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Hello fellow Camino’s. Newbie here planning my first time trail in May this year. I’m a solo fit 47yo Australian female and not sure if to tackle the frances way or the ingles way? Any advise of which to do for a first time walker? I’m a pretty brave sole just a little nervous about making sure I’ll have A Bed each night on either route? I’ll have a guide book, phone and my own common sense but not speaking local languages I’m just a little worried I’ll get stuck at dark with no place to stay.
Any advise for a solo hiker looking forward to the physical and mental challenge of doing solo...
any advise be helpful.
Thank you in advance.
Tina on your
The Camino Ingles is much busier now than when you walked in 2015. Its less busy than the CF and there are only a few hostels as you say. However, I walked both in April/May 2018 and most of the main hostels were full each night on the Ingles.Hi Tina!
These are the two routes I've walked (both in 2015).
From my experience there are positives and negatives to each of these Caminos and it depends on what you are looking for.
Camino Frances: Much more variety of climate... scenery... people... situations... town sizes. Some very different cultures if you are walking the whole way across Spain. Many many many more people. Due to more people higher odds it may be harder to find accommodation exactly where you expect to though I'd say having more people help you find a place may also be beneficial.
Camino Ingles: Short and quick and to the point. All Galician, all the time. Some neat towns but all mid-sized. Very, very quiet... the most other piligrams I spotted in a day was 4. Each night I stayed in the main Albergues in each stop and there was never more than a handful of people around.
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I'm partial to Orisson so I have to recommend starting in Francebut Roncesvalles is a great place.
We are walking the Camino Madrid in May and going on to the Ingles, which I thought was fairly quiet, so that is not good news. I dont ever want to get involved in the bed rush again.The Camino Ingles is much busier now than when you walked in 2015. Its less busy than the CF and there are only a few hostels as you say. However, I walked both in April/May 2018 and most of the main hostels were full each night on the Ingles.
The Camino Ingles is much busier now than when you walked in 2015. Its less busy than the CF and there are only a few hostels as you say. However, I walked both in April/May 2018 and most of the main hostels were full each night on the Ingles.
[/QUOTE]Hi Ann, thank you so much and yes I think the Frances way best for me to as most common and easiest for my first Camino. So wow how was it from you? Where did you start from and how easy was it for you to get up your starting point? I’m getting excited now starting to plan the starting point. I’ll think I’ll fly into Bilbao and bus to Pamplona and then ontoRoncesvalles!!! So think Roncesvalles will be my start point.
Tina
QUOTE="AnnOz, post: 817115, member: 87328"]
Hi Tina,
I'm also a solo Australian female pilgrim and I just completed my first Camino in September /October. I chose the Frances because from my research I thought it would be the safest and easiest to navigate. I just used common sense and a guide book and had no problems at all. Even lost my guidebook with 150km to go and wasn't bothered. I didn't book accommodation ahead and always found a bed in an albergue but some Pilgrims did either phone ahead or use booking.com for piece of mind. If you do that bear in mind that you can't change your mind during the day about where you will stop for the night.
Based on my experience I would recommend the Frances Way although I haven't done the Ingles.
Buen Camino
How much time do you have?Hello fellow Camino’s. Newbie here planning my first time trail in May this year. I’m a solo fit 47yo Australian female and not sure if to tackle the frances way or the ingles way? Any advise of which to do for a first time walker? I’m a pretty brave sole just a little nervous about making sure I’ll have A Bed each night on either route? I’ll have a guide book, phone and my own common sense but not speaking local languages I’m just a little worried I’ll get stuck at dark with no place to stay.
Any advise for a solo hiker looking forward to the physical and mental challenge of doing solo...
any advise be helpful.
Thank you in advance.
Tina on your
Hi TinaHi Tina, keep on the lookout for a family of four! I am going with my wife and two teenage sons (16, 13) - we are starting the Camino Frances on Monday, May 18 from SJPdP... So, we will be leaving from Roncesvalles, Tuesday, May 19... after that, it's anyone's guess!
Hello fellow Camino’s. Newbie here planning my first time trail in May this year. I’m a solo fit 47yo Australian female and not sure if to tackle the frances way or the ingles way? Any advise of which to do for a first time walker? I’m a pretty brave sole just a little nervous about making sure I’ll have A Bed each night on either route? I’ll have a guide book, phone and my own common sense but not speaking local languages I’m just a little worried I’ll get stuck at dark with no place to stay.
Any advise for a solo hiker looking forward to the physical and mental challenge of doing solo...
any advise be helpful.
Thank you in advance.
Tina on your
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