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Cycling vs walking?
I've not walked the camino but I cycled Frances and Finnistere in 2015. I did consider walking so you might be interested in my reasons for cycling.
I live in the Irish midlands. An archaeological dig of a monastic graveyard in a nearby town, Mullingar turned up two...
Hi,
I'm planning to cycle the el Norte in reverse this year. (That means cycling west to east, not cycling backwards!)
The penciled in plans at the moment are:
Cycle from home in Ireland to British midlands, Sheffield looks to be the easiest option
Pick up European bike express to Bayonne...
Hi Jason,
Alsa bus is fine but they insist that you take the front wheel off your bike and package it for transport. It's an additional 10 EUR for the bike.
They will sell you a good quality bike bag for 12 EUR so you don't have to bring one with you. I don't know how they will respond to...
Hi Jason (and anyone else interested)
I'm just back after a wonderful five-week trip. It did not go exactly as planned but was very enjoyable.
I've got a Koga randoneur, a really great bike for this sort of trip. I had no problems whatever, if you don't count two punctures.
I cycled from...
In April/May 2015 I'll be cycling various caminos. From Clonmacnoise, in the Irish midlands, to Cork, ferry to Roscoff, down the west coast of France, then Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostello.
For the trip home I'll follow the Camino del Norte in reverse to Santander, take the ferry to...
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