep the cost down.
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    RETHINK walking the Frances

    thank you
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    RETHINK walking the Frances

    thank you
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    RETHINK walking the Frances

    that's why your called grumpygit :) I have a friend starting in 2 weeks and it's already beyond hard trying to get bookings for places for him. no lack of planning on my part. I wasn't caught up in the crap. this was an issue day in day out for the 2 weeks I was there and the locals said its...
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    RETHINK walking the Frances

    I was in the town and nearby towns for 2 weeks. I've been walking caminos since 2 March (8weeks). the locals have said the numbers have been very high since mid March. they say the current volume is what they normally experience at the peak of the season.
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    RETHINK walking the Frances

    this is exactly what I'm hearing from the local pilgrim service providers. this year is off the charts.
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    RETHINK walking the Frances

    I was in sjpdp and the nearby towns for 2 weeks from mid April. I basically don't care if people walk the Frances or not. it doesn't affect me. but I'm putting it out there so people can reconsider their path if they don't want major anxiety. at the moment you absolutely have to book ahead...
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    RETHINK walking the Frances

    the quote came directly from the pilgrims office in sjpdp
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    RETHINK walking the Frances

    is not a panic email. it's a view from being on the ground right now.
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    RETHINK walking the Frances

    I did the Frances last year and came back to do some more hiking around St Jean Pied de Port this year. spending more time in the town and talking to locals I would strongly suggest people reconsider walking the Frances route this year (or in future). consider this - there are about 500...
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    Postage WITHIN Spain

    im doing several routes and i will take what medication i need with me for each leg until i arrive at a package. otherwise ill carry the whole lot. just trying to ascertain spainish postal rules/laws.
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    VdlP - Albergue Kitchens, Pots, Stoves & Microwaves....

    along very similar lines, i also have an immersion coil and just signing off my final bag packing. i require a kettle or microwave for hotwater each day for personal medical reasons. i will check with the lady on the trail at the moment suggested above (been enjoying her blog) but did any of...
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    Transportation from SJPDP to Orrison

    the info is on their website.
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    Postage WITHIN Spain

    Hi any Spanish locals, I have a parcel to send ahead of myself whilst in Spain. i have researched on the Correos website but cant find the right information. Question - can you post medications and liquids in the mail within Spain (NOT international)? Before you suggest, i cant use a luggage...
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    Accommodation Recommendations - Camino San Salvador and Primitivo

    You've provided many great tips as I begin to map out my April 2023 walk (if inflation hasn't destroyed europe by then. I'm nervous to say what the cost of albergues will be and if heating will ever be turned on :))
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    Last minute tips?

    If you take a small tub of vicks vapor rub with you, you can rub this on your feat at breaks and after showers at night, before setting of in the morning. It acts as both antibacterial aswell as like Vaseline. I've used it before and I will use it again next year. Another tip if you are...
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    O Cebreiro Municipal Albergue-full??

    Just wondering what the accomodation is like on O'Cebreiro currently- is it getting full really fast or can you usually still get a bed if you arrive at 1pm? It's about 100 beds and I read it fills fast. Thanks for any experiences from the past 7-10 days
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    Comparing traffic 2021 to 2022

    When you say "book ahead" do you mean you just call or message an albergue and ask them to reserve a bed and they do so on good will?
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    Comparing traffic 2021 to 2022

    Thus helps alot. I'm just about to do this leg (burgos to leon) starting tomorrow. I like to do long walk days and avoid making bookings. Does this sound worrying on this stage? Your comment made me hope it might be achievable. I will try and avoid the bigger/more popular towns for bed simplicity.

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