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  1. Sirage

    Is pre-booking accommodation the new normal?

    On my reading it seems to be closer to necessary than "merely" respectful. :)
  2. Sirage

    Lunch at Michelin Star Restaurants along the Camino: Pilgrim-friendly Attire Tips

    After I walked a Norté (~2016), I took a train to Almansa (8 hrs or so) for a post-walk relaxation in this city where there were 3 restaurants with Michelin Stars, and also a bar which one of the said restaurants also operated. I stayed a week, the eating was most enjoyable as the fine...
  3. Sirage

    How much did you spend and what was the total cost of your Camino Frances, start to finish?

    I had been thinking it had morphed into a therapy thread.
  4. Sirage

    Is the Albergue in Roncesvalles a “must”?

    That is how I like to start every day, a modest walk before breakfast. It is possible every day on the Frances, but less so on the Caminos less-travelled.
  5. Sirage

    How Important Was It To You To Do "Full" CF ?

    On the topic of this thread, and quite a few other threads with similar conversations, there is a book (possibly a seminal book in Psychology) some might be interested in: "Flow" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi @Arctic_Alex will understand.
  6. Sirage

    How Important Was It To You To Do "Full" CF ?

    I recall when doing a "fuller" ;) version of a Camino I heard a French person saying it takes about 3 weeks to get track-tough (physically, mentally et al). I suspect the expression in French (which I don't recall) might have a nice ring to it. It takes time to get in a state of flow. If that...
  7. Sirage

    What to expect on the Meseta in May?

    Don't expect anything, you will be perpetually disappointed. Limit the over-thinking. Pack the basics, have an idea of an approximate schedule. The Camino usually provides, a path of discovery, except for @OzAnnie this year, and a few others.
  8. Sirage

    Stages on the Camino Frances - distances in miles and kilometers

    As you are using approximate conversions (which seems reasonable) I find it incongruous for you to use 1 decimal place for the cumulative totals which is both meaningless and distracting. Numbers are useful so long as accuracy and relevance is understandable.
  9. Sirage

    Can you buy a sack lunch at Orisson if you're not a guest there?

    It is possible to walk from SJPP to Roncesvalles without eating - all you need is water. Then enjoy your first lunch in Spain.
  10. Sirage

    One Day or Two? Walking the Camino from St Jean to Roncesvalles at 72

    My usual answer to questions like this, is imagine it is a bit like a high jump - only hard if you don't have a running start. So start some distance back, have a warm up, 2 or 4 weeks is enough, and then it is not hard, at any age. A one day walk to Roncesvalles is a pleasurable, satisfying...
  11. Sirage

    Second Camino Route Opinions

    I think for a second Camino finishing in Santiago is a good idea. And, it is much better to do a continuous walk - no skipping sections for any reason - a continuous flow is much more rewarding. For variety, with only 2 weeks or so, Salamanca to Santiago - lots of reasons why this is a good...
  12. Sirage

    Sarria - Is a stop over worth it?

    Everybody's opinions above are all grist for the mill. I guess that's why I look at this forum. But all our tastes are different. And remember most people who have walked a Camino had very little information - they just walked and had faith that they would be looked after. Then social media...
  13. Sirage

    Wife can't walk long distances.

    To the moderators, or Ivar. Is there a possibility for an alert to warn people they are using an old thread? It seems common for people not to notice the date and to offer information to specific people who asked a question long ago.
  14. Sirage

    Camino Frances: looking back to 2005, what was the Camino like?

    I think he’s joking. It’s the ferocious dogs I’m worried about. 🥺 From my library - the ferocious dog responsible for killing lots of people about the 1760s.
  15. Sirage

    Camino Frances: looking back to 2005, what was the Camino like?

    There is a large sculpture of a Lynx (or similar ?) on a hill along the Le Puy route. The story is these animals were a serious hazard to pilgrims. It is probably true. But humans are also heavily invested in myth making.
  16. Sirage

    Camino Frances: looking back to 2005, what was the Camino like?

    Late May 2005, after having already walked 750 km from Le Puy, left St Jean early and had a delightful easy walk over to Spain getting to Roncesvalles about 1 pm. I wondered what all the fuss was about a hard climb.
  17. Sirage

    Peanut Butter on the Camino Frances?

    The USA is the largest consumer of peanut butter, but apparently Canadians and the Dutch are the largest consumers per person.
  18. Sirage

    Peanut Butter on the Camino Frances?

    Looks like perfect pure peanut butter. I'm curious if that is a long-standing food in Spain or a recent addition to cater for tourist preferences. The alternative would be to introduce your vegetarian client to good Spanish jamon as one of the fine cultural experiences of spending time in...
  19. Sirage

    Notable peregrinos

    Many many notables in all their diversity, from the apparently poor (or it may be the not-poor in a Camino frugal state of mind ! ) to the seriously rich enjoying the rich communal nature of the walk and Albergues. And the Frenchman who, at 82, this year was doing his 10th consecutive Camino...
  20. Sirage

    Pokemon stops on the Camino?

    Touché. Perhaps I was being dogmatic. It would be a sad day if there were rules and standards for the Camino. This forum is about information, advice and opinions. I wonder if there are human behaviours that could test the tradition of no rules?

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