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  1. Kevin Considine

    Thoughts on starting Via de la Plata in May

    I started VDLP on 10 May. At times it was hot but the sun rises early so it was ok in the mornings and you can get most of your walking done before the afternoon. Certainly doable but it is Mother Nature. And if it gets unbearably hot just head north and get on another Camino. For example, I was...
  2. Kevin Considine

    Via de la Plata: Camino Sanabrés or Camino de Invierno?

    Ive done both twice. They are both great so you can’t go wrong either way. Though as Ozaj stated Invierno is less crowded. Though Sanabres is relatively quiet as well especially compared to Frances. If you are doing VDLP though it flows into Sanabres whereby Invierno would require you to return...
  3. Kevin Considine

    LIVE from the Camino On the Sanabrés

    March 17 yesterday
  4. Kevin Considine

    LIVE from the Camino On the Sanabrés

    This morning walking out of The Albergue across from Rincon de Peregrinos (The Shell) Bar in Albergueria on Camino Sanabres I slid my finger along the outside table top. Saharan sand. It’s clearing up after 3 days though as the sun is finally breaking through.
  5. Kevin Considine

    LIVE from the Camino On the Sanabrés

    After walking hundreds of kilometers from Valencia we reached Galicia and approached Albergueria hoping that one of the most wonderful bars of the Camino, El Rincon del Peregrino, would be open. Over the past few years I had heard it was closed. Grateful to find it open. Welcomed by Roberto we...
  6. Kevin Considine

    How Camino via de la Plata is different from Camino Frances.

    Yes your experience was similar to mine. In 42 days I met 4 Americans, 5 Canadians, and 1 Aussie so only 10 English as their primary language peregrinos. And last night in Santiago I had dinner with 7 fellow peregrino's. All Dutch. I was sitting in the Municipal Albergue in Casar de Cacares and...
  7. Kevin Considine

    How Camino via de la Plata is different from Camino Frances.

    Yes. I agree. I was told that there is almost no one walking in July and August. But you never know. I started 10 May and finished 22 June and it was similar to my August and September Camino's on Frances, Portuguese, and Chemin du Puy Ways. On the hot days you just started early so you could...
  8. Kevin Considine

    How Camino via de la Plata is different from Camino Frances.

    i started this thread and I'm a bit surprised by these past few comments about the thread being about disliking Frances. I love Frances having done it twice the past 2 years. Have done VDLP of course but also Camino Portuguese and The Chemin du Puy. They are all great Camino's but to me Camino...
  9. Kevin Considine

    How Camino via de la Plata is different from Camino Frances.

    This is one peregrino’s perspective so admittedly biased but I also talked with many other VDLP peregrino's to confirm these points. -------- 1. LONGER: Via de la Plata (VDLP) is 1000 kilometers vs. 790 kilometers on Camino Frances. 2. LESS INFRASTRUCTURE: Fairly often you have to walk...
  10. Kevin Considine

    Wonderful place to stay in Riego del Camino

    Thank you. I am just on day 2 but will hope to stay there or at least stop.
  11. Kevin Considine

    Starting Via de la Plata from Malaga

    Thank you Carel5. Based on your comments and Magwood's I would have started from Malaga but in the past few days my first Camino friend reached out and will be in Seville so I think The Camino spirit wants me to start there.
  12. Kevin Considine

    Starting Via de la Plata from Malaga

    Will do. I have a travel blog and wrote about my Camino last year from Le Puy en Velay to SJPP, Santiago, Finisterre, and then walking on to Porto. I wrote a post "How is the Chemin du Puy different from Camino Frances" and plan to write how the VdlP is different from Frances". The blog is...
  13. Kevin Considine

    Starting Via de la Plata from Malaga

    Ok thanks. Ill stick to my original plan and start in Seville
  14. Kevin Considine

    Starting Via de la Plata from Malaga

    Are you talking about the Vdlp or Mozarabe being boring? QUOTE="Anniesantiago, post: 509341, member: 3502"]Beginning in Malaga is not the VDLP. I began walking that route last year and really didn't enjoy it. I stopped after about a week because all there was for miles and miles were miles and...
  15. Kevin Considine

    Starting Via de la Plata from Malaga

    Thank you so much.
  16. Kevin Considine

    Starting Via de la Plata from Malaga

    i am planning to start from Seville and am flying into Malaga 5 May. Is it worth it to start in Malaga? Any suggestions? Thanks

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