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  1. Kurt5280

    Does it get better?

    I completed the Camino del Norte last September...Irun to Bilboa is rough...it gets a little better from Bilboa to Santander...I am from Colorado and my opinion is that from Irun to Santander is some world class hiking trail.
  2. Kurt5280

    There ARE coed group showers!

    I am willing to wash your back...I mean watch your back...I mean watch the door for you.
  3. Kurt5280

    Camino del Norte

    I have been told...that in Bayonne it is possible to get a "Credential" and traditional first Cello...at the Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne...at a desk inside the Cathedral on the right side towards the altar. On m'a dit...qu'à Bayonne il est possible d'obtenir un "Credential" et un...
  4. Kurt5280

    Official Camino Passport and stamps

    Additional question: 3) Where is the best place to get your 1st starting Cello for the Camino del Norte in Bayonne? I have been told the traditional 1st Cello for the Camino del Norte is the Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne?
  5. Kurt5280

    Biarritz to San Sebastian

    There is a traditional Camino route starting at the Bayonne Catherdral passing by the Biarritz Airport...or the alternate tourist coastal route which starts in Bidart which is West of Biarritz...both of which connect to the Camino del Norte (maps below).
  6. Kurt5280

    Luggage Transfer Irun to Santiago

    I am planning to start the Camino del Norte in August and I am using Express Bourricot to transfer my bikebox from Biarritz Airport to Santiago...and my bikebox will be filled with the extra clothes and other items that I am not taking on my Camino...the main difference with Express Bourricot is...
  7. Kurt5280

    Baggage services from Bayonne or Biarritz?

    If you mean baggage service in direct transportation from Biarritz to Santiago...not daily baggage service...or maybe just from Biarritz to Irun...you can contact SARL Express Bourricot – www.expressbourricot.com – contact@expressbourricot.com
  8. Kurt5280

    Camino Norte Planning !!

    From the Biarritz Airport there is an official Camino route...but there is a better tourist path along the shore...I am enclosing the maps so you can decide but I will in Biarritz in late August biking the tourist shore path.
  9. Kurt5280

    Camino del Norte Detailed City Maps

    I bought several Camino del Norte guide books looking for annotated maps with alternative routes that I will rate as follows: 1) Guia Practica del Camino del Norte - Editorial Buen Camino - Spanish Version - Average - Requires Average Spanish - Excellent Maps 2) Pilgrim Route The Northern...
  10. Kurt5280

    Camino del Norte Detailed City Maps

    I recommend Guia Practica del Camino del Norte (Costa y Primitivo) (http://guias.editorialbuencamino.com/productos/guia-del-camino-del-norte-costa-y-primitivo) (in Spanish but very user friendly maps even if you don't read Spanish)...which shows the Camino del Norte, alternative routes, danger...
  11. Kurt5280

    Camino del Norte. Start at Irun or St Sebastian?

    I bought several Camino del Norte guide books looking for annotated maps with alternative routes that I will rate as follows: 1) Guia Practica del Camino del Norte - Editorial Buen Camino - Spanish Version - Average - Requires Average Spanish - Excellent Maps 2) Pilgrim Route The Northern...
  12. Kurt5280

    Camino del Norte. Start at Irun or St Sebastian?

    Why not start in Biarritz or Bayonne...for more camino adventure you can hike the 40+ km camino trail between Bayonne or Biarritz and Irun but on the actual camino trail you will miss seeing all of the great beaches, vistas, and coastal towns (2x Camino Trail Maps Enclosed)...but for even more...
  13. Kurt5280

    Recommended guides, booklets for Del Norte

    If you want to purchase a great guidebook with excellent maps I recommend Guia Practica del Camino del Norte (Costa y Primitivo) 2015 (http://guias.editorialbuencamino.com/productos/guia-del-camino-del-norte-costa-y-primitivo) (in Spanish but very user friendly maps even if you don't read...
  14. Kurt5280

    Recommended lodging outskirts of Paris

    I really have to recommend the CitizenM Hotel at the CDG Paris Airport...it is the nicest and cleanest hotel that I have ever stayed in Europe...also if you book using their website you get a better price and a free drink at the bar...the things I like about it is a large lobby with free wifi...
  15. Kurt5280

    Are there are any parts of the Norte Stages that people consider dangerous ?

    If you want to purchase a great guidebook with excellent maps I recommend Guia Practica del Camino del Norte (Costa y Primitivo) 2015 (http://guias.editorialbuencamino.com/productos/guia-del-camino-del-norte-costa-y-primitivo) (in Spanish but very user friendly maps even if you don't read...
  16. Kurt5280

    Passport/credential?

    The Camino Finisterre & Muxia is completely different than the Camino Frances in that only about 10% of the Pilgrims continue on to the coast and I would not consider either of these towns to be tourist towns other than for Pilgrims...also I consider the Camino Finisterre & Muxia to be the "Real...
  17. Kurt5280

    Passport/credential?

    No...every real albergue will ask you for your Pilgrim credential...other private accommodations may not ask for your Pilgrim credential not but will have a stamp for your credential at your request...the American Pilgrims on the Camino only asks for a donation to issue a Pilgrim credential and...
  18. Kurt5280

    Passport/credential?

    I purchased a credential from the American Pilgrims on the Camino website and another at the Pilgrim Office in SJPDP...and it is good to have two credentials just in case you go Cello stamp happy along the Camino...one of my Camino partners was on a religious pilgrimage and had his credential...
  19. Kurt5280

    Canada to Irun start

    Hello - I would fly British Airways from Seattle airport to Paris CDG airport or Bordeaux airport...if Paris CDG airport there is an overnight train to Bayonne train station or an Easyjet flight to Biarritz airport (Bayonne and Biarritz are almost the same town)...if Bordeaux airport there are...
  20. Kurt5280

    deciding on best route for my first camino de santiago

    Enjoy your adventure...if you have any additional time hike or take the bus tour to Finisterre and Muxia...if the reason for your camino is religious I recommend the nightly Special Pilgrim Service (best in English so ask the person at the entrance) in the small chapel at the cathedral in...

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