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  1. nilesite

    Winter Camino Frances

    And you can see some photos from my December-January 2023-2024 Camino Inglés at #littleoldladywalking
  2. nilesite

    Winter Camino Frances

    It’s “Buen Camino: Tips From a WINTER Pilgrim.” It’s available on Amazon, paperback and Kindle.
  3. nilesite

    From Sarria to Santiago - safety tips and tricks in December

    Yes, and yes. Although I much prefer being alone.
  4. nilesite

    From Sarria to Santiago - safety tips and tricks in December

    I was alone several times, yes. You always meet people. I just prefer being by myself.
  5. nilesite

    From Sarria to Santiago - safety tips and tricks in December

    I’ve done that route several times in December. It’s blissfully quiet. And safe.
  6. nilesite

    Looking for recommendations for lodging only.

    Booking Dot Com. Easy peasy.
  7. nilesite

    Advice on "parts to miss" so I can Experience Arrival into Santiago

    Yes, start closer or come back.
  8. nilesite

    LIVE from the Camino FRANCÉS: Flies, spiders, isolation & roommates: not what I expected!

    That sounds really amazing.
  9. nilesite

    Camino Francés Federación to ban suitcases in their albergues (11 albergues affected by this rule)

    I’m happy about this. As an hospitalera, you don’t want to deny entry to anyone who presents themselves looking for a bed for the night, but keeping the albergues for pilgrims walking with their backpacks ought to be the priority at least. And yes to sleeping bags too.
  10. nilesite

    Rethink HOW and WHEN you walk the Francés - strategies for walking during busy times

    I like November and December. It’s very easy to enjoy walking when you’re by yourself.
  11. nilesite

    LIVE from the Camino HELP!! Nowhere to stay tomorrow

    Albergues can only house as many pilgrims as they have beds. It’s hazardous to have pilgrims sleeping on the floors.
  12. nilesite

    Walking the Sarria-Santiago Camino in February 2023: Tips on Albergues and Weather

    Take a look at the Wise Pilgrim app. It will give you lots of options for places to stay with phone numbers and their opening months, like “all year,” “April to October.”
  13. nilesite

    Winter Camino Frances

    Hi! Sorry. Just seeing this. It’s “Buen Camino! Tips From a WINTER Pilgrim.” It’s both a travel memoir of my last Camino in November-December ‘21 and tips about how to do the walk safely off season.
  14. nilesite

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

    Not a bit. In fact, I've been walking the Camino since 2009 and have never walked the entire route in one go, St. Jean to Santiago. There are several short bits I've never walked. I've always tried to focus on just that one day. When you have the Camino all to yourself and it's not raining and...
  15. nilesite

    Walking the Camino in winter

    My favorite time to walk! I’ve done it several times and wrote a book filled with winter walking tips. You might find it helpful - on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3SDF9RM/?tag=casaivar02-20
  16. nilesite

    Winter Camino Frances

    I love to walk in the winter - my all out favorite time. I can also recommend you look for municipal albergues in the larger towns which tend to be open year 'round, and for private albergues in the smaller ones which cannot support a large municipal. I try to stay off the suggested stops too...
  17. nilesite

    November Camino - (F) alone?

    Half and half. Some days, when I was in a big enough town, I'd just walk into the municipal albergue. But Omicron was starting in the news and staying in a big dorm made me nervous. Many fewer pilgrims of course, but I used Wise Pikgrim to scout what was available and the second half of my walk...
  18. nilesite

    November Camino - (F) alone?

    I walked the Francés last year in late November and December. It's awesome.
  19. nilesite

    November camino

    I wrote about walking last November-December. It might be useful to you.
  20. nilesite

    Resolved -- Cannot get a response from SantiagoWays

    Tweet them. @CaminoWays Twitter always works best with any travel operator.

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