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Is it rude to ask people why they walk
Your situation - or rather your mindset - mirrors my own these past few years. I'm 14 days away from my departure date, and I've been asking myself some of the same questions you are. I've come to the personal conclusion that I very likely won't get all the answers I'm hoping for, but I am...- JustJack
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LIVE from the Camino Struggling to continue
Lots of great advice listed here, and thanks to the OP for posting this, as clearly it has resonated with lots of people. My own personal suggestion is to "embrace the suck". I know from many years of travel that the low periods are often the most memorable, and in retrospect you appreciate...- JustJack
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Is it rude to ask people why they walk
A really interesting thread, and great to hear the varying perspectives. I would say that as a consumer of copious amounts of Camino content over the past couple years, the impression I’ve had is that a large percentage of the pilgrims are happy to open up and bare their hearts to strangers...- JustJack
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A secular Camino?
Fantastic, I will add that to my list of places to stop overnight at.- JustJack
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A secular Camino?
How does one go about hearing the monks chant there?- JustJack
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Most scenic 5-7 days on any Camino?
Thanks David. In retrospect I'm jumping the gun here, and I should hold off on picking a route until I've had a chance to walk the CF, as that no doubt will inform and influence my decision. Coming from the west coast of Canada we are used to hiking in the mountains, so what's novel and exciting...- JustJack
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Most scenic 5-7 days on any Camino?
Excellent points!- JustJack
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Most scenic 5-7 days on any Camino?
I have considered that possibility, and promptly banished it from my mind. I'm quite certain I will love it, but even if I hate it for some reason I will finish my camino, no question about it.- JustJack
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Most scenic 5-7 days on any Camino?
Yeah I'm thinking that the crowds and festive atmosphere of the last 100kms - which is often a perceived negative in the minds of pilgrims that have walked from further away - might be appealing to my wife and daughter (who will be 15 then).- JustJack
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Most scenic 5-7 days on any Camino?
Some good thoughts, thank you. And I get your point - if it's not the pilgrimage experience they are after we don't need to restrict ourselves to camino routes. And as you've noted, my perspectives will likely evolve once I've walked. I guess part of my thinking is that the various camino...- JustJack
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Most scenic 5-7 days on any Camino?
Haven't yet walked my first camino and here I am planning my second... I'll be walking the CF this spring/summer, but I'm looking ahead to summer 2024, when my wife and teenage daughter will join me. We are starting to consider routes. With the following criteria, which section would you...- JustJack
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For those not on the Camino, where are you feeling called to right now?
You should ask those people to please stop building and blocking your view :-)- JustJack
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Crowding on the Camino Francés?
I've tentatively picked May 15 (2023) as the date to start walking from SJPDP. Do you think there would be a noticeable difference if I waited another week, and started walking on May 22? If no discernible difference I'll stick to May 15, but if waiting a week means avoiding a large wave of...- JustJack
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Crowding on the Camino Francés?
Such big differences in what people are reporting! I've read many reports about the difficulty finding accommodation this year, and the absolute necessity of booking well ahead (and even then sometimes having trouble). I've also read many reports that the crowds are similar to 2019. I've read...- JustJack
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Tracking the weather
In 11 months I'll be walking the Camino Frances. Like most, I'm curious what the weather will be like when I walk, from mid-May to end of June, at the various stages of the route. The best way I've found to get a good sense of what to expect is to follow the weather along the route the year...- JustJack
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Telling Family about plans to walk
Wow, your situation mirrors my own in so many ways! I too felt the "almighty call to walk the Camino" when I stumbled across it during the early days of the pandemic. And for the past two years it has occupied my thoughts every day. And like you, some days it's all I can do to stop myself from...- JustJack
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Camino Frances and its 3 Phases: Are there any other routes that match the same physical/mental/spiritual journey?
I'll report back after I've walked my camino and let you know :-) In many of your videos you talk about the excitement and anticipation of preparing for the first camino, and many of your comments tend to resonate with me. That's what keeps me watching despite the complete lack of camino imagery!- JustJack
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Camino Frances and its 3 Phases: Are there any other routes that match the same physical/mental/spiritual journey?
I feel the need to point out that your videos are included in the many videos I've been watching! And many of your videos are aimed at those that haven't yet walked, so be careful what you suggest or you won't have as many subscribers :-) As I said previously, I'm operating with my eyes wide...- JustJack
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Camino Frances and its 3 Phases: Are there any other routes that match the same physical/mental/spiritual journey?
Yeah if only life were so simple... Unfortunately things like the current pandemic, work, and many other challenges make simply going and experiencing the camino a wee bit difficult at the moment. I expressed in a different thread my concern that watching too many youtube videos of others...- JustJack
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Camino Frances and its 3 Phases: Are there any other routes that match the same physical/mental/spiritual journey?
My first introduction to the Camino (Francis) was a youtube video shot a number of years ago by a relatively young guy. In it he and others he meets talk a lot about the three phases or stages or challenges many people go through while walking a camino, especially their first: Physical followed...- JustJack
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