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    Help choosing between CF, CdN, and VdLP

    VdlP was my first, starting Malaga, so Mozarabe-VdlP-Sanabres-Fisterra. I was early 50s, overweight and unfit. Started early April. Loved it. I walked Frances and Norte in later years, enjoying both. VdlP was the star amongst those 3. Maybe because it was my first?
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    is this too crazy?

    No. Not crazy at all. I did something similar in 2010, starting with the Voie de Vezelay and including part of the Frances, Salvador, Primitivo and back to the Frances. 1790 km in total over 70 days. I did 't continue to Fisterra.
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    200 unpaved miles

    Why the pavement allergy? If you don't want pavement of any kind, there are other routes in other countries which can satisfy you. PCT in USA, Pennine Way in UK, Bibbulman track in Oz ...
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    Frances vs Portugues for self-reflection

    I tend to agree with those who say that longer is better for the contemplative experience. That is because it takes a while to get into the space where the small stuff goes away. How long varies of course. I have also found that I can spend too much time on a Camino. I have met people who have...
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    Is it rude to ask people why they walk

    Perhaps you should be asking another question: why do I want to know? If you find the answer, surely that would be the more useful question.
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    Camino Norte or repeat Camino Frances

    You Have to decide what YOU want from your Camino. The routes are different in many ways, particularly pilgrim infrastructure, number of pilgrims, degree of physical (and cultural) difficulty and so on. I have walked many routes and have enjoyed most of them, but perhaps for different reasons...
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    What I’ve learned from 8 days on El Camino

    I guess you just don't get it. More ego work required.
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    Is it crazy for me to walk the camino Frances / Norte without a smartphone?

    I don't suppose Starkie had a phone, smart or dumb. I didn't have either on my first Camino (2008), but there were plenty of pay phones in those days. My wife insisted I had some kind of mobile phone on subsequent Caminos. My first was a dumb phone. I graduated to a smart phone in 2016. It...
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    What is the best way to check the weather on the Camino?

    I go to a bar and watch the news on the tv.
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    Am I fit enough to walk now.

    How can I possibly say whether YOU are fit enough?
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    Internet Cafes?

    Used to be common, but not any more. Some hotels have computers for residents. Some libraries. The keyboards are Spanish, but this isn't a huge problem. Very many hostales, restos have wifi. I used public phones on my first Camino. No problems. But now ... I bit the bullet and bought a...
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    Lourdes to Somport to Santiago de Compostela

    2014 Lourdes to Oloron: 2 days; 2012 Oloron to Puenta la Reina 8 days. 5 of the stages were over 30km, the 2 longest 37km.
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    Some basic questions about waking up etiquette

    If you need an alarm to wake, then doesn't this mean that you need more sleep?
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    Start from Granada or Sevilla?

    There is also the option of starting from Malaga, which I did in 2008. If you start from Malaga and continue after SdC to Finisterre, then you will have walked coast to coast, Med to Atlantic through the guts of Spain. Now how good is that??!!
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    Daily cost of the Camino?

    That is my experience in gites in France, however there may not be many gites on your chosen route. Many budget hotels also offer demi pension, but are more expensive than gites. So, check for the availability of gites on your route. I believe there are plenty on Le Puy. There are not on Via...
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    Chemin de Vezelay vs Chemin du Puy

    I have only walked Vezelay, but I strongly suspect that the above comment is correct. Fortunately I do have intermediate French.
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    Walking from UK to Santiago

    I walked Canterbury to Rome in 2011. The route I took was just under 2000 km. The following year I walked Rome to Santiago, around 2700 km. I have "as walked" itineraries for both. The information about accommodation and prices is of course out of date now. If you have time, Rome to Santiago is...
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    Walking from UK to Santiago

    I walked Winchester to SdC in 2013 via Mont St Michel, Nantes, Royan, Bayonne, Bilbao, Leon. About 1900 km altogether.
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    How do you choose your first Camino route?

    My first Camino was the Mozarabe/VdlP/Sanabres. In a way it was chosen for me, by reading Tony Kevin's book. I read a review of the book in the Sydney Morning Herald. Which route to choose for your first Camino I guess depends on what you want, why you want it and how you want it to be. Horses...

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