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  1. J

    Lost & Found Pilgrim passports FOUND near Cerceda

    When we issue the Australian credecial we take great care to, neatly, fill in the name and address, date, and planned departure pont. We have had several pilgrims tell us that their lost credencials were posted back to them.
  2. J

    Disposable Wipes

    We are not a company that prints credencials - we are an Amigos group (the Australian Friends of the Camino) which has been given permission by the pilgrim authorities in SdC to do so. Along with other information our prospective pilgrims will find useful, we include the following suggestion...
  3. J

    Program alert for Aussies

    You are right Leo, the Camino is unscripted for those not being filmed, but I think that, in essence, the experiences participants had, the way they communicated, the conversations they had, these were often variations of conversations that I have had on my various Caminos - yes different...
  4. J

    Program alert for Aussies

    I was lucky Kaz, and managed to catch the first, and subsequent, episodes. I, like you, have not seen this in Australia, though there is a little that is familiar, and so I am thinking that I might have managed to see some excerpts somewhere in my travels. There are many Aussies on this...
  5. J

    Walking from Notre Dame in Paris to SJPDP

    Your other option is to start at Tour Saint-Jacques - or make your way past it on your way out of the city. Cheers, Janet
  6. J

    Photo Book

    I use Albumworks, though I think they may be an Australian company (the OP is from the UK I think). The quality of their paper, the service they provide, and the ease of using the software makes them my choice. They are not the cheapest so I wait till they have a special before I order, and...
  7. J

    France Camino winter

    When I walked the Camino Frances in winter (Dec / Jan) I found the bonus was that the mud was frozen! It was not until I reached Galicia that I struck waterlogged soil.
  8. J

    Albergue closing dates

    I have walked the Camino Frances in Dec / Jan and always found an albergue open within the 20 - 25 kms mark. It is generally only one in a village, not five or six (or more in places like Sarria), but there is always a bed, even in those months! I found that in Galicia it was generally the...
  9. J

    Bus availability Cruz de Ferro/O Cebreiro (winter_

    When I walked the Camino Frances over the Christmas holidays I had fairly heavy snow in O' Cebreiro (approx Jan 10th). I didn't feel safe walking in that environment from there and so caught the workers bus early the next morning down the hill to Triacastela. The snowplow had been through...
  10. J

    Pilgrims And Tourists to PAY, Except to Pray, to visit the Cathedral in Lugo

    When I was in Canterbury an Australian Priest from the Cathedral took me outside to that stone and gave me blessing before I headed off on my journey. It really was something quite special - an Australian pilgrim, given a blessing, in the UK, by an Australian priest. A very special start to...
  11. J

    Winter Camino questions (CF)

    When I walked in winter I never started before sunrise, thus it was quite a late start compared to other times of the year. I never had trouble finding either food or accommodation, though I always had food in my bag "just in case" - muesli bars etc. I will PM as I see you are in Australia...
  12. J

    Pilgrim Passport

    As one who issues credencials for the Australian Friends of the Camino I can assure you there is never one issued by us with a blank front page. We take great care to write neatly, and to make sure that the information in it is correct, or as correct as we have been provided with!. We have had...
  13. J

    Hiking umbrella

    I walked the Via Romea Germanica last year and took the telescopic hiking umbrella bought from Ivar's store. Yes it is heavy, but it was invaluable for shade when I reached Italy. I noticed the benefits as soon as I put it up, and indeed I think it was cooler than in shade. The thing that...
  14. J

    Christmas/winter Camino 2019

    Another Aussie here who walked in 2013 / 14 departing on the 16th Dec. The Valcarlos route had snow on the side of the path and I didn't see snow again till I got to O Cebreiro. It was snowing quite heavily then, and so I caught the workers bus early in the morning down the mountain to...
  15. J

    Aldi merino....

    just to clarify - "fellow Brits" means fellow Englishmen, and presumably the sale is in the UK - a long way from Australia!
  16. J

    Large Size Credencial from St Jean?

    The Australian Friends of the Camino issue credencials to members on request. The credencial is in a booklet form with the Australian logo on the front cover and a map on the back cover. There are around 90 places for sellos (I am saying "around", as some sellos, including the AFotC one, are...
  17. J

    Volunteer on Camino

    To obtain a visa for the country you wish to stay in most Schengen countries require:- a return ticket travel insurance for the duration accomodation receipts - or a letter stating that you will be staying with.... A police check bank statements showing that you are able to support yourself - in...
  18. J

    Anyone seen this yet?(mainly Oz)

    The Australian Friends of the Camino had a review of this book in the quarterly publication of their newsletter - the Camino Chronicle - it was in the September 2017 edition, and can be seen on their website. https://www.afotc.org/pilgrim-resources/
  19. J

    Posting gear from SdC to Australia

    You might like to check out the cost of postage in Italy and Greece. I am currently in Germany, and the postage here is MUCH cheaper than other places I have sent things home from. The other thing to make sure is that you clean everything very thoroughly to post back in case border security...
  20. J

    The Time Frame of a Camino Frances Walk During the Winter

    I too found it much the same. Here the blog of my experience if that is any help. http://mywintercamino.blogspot.au

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