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Booking with a Company - needing suggestions
Camino Ways and Follow the Camino are two companies in Dublin that used to be one. When I was recently looking at Camino Ways, it seemed that nobody on the staff had ever actually made the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. And, they seem to be focusing more on cycling the Camino. Follow the...- JamesGeier
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Credencial Del Peregrino
Hello and welcome @Karen Marleau-Ferris! I second what @davebugg covered - very good information and suggestions. And also what @Saint Mike II says about your credential and the stamps. You can do the minimum to qualify for your compolstela (at least one per day, two per day in the last 100 km)...- JamesGeier
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Our first Camino starts in September
In re-reading this thread, more things come to mind. I do agree that it is a good idea to know why you want to go on the Camino pilgrimage. For me it was to honor my parents who named me for Saint James the Greater. But the motivation and purpose is an elusive concept. I am reminded of a few...- JamesGeier
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Our first Camino starts in September
Welcome to the Camino Forum. I concur with everything @davebugg said. I lurked for several months here on the forum as I was planning my first Camino Frances. Just reading, searching and reading some more gave me a wealth of information from experienced pilgrims. The American Pilgrims on the...- JamesGeier
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I am a newbie
Then that is what you should do. That "voice" might well be your intuition, and it is good to follow your intuition. As far as reasons to go, there are many, and well put in these quotes taken from David Whitson's interview with Jack Hitt who wrote "Off the Road: A Modern-day Walk Down the...- JamesGeier
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Starting my first CF in SJPP on Sept. 27, 2019
Autumn is a beautiful time to walk the Camino Frances. I walked once in the spring, and once in the autumn. I am often asked which is better, and I can only answer that they are different and both times of year beautiful; neither is "better." Buen Camino! --jim--- JamesGeier
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28 year Canadian - First time Canadian to walk Camino
There is a store in Saint Jean Pied de Port very close to the pilgrim's office that has everything you would need for a trek on the Camino, and good quality. So, in theory, you could get some hiking shoes or boots, break them in, travel to Saint Jean Pied de Port, get your credential at the...- JamesGeier
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Class of 2020
Planning for the Via de la Plata/Camino Sanabres in the spring of 2020 starting in Seville. It does seem far in the future. Will be my third Camino pilgrimage - first was Camino Frances spring 2016, second Camino Frances autumn 2017. The first is always special, the second yielded a deeper...- JamesGeier
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In the planning stage
Your feeling of being drawn to the Camino and not being sure why is not unusual. I am reminded of a few quotes from Jack Hitt who walked the Camino Frances in the 1981 and again in the 1991 and wrote the book, "Off the Road: A Modern-day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route into Spain." His book was...- JamesGeier
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In the planning stage
Welcome to the Camino Forum, Ricky! As Dave said, we are here to help. There are members with vast knowledge and insights to the Camino and the process of planning, preparing, making the pilgrimage on any of many routes, and then the post-pilgrimage adjustment back into your life. And they are...- JamesGeier
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Is it too early to start counting sleeps?
Welcome! September/October is a very good time to walk the Camino Frances - the meseta may have been harvested, so a good place and time for reflection and introspection. There are places where you can smell the change of the season as summer eases into fall. The mountains at Cruz de Fero and...- JamesGeier
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Tons of questions
I, too, used the AT&T international plan. I think I upped from Silver to Gold because I expected to use more data as I updated my blog every day. The AT&T international plan worked very well, and was not very expensive, and I had no difficulty texting with people from other countries with or...- JamesGeier
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How my decision was made to walk the CF ...
As your friend told you, you are already on your way - your Camino has begun. It will be magical! Difficult at times, beautiful, emotional, and joyful. It is a little of everything, and a time for introspection and reflection. Buen Camino! --jim--- JamesGeier
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Travel
Welcome to the Camino Forum! Nothing at all wrong with your plan. There may be challenges depending on your arrival time. For trains going south, the Montparnasse station (Gare Montparnasse is a large train station) has more options to Bayonne than starting at CDG. I typically fly from Los...- JamesGeier
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Starting the Camino
Welcome to the forum, Jeff. September/October is a good time on the Camino Frances. May your pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela be beautiful, contemplative, inspiring, and magical! Buen Camino! --ijm--- JamesGeier
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Is it safe for lone woman?
I presume you are considering the Camino Frances route, the most popular (there are many Camino de Santiago routes). One can start anywhere along the route. To qualify for a Compostela certificate, you must show that you have walked at least the last 100 kilometers. The "whole path" of the...- JamesGeier
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San Diego to Santiago: James on the St. James Way
Hi! I am Jim Geier, or more formally, James Geier from San Diego, California; I was named after Saint James. I first heard of the Camino de Santiago a number of years ago. The idea of walking the Camino popped up in my life occasionally, and I dismissed it. On my return trip from my mother's...- JamesGeier
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