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First time on the Camino, any advice greatly recieved!

Welly

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Time of past OR future Camino
Sarria to Santiago - May 2017
St Jean Pied d Port to Finisterre - April 2018
Hey I am planning on walking Sarria to Santiago in May 2017. This website is great for resources but wondered if anyone had any other advice for me? I'm travelling alone and starting my preparations now! All very exciting x
 
Camino Way markers in Bronze
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
Welcome. You will find thousands of pieces of advice here on the forum. After you've read through them for awhile, you might have some specific questions and we'd be happy to try to answer them!
 
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Get a spanish phone number with Airalo. eSim, so no physical SIM card. Easy to use app to add more funds if needed.
Welcome Welly!
As others have said, lots of good advice on the Forum to read through that provide the substance for all the questions that you'll ask

To begin with you might like to read about one Forum members recent experience on the Sarria to Santiago Camino (any blue writing on the Forum is usually a link)
 
Dont let your head get ahead of your heart. The camino happens for you. Enjoy the way.
 
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Enjoy it, take your time - can't be said enough. Listen to your heart and your feet, you'll be surprise how little you need if you follow that thought. I wish I had taken more time and stopped more to enjoy the moment.
 
Buy a good mix of Compeed plasters + 5m of sticky tape. Know how to treat blisters (YouTube). Wear tights under socks to reduce blisters. Change socks twice / thrice a day. Before you go, do a couple of 30 km walks and see how your feet / shoes are. Weigh everything and don't carry more than 8 kgs. Look at people's packing lists eg

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...ing-list-what-do-you-think.43838/#post-453394
 
Pack lightly, then halve it, then halve it again.

Have an open mind and embrace everything that the Camino gives you.

The rest you will work out for yourself!

Buen Camino!!
 
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Thanks so much for your responses! Great advice. Will keep reading up and attempting to plan the bits I can. Thanks all
 
Hi. How does one start the trip? My son is in Venice but doesn't know where to get a credential, and where to go first. He has a smartphone but no internet at this point, so I am trying to help him out with his research.
 
Welly said:
Hey I am planning on walking Sarria to Santiago in May 2017. This website is great for resources but wondered if anyone had any other advice for me? I'm travelling alone and starting my preparations now! All very exciting x
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Hi, Welly,
What other advice you wish for? Name it and you'll get it
 
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2024 edition: The Brierley Camino Frances Guide
The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
Respect your feet and body .... Listen to their messages. Start slow ... It is a journey NOT a race .
Vaseline on feet worked for me once I started that routine .... I got blisters before I started using Vaseline ...
 
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