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    Traveling to SJPP from Madrid

    SJPP Hi! I bet you have already looked at the threads. THEY CAN BE GREAT< GREAT GREAT!!! You probably already know to go via Metro (ask for help at the Info Desk in Barajas) to the bus station, check the schedule...get a bus to Pamplona. A cab from Pamplona is 68 Euros and about 2...
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    We are new pilgrims from US in mid-May

    Leon etc Hi! I am in the dark about Leon although I may be able to find out. From Villafranca de Bierza it is a climb to O Cebreiro (but the town of O Cebreiro is beautiful indeed!). There are several villages along the way so you can walk 10 or 12 kilometers and find a place to stay (paid...
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    Walking the Camino next year in Spring

    weight on the Camino I have traveled a few times on the Camino. 18 pounds is more realistic if you keep in mind you will need to bring along fly and mosquito repellents, sunscreen and 3 pairs of socks are best incase the pair you wore the night before doesn't dry completely. Keeping...
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    Walking May/June 2006

    El Camino in May Hi Jessica! I've walked the Camino before...portions! last 125 k's, last 200 k's, last 270 ks. Anyway, I arrive in Pamplona on May 10th and taking a cab up to St. Jean Pied de Port (although Roncesvalles is also a choice..) on May 11th so I can get my credencial de...
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    Hello - Pilgrims from Florida arriving in Le Puy on May 6

    go to this site: http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/ for a great map of the Camino once you hit St. Jean Pied de Port. Click on each number for a map of the stage (etapa). It shows you altitude, gives up to date info on the Camino trail itself. If you read SPanish you are in luck because it...
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    We are new pilgrims from US in mid-May

    Site for altitudes and other great stuff!! Peter Robbins has it right....I have always used the Metro from Barajas to the bus station. My folks live in Zaragoza and when I travel without my family, I use the bus. EASY to get to the station. YOu can get help from the info desk at the airport...
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    Hello all--Retired Alabamian here, walking in Galacia in May

    airfare and other info this site has a good map of the altitudes of each stage. When you see the map, click on the number and it will show you the map of the stage AND the altitude. It is a great, great site. If you can read Spanish even a bit, you will enjoy surfing this site. This will give...
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    newbie

    newbie and a site to visit This site has a VERY good map of the camino. Even though the book I have is very good and has historical info (which is why I amtaking it) I have also made copies of the maps. They show the altitude of each stage. Click on each number of the map and you will see...
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    From Roncesvalles to Compostela.

    to Bromeliad Well, we may well run into each other, you never know! I am vacillating about starting at Roncesvalles or St. Jean Pied de Port. It is 27 k's more, but it is not the k's. It's the time!!!!! hasta la proxima, fellow peregrinos!
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    From Roncesvalles to Compostela.

    From Roncesvalles to Santiago some new info First of all...In 2000 I was able to fly back to Zaragoza from Compostela with a discount from the airline. WELL...that is still in effect!! With the Compostelana you can get a 40% discount to another city in Spain from SpanAir (way cheaper than...
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    From Roncesvalles to Compostela.

    From Roncesvalles To Trudy Hey, Trudy! I understand! SO that will be really neat. I am positive we will run into each other. I am thinking of actually taking the cab to St. Jean Pied de Port on the 11th and climbing the mountain to Roncesvalles.! Check out this site...
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    From Roncesvalles to Compostela.

    Hi. I first went on the Camino, the last 125 k's in 1992. Then, 200 k's in 2000, finally, 270's with my 14 yr old daughter who turned 15 the day we arrived in Compostela (WOW) in 2003. I leave May 9 for Barcelona and will arrive in Pamplona evening May 10. The next day I go up to...

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