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it was a great story to live, but unfortunately the cards folded upon themselves and it didn't work out. it's amazing what the camino can give and take away (in a good way). the complications arise when one is back within their own ill-defined caminos at home :)
thank-you for the kind reminder, trevor. i rarely check the email associated with this site, so it was good timing considering i have been thinking of this trip as of late. i feel the need to go back to visit the part of me i left behind.
also, all the best for your trip, sept.4 is a good date!
i just got an email notification saying my thread had a reply, so i thought i'd drop in after posting two years ago.
i never did get that train from CDG airport. the travel assistance there had no idea where st.jean was, so i figured i'd hop on a random train into paris, walk around, get a...
Hi everyone,
well, i did it, booked my ticket for september 4th to paris. i am a bit nervous to say the least!
hey, i might lose my job over this trip, but i am so happy that i went for it, finally! it's been on my mind since 1st year art history, 7 years ago.
now all i need to do is figure...
ah, ok, by "longest route", i was just trying to remember what i had read
in my 'the pilgrimage road to santiago...handbook'. believe it or not, i bought it at least 6 years ago, and i am just now going!!
anyways, it mentions at least four starting routes:
1) somport to jaca
2)...
by "longest way" i am just referring to the choice of beginnings of the camino to choose from. there are different ones, right? it was a while ago that i read about it, so i wish i could be more specific.
i plan on spending a few months over there, leaving hopefully the first week of...
thanks for the replies so far!
where does the longest route start?
i don't want to msis going through the mountains either.
i am thinking that it's best just to fly into paris for starters?
hi,
i plan on doing more reading for myself, but thought i'd ask here to get me thinking....
i intend on flying from home (victoria, bc, canada) to do the camino in september.
i know there are multiple starting points for the route and am wondering where most people fly into. are there...
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