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  1. Returning2TheTrail

    Favorite albergue in the Camino Frances

    A vote from me for this place. The alberque grounds and rooms are great, and as for the same ownership hotel next door, very nicely set out and great people who speak English. Both have swimming pools too in regular season which are treats. This is almost exactly halfway between hontanes and...
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    Walking again, re-starting in Burgos... Advice needed.

    Not sure of your budget, but this is me I’ve had a 6 hour wait for my flight between airport checkout and flight departure. Currently waiting to board. I then have a 16 hour flight to Doha, a 2 hour wait, then another 7 hours to Madrid. 4 hour wait for bus and then several hours on a bus to...
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    Walking 21 days from Pamplona to Santiago. Is it ok?

    regarding the bus, the best spotI can find for the bus is the approach into Leon, keep that in your mind if, for whatever reason, you need to 'make up time'
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    Walking 21 days from Pamplona to Santiago. Is it ok?

    just remember to take time out and enjoy the experience 30-39km day after day after day, will take it's toll in some form. I'm doing Logrono to Santiago in 24. I learned from two previous failed attempts that trying to stick to extreme deadlines can be demotivating if you have any kind of...
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    Starting again in Logrono.

    and I'm restarting in logrono on 12 March. I intend to start about 45 minutes later than most people so I can catch, and talk with people along the way to my first stop. this allows me to meet as many as I can during the day and then just be one of the crowd during dinner.. Just say...
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    Importance of First Night's Stay

    For me, the accommodation is of little importance.. The Tables you sit at for the first 3-4 Pilgrim meals will have far greater influence on who your 'family' will be, Also, the people you cross paths multiple times each day also will. If you are crossing paths multiple times that means...
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    Advice on getting to SJPP

    Do you have to fly in to Barcelona? Personally I'm flying in to Bordeaux. From there it's a 10Euro shuttle bus straight to Bordeaux St John train station and then it's an easy train and connection to SJPP. I actually land late at night in Paris CDG and staying in an airport hotel for 70Euro...
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    Worried mom

    Viva Aviva!
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    Worried mom

    I wish you luck in finding your daughter. There could be many reasons she has slipped from communication so I wouldn't be too worried just yet. It's possible she's just absorbed in her journey. I can't speak for your daughter, but I am rarely in communication with my family when I am on...
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    2016 September/October Peregrinos Departures

    September 11 from St Jean for me. was supposed to be in May but had a hiccup and had to postpone
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    Anyone with a hotel gem in St Jean?

    Hi All. After a 13 hour flight from Bangkok, I'll immediately be making my way to St Jean by train from CDG airport. I was thinking of stopping in Bordeaux but decided to head straight to the starting paint and have that extra day up my sleeve on the trail. Now after all that travelling, I...
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    Can you complete the SDC in less than a month?

    Whatever you choose, always have a backup plan. I couldn't find shoes my size in Estrella, or even in Santander where I caught a bus to. Ended up flying to London to get them and fly back. only to have to abandon shortly after. The best plans can always come undone.. 40km per day is a...
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    April /May/June 2016 Peregrinos - Camino Frances

    Only you can answer that question. What kind of sleeper are you at home? do you like to be under blankets in all weather, or do you often sleep with just a sheet or on top of the bed? Personally I'm the latter and I was using just a cotton liner on the trail in Mid November and that was...
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    April /May/June 2016 Peregrinos - Camino Frances

    Cheers mate, I'm now fully booked. Overnighting in Bordeaux on 24th May, 25th in St Jean and setting sail up the mountain on May 26 I guess you'll be easy to spot. See you on the trail. Buen Camino
  15. Returning2TheTrail

    Looking for hiking buddies April, May or June 2016

    You definitely don't have to worry about being alone. It is rare to see groups of greater than 2 setting out from St Jean so everyone joins in and comes close. If you end up walking Solo on day 1 to Roncesvalles I'm sure you'll meet people over your pilgrims meal at dinner. Nevertheless I...
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    Hotel stays

    I'm looking at treating myself to a hotel stay in Leon in June. looking at the Hotel Q!H (behind the cathedral) which has a spa access for a bit of a sauna and a swim. I am booking it via Booking.com. I don't have to pay anything up front and cancel for free >48hours before check-in, so if...
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    April /May/June 2016 Peregrinos - Camino Frances

    It was the same pair of shoes that I used for both Everest Base Camp and Annapurna circuit. The thing is they ended up in the water on the last day. it was then a year before I wore them again and I think the cushioning wasn't great anymore. No inserts used. The problem was also the 18kg...
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    April /May/June 2016 Peregrinos - Camino Frances

    May 22 - from St Jean, possibly Pamplona. I walked from St Jean to Estrella, and then from Burgos to Castrojeriz in 2009. I couldn't find shoes my size in Estrella or in Santander so flew to London thinking I had to abandon. then flew back to Santander and bussed to Burgos before abandoning...

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