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My two cents? Why rush? If you have less than ideal time to do the entire route by enjoying each small step, then cover a shorter distance in the time you have. I rushed through my first Camino and regretted it forever. I missed moments. I walked past beauty and poetry without noticing any of...
I agree. Everything about Camino del Norte took my breadth away. Even the asphalt stretches with the speeding traffic and the danger. There was a spot entering Asturias where I had to walk a stretch of railroad track to cross a bridge and avoid a lengthy walk around. It was a most unexpected and...
I walked Camino del Norte during Sept-Oct, 2016, It was my first, and remains my only, Camino. I had no expectations except I had planned to walk Camino Frances and had bought guidebooks and made all my planning accordingly until I arrived at Barajas International, saw a bus leaving for San...
I know how you feel Kimberley, I am 9 days from departure and having all kinds of mixed emotions. I have been strongly drawn to the Norte route for the solitude, but pulled to the Frances for the safety of numbers. So I'm thinking half and half. Norte from San Sebastian to Santander, bus from...
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