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  1. Mmc_56

    LIVE from the Camino Live from Burgos - help/advice needed

    Train to Leon from Burgos is also an option, depending on your cost allowances. The train station is not conveniently located downtown like the bus station is, but is quicker. You could spend a few days resting in both... Leon is a beautiful city and found found it had a really nice feel. When...
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    Dragonte - pilgrims

    We walked this last year in Sept. and as mentioned, is a bit tricky to find, especially if you are leaving before sunrise...I suggest you scout it out the day before if staying in Villafranca. We never saw anyone on this path either, but it is a gorgeous walk and were surprised there was no one...
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    Albergue Irugoienea : Espinal

    This does sound like a lovely little find :) Last year when we walked, we stayed in a few of the "off the stage" towns, and although really nice, found that most of the people staying in them were Spanish speaking people that only interacted amongst themselves :( I missed the social aspect of...
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    Help for 100lb ( 45 kg) woman. what backpack to use?

    Hi Brooklyngirl, I'm not sure if your height, but my weight is about the same as yours...I am just under 5' tall, and used a Soloman backpack...30l. Without water or food, my pack weighed about 13 lbs. when I started and had no problems...never ditched anything, and added only a small amout of...
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    New Camino Guidebook

    Thanks Russellg99 !
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    New Camino Guidebook

    The sample chapter looks very good...lots of good info...easy to figure out the symbols. Can you tell me how many pages it is and the weight ? Will you be updating it yearly ? Great job ! Marilyn
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    Reservations at Orrisson

    This is a great place to stay...we found that the people that stayed here with us ended up being our closest Camino family. We arrived here at 10:30 in the morn as we left SJPDP early. Another time, I would explore SJPDP more in the morn before heading out, as there is nothing to do at Orisson...
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    Trip in late August thru September?

    We walked last year at this time...starting in SJPDP....foggy and very humid the first 2 morns...be prepared for hot weather, drink lots of water, slap on that sunscreen. We had only 2 mornings when it spit rain and that was done within an hour....no real rain...yay :) Lots of people, but we...
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    Nationality Flags/Patches

    I had a Cdn. patch on my pack, as we stepped onto the subway in Barceleona, a young man approached us, asked if we were really from Canada ?:) He had been studying abroad and had not seen any Canadians for months...we had a nice chat before we went our separate ways.
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    My 5-days on Camino Frances: what i packed, weather, route e

    Hi Lucy, Interesting to hear that you had rain in those five days....we were one week ahead of you, put our raincoats on 2 days of our walk to Santiago ....rain stopped as soon as we did ! Guess we picked the right time to start :) Marilyn
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    June 2013...got tickets already!

    Hi Debi, I just mailed them to myself in Santiago ...the Post Office will keep the parcel, I believe, for a month. Be sure to address it to your name on your passport, as you will need that for ID to pick your parcel up. I made an address label at home, took it with me, applied it to the box I...
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    June 2013...got tickets already!

    Hi Terri, Our AT flight, after taxes, was $830...Cal-Lon, Man-Cal. From Calgary, AT only flies to Gatwick in London, and for some strange reason, it was cheaper to buy a multi-destination ticket than a round trip ticket, so that's why we flew back from Manchester. We wanted to be tourists in...
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    June 2013...got tickets already!

    Hi Debianne, We flew Air Transat from Calgary to London Gatwick, Easyjet to Barcelona, then returning Easyjet Madrid to Manchester, Air Transat Manchester to Calgary. Easyjet and Ryanair fly very cheaply in Europe, and your flights from Toronto are so much cheaper, you should be able to get a...
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    Need guidance re transportation along the Camino

    Hi Meredith, We start walking from SJPdP on Aug.19th, and will do the same as you. We are not sure yet which areas we will skip over, but for sure we will not be walking the Meseta. We live on the wide open flat Prairies in Canada, and live and walk our own Meseta here :) We have the big sky...
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    What to do with my luggage?!

    Do the clothes need to be boxed or can you post a duffle bag ? If boxed, do you buy the box at the Post Office ?
  16. Mmc_56

    french camino starting on aug 22 SJPDP ending oct 4th in mux

    Hi Pyrofly and Vero....we will be right ahead of you both ! A friend and I will take the train and bus from Barcelona on the 19th, reservations made for Esprit that night, Orisson night of the 20th. 2 Canadian women, will have Forum, Canada Flag, and Cdn. Confraternity...and I will have Sask RR...
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    Need help with reservations at Orisson.

    Hi Ingrid, I just booked with them about a week ago....it took a couple of days before they answered. We are booked in for Aug. 20th, so we may not see you on the way.
  18. Mmc_56

    ? are walking poles necessary from sarria to Santiago?

    And what are the thoughts on Anti Shock as compared to not ?
  19. Mmc_56

    Who purchases travel medical insurance?

    In Canada, I always buy my trip and health ins. through the Royal Bank....have only needed to use the trip delay once...for my daughter. The Royal policy kicked in, whereas the TD Visa, which is to have delay ins. would not. If relying on a Visa policy, I would read all of the fine print...

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