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    Scared to walk alone

    Thank you! I'm sure that will be the case, it helps hearing all the comments! There are more albergues in Burgos, is there one in specific you can recommend?
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    Scared to walk alone

    thank you so much for sharing this, that is a great suggestion. and I will check that facebook group out, thank you!
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    Scared to walk alone

    I'm planning on arriving with the train in the afternoon and find an albergue to stay at, so the chances of finding other people is probably big! And walking poles is a great idea, as stupid as it is, that would probably make me feel safer haha! And I'm sure you're right that I'll wonder what I...
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    Scared to walk alone

    No, walking alone is not the issue I guess, I guess irrational fear is the issue for me;)
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    Scared to walk alone

    Thank you for sharing. That is also what I've been a bit surprised about, because I am used to travelling on my own. Feeling lonely doesn't scare me (as you say, it is how life is sometimes), but I think I am mostly scared of being 'left behind' so to speak. It is an irrational fear, but...
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    Scared to walk alone

    Thank you for sharing your experience, that is exactly what I am hoping will happen.
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    Scared to walk alone

    Thank you for sharing! And good advice on how to go about it. I walked 11km in 2:30h the other day (without gear), which I think is quite a normal average. How much are you planning on walking each day? I am thinking roughly 20-25km depending, but I want to go with the flow of how I feel instead...
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    Scared to walk alone

    Thank you Helen, this is very very helpful. I think that's also what caught me off guard, that I am used to travelling on my own, but for some reason this journey scares me. I am definitely worried about 'personal safety', and while I do know it is irrational (I am European myself, from Denmark...
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    Scared to walk alone

    Thank you, that is very helpful. I have been looking at some guidebooks and made a rough plan based on those, so between 20-25km each day.
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    Scared to walk alone

    I am going a bit back an forth on this one - I really do like having the freedom do walk the distance I want, but I'm also finding myself scared of walking alone now, especially as I'm starting on la meseta. Which is strange, given I have travelled around India and Nepal on my own for a year...

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