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Let's see...-what is appropriate donation for these hostels?
-do most hostels have plenty plugs for charging?
-I have seen chat on some threads about some parts of the way have 2 options for the route, can someone advise me where these are so I am not caught out?
-Also are there any other days which are long due to lack of accom (except for first day)?
You'll do fine with a good guide book listing albergues and describing distances between villages as well as water and alternate routes. My advice is to have faith that you will find places to stay, food you need, and friendship when desired along the way. I just walked the Camino in May and I never booked ahead, always had a place to stay and as long as I had bread, nuts and a piece of fruit with me i was OK. Enjoy this time to think about your life and how you want it to look in your future. Buen Camino.Hello there,
I recently quite my job after a stressful year or 2, I am doing the camino starting late aug 2017. I am hoping to find some peace and maybe some new direction in life/time to reflect as I don't think i will return to my stressful profession so am trying to be open to opportunities.
I have a tendency to over plan and have been told time and time again that I need to live in the moment and not overanalyse the future and I agree. I have booked flight to biarritz, assume dont need to book bus and train to SJPP but I still want to! I will book a hostel for SJPP, then also a hostel in Huntto (if they reply) as I have had a knee problem in past so want to split this first day.
I don't think I need to book any other places... I do want to try and stay in donation only hostels so will try to compile a list of these.
-what is appropriate donation for these hostels?
-do most hostels have plenty plugs for charging? I am going to be wearing fitbit to use to estimate walking distances but not worth taking if difficult to find plugs everywhere
-I have seen chat on some threads about some parts of the way have 2 options for the route, can someone advise me where these are so I am not caught out?
-Also are there any other days which are long due to lack of accom (except for first day)? It would be handy to know these.
-I will fly from Glasgow but can return to Scotland or London, just wondering what people did about getting home, did you book flight in advance? I plan to finish when I finish really but don't want to finish much later than mid oct
-finally, do most people just fly with hand luggage and buy any small items they need like nailscissors in SJPP?
-i have footprint focus andy symington guide, worth taking?
I want to try to do minimum planning but know I should do a little.
Thanks for any advice, I hope I can relax on the camino as I really need this.
Couldn't agree more! Common sense and a bit of research into the historical elements on the way will stand you in good stead.There is a lot of advice given above, the planning stage of any camino is fun but can be too restricting, just think of everyday as an adventure and not knowing what's around the corner can be exciting. Just remember that you may walk alone but you'll never be alone and whatever happens just go with the flow.
Have a wonderful journey and throw caution to the wind.
It may well make you realise you need a job that pays more and offers more paid holidays so you can come back and walk year after year.One other small piece of advice - the Camino does not promise to "clear your head/mind" in terms of career options, but it will help with your physical fitness and probably double your friends on Facebook - more free beds if want to travel!!??
You have a condition common in "Western culture".Hello there,
I recently quite my job after a stressful year or 2, I am doing the camino starting late aug 2017. I am hoping to find some peace and maybe some new direction in life/time to reflect as I don't think i will return to my stressful profession so am trying to be open to opportunities.
I have a tendency to over plan and have been told time and time again that I need to live in the moment and not overanalyse the future and I agree. I have booked flight to biarritz, assume dont need to book bus and train to SJPP but I still want to! I will book a hostel for SJPP, then also a hostel in Huntto (if they reply) as I have had a knee problem in past so want to split this first day.
I don't think I need to book any other places... I do want to try and stay in donation only hostels so will try to compile a list of these.
-what is appropriate donation for these hostels?
-do most hostels have plenty plugs for charging? I am going to be wearing fitbit to use to estimate walking distances but not worth taking if difficult to find plugs everywhere
-I have seen chat on some threads about some parts of the way have 2 options for the route, can someone advise me where these are so I am not caught out?
-Also are there any other days which are long due to lack of accom (except for first day)? It would be handy to know these.
-I will fly from Glasgow but can return to Scotland or London, just wondering what people did about getting home, did you book flight in advance? I plan to finish when I finish really but don't want to finish much later than mid oct
-finally, do most people just fly with hand luggage and buy any small items they need like nailscissors in SJPP?
-i have footprint focus andy symington guide, worth taking?
I want to try to do minimum planning but know I should do a little.
Thanks for any advice, I hope I can relax on the camino as I really need this.
I booked a taxi from Biarritz to St Jean, Express Bouricott, and booked Orisson for my first stop. For me Orisson was the best choice. I have read recently that in the busier months, you should also book Roncesvalles in advance. After that, my only plan was to keep putting one foot in front of the other. No return flights. I booked that about a week before Santiago. Meant I could walk as slowly as suited me and take short days when I fancied. You can fly Ryanair to Stanstead then on to Scotland or Aerlingus to Dublin then on to Scotland, lots of options. You will of course pay a bit more booking relatively last minute but it is worth it to not have a deadline hanging round your neck. Donativo is a persona decision. If its a particularly good albergue with a good communal meal, I work on what I would have paid in a pay for albergue and menu de peregrino so between €20-22. Regular pay fors average €8-10 but you may find it difficult to always find donativos. Charging points? You pays your money and you take your chance. Some are good others may have only one or two for a large dorm. Options are not usually a problem, just follow the arrows, you will get there. But if you want to know in advance, buy a guide and study it. The shop attached to this forum has a couple at the minute and they come with free credencials. Personally, I stick my rucksack in the hold so I can bring my walking poles and knife. I found the price for decent poles a bit dearer than bringing my own. Had to replace one last time and bought a cheap one in Pamplona. Not as good as the ones I bought in Lidl which lasted me years. I do the minimum of planning, never use baggage transport as I cant change my mind if I want to, never book ahead and only a couple of times allowed myself the luxury of a hostal rather than albergues. So dont give in to your tendencies, leave the planning behind and surrender to chanceHello there,
I recently quite my job after a stressful year or 2, I am doing the camino starting late aug 2017. I am hoping to find some peace and maybe some new direction in life/time to reflect as I don't think i will return to my stressful profession so am trying to be open to opportunities.
I have a tendency to over plan and have been told time and time again that I need to live in the moment and not overanalyse the future and I agree. I have booked flight to biarritz, assume dont need to book bus and train to SJPP but I still want to! I will book a hostel for SJPP, then also a hostel in Huntto (if they reply) as I have had a knee problem in past so want to split this first day.
I don't think I need to book any other places... I do want to try and stay in donation only hostels so will try to compile a list of these.
-what is appropriate donation for these hostels?
-do most hostels have plenty plugs for charging? I am going to be wearing fitbit to use to estimate walking distances but not worth taking if difficult to find plugs everywhere
-I have seen chat on some threads about some parts of the way have 2 options for the route, can someone advise me where these are so I am not caught out?
-Also are there any other days which are long due to lack of accom (except for first day)? It would be handy to know these.
-I will fly from Glasgow but can return to Scotland or London, just wondering what people did about getting home, did you book flight in advance? I plan to finish when I finish really but don't want to finish much later than mid oct
-finally, do most people just fly with hand luggage and buy any small items they need like nailscissors in SJPP?
-i have footprint focus andy symington guide, worth taking?
I want to try to do minimum planning but know I should do a little.
Thanks for any advice, I hope I can relax on the camino as I really need this.
I used to plan a lot. Or rather, try to. But it seems I am incapable of it. So I've had to learn to just enjoy (or complain about) the surprises. Today, a website said that EVERY albergue in Santiago was full, and all those I checked with confirmed it. But the website didn't say anything about the Polish place outside of town. So I biked out there (four or five kilometers) to find a sign "cerrado por reformaciones." On the way back, took a picture of a "tenda do Monica" because Monica was my late wife’s name. She was Polish, by the way. Then walked into the first albergue I saw on the way back. "¿Hay sitio?" Yep, they had just had a cancellation. Also, I biked around Santiago from two AM till about eight. I came in at two on a bus because the trains were full the day I had to be here. And about the middle of the day, I realized I was a day early!I do not judge others who prefer to wing it! Good for them!! But I enjoy peace of mind and can let go, knowing I do not have to rush, or go out too early, or scramble to get a place to stay! … There is nothing wrong with planning if you need it!
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