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    Would rather not go it alone?

    I walked the trail 'alone' 3 years ago as a 23 year old female. And it was the best possible choice I could have made! I walked from St Jean to Finisterre and never felt unsafe for even a moment. I didn't do things that would put me in potentially dangerous situations (like deciding to walk...
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    Have anyone done some " training" before taking on camino

    I didn't do any training, but I was already pretty fit before I started, and except for some joint pain adjusting to the backpack and bad blisters, I was fine. It depends on your body and how fit you already are. However, make sure your boots are well broken in, your clothes (socks...
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    High School Student

    well if you just get one beer and one coffee a day and limit it to that.... for me, the camino without beer or coffee... well, I can't really imagine it. It was nice to look forward to the first cafe I came across in the morning, and a nice cold beer from a vending machine or local bar when...
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    High School Student

    I walked the camino this year and as a grad student, I understand your money concerns. Most days I spent less than what other people say (20-25 euro/a day, or 1 euro/km). For the first couple of weeks I wrote how much money I spent each day in my diary and most of the time it was around 13...
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    Hello!

    I ran into a girl who I think was in one of my classes in college after I got back to the US and it turns out she did the camino when she was a teenager. Also a friend of my mom did the camino (well, part of it anyways) right after me. Those are the only Americans I've encountered. I still...
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    Hello!

    another young (23) North American checking in! I was spending 13 months in Europe and my Irish visa was about to expire and a friend there told me about the Camino, and I decided to do it on a whim. What an incredible experience! It seems to me that more Canadians know about the Camino... I...
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    Weather in April-May

    Ivan- did I meet you this year on the camino??? I did my walk at exactly the same time (and my boyfriend started walking on April 26 as well!). The weather that time of year is unpredictable. This year, there was a blizzard in beginning/mid April, but by the time I started (April 23) it was...
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    Novice Pilgrim

    I didn't find the bit from St Jean to Roncesvalles to be particularly difficult, compared to what I expected. It's not extremely steep, it is just continuous. The trail is very smooth for the most part, with unbelievably beautiful views. It was one of my favorite days of walking of the whole...
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    intro and call for musicians on camino frances

    Hello! I too am a musician walking around that time , I'll be starting in st.jean around April 24. I'm mainly a fiddle player (play american old time and trad. irish music) but play about everything with strings and will be bringing a mandolin with me as I can't imagine a month with no...
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    Temperature ranges

    I'm wondering the same exact thing! end of april-end of may is it possible to get by with a light fleece sweater and long underwear or is a jacket needed?
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    Walking in April/May

    Hello! I'm Annie, and am an American (from NC) living the year in Ireland. I'm planning on starting the Camino in the end of April and am very excited about it. Still a few months away but it's all I can think about, and I'm trying to figure all the logistics and such out (where to leave...

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