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Check out sites such as Expedia for flights from your nearest international airport to Paris, London and Madrid. There can be some big differences. From there you can get a train or plane as applicable just look at the Travelling to and from the Camino section.robert26 said:I hope to walk the Camino Frances in April/May 2010.
Here are some things going through my head; I would welcome any feedback. Thank you.
How do I get to St. Jean Pied de Port from Canada?
YesShould I bring a sleeping bag?
By hostel I assume you mean refugio/albergue. Hostales in Spain are cheap hotels.Do the hostels have sheets and blankets and mattresses on the beds?
Yes there are showers and the water varies from hot to warm to cold.Are there showers and hot water in the hostels?
Not at the refugios/alberguesAre towels supplied?
No wolves and most dogs are OK.Are there wild dogs or wolves on the Camino?
Get a bus forwards or backwards to the next town. You will normally arrive much earlier than the evening.If I arrive at a small town one evening and I am totally tired and exhausted and all hotels and hostels are full, what do I do?
As Arn has said Mundicamino.Is there a site I can go to, on line, that lists all towns and villages on the Camino Frances, in order, with a small write-up on each place? (I find that with the guidebooks it's 'information overload'). I need just a basic sheet of paper, or two, with everything listed.
Get a flight or train back to the town you flew into from Canada. Booking a return flight is normally much cheaper and if you can get one you can alter for a moderate fee it will be cheaper that two singles.Also, once I reach Santiago de Composta, how do I go about getting a flight back to Canada? I do not know how long it will take to get there so I can not really book a return flight in advance? What would be my first step?
Is there a site I can go to, on line, that lists all towns and villages on the Camino Frances, in order, with a small write-up on each place? (I find that with the guidebooks it's 'infornation overload').
I need just a basic sheet of paper, or two, with everything listed.
robert26 said:How do I get to St. Jean Pied de Port from Canada?
I'll second that. Stopping to take in the environment sounds 'a given' when you're at the planning stage-but sometimes when you're actually 'slogging along' it's hard to give yourself time to pause, and our guide book helped us to do that. We wouldn't have made the effort to detour to Eunate, Suso, Yuso and Cana without the impetus from Brierleys guide and it would have been such a pity to miss those places.falcon269 said:Without a guide book, you will pass many interesting things and places without knowing what they are!
robert26 said:How do I get to St. Jean Pied de Port from Canada?
robert26 said:Should I bring a sleeping bag?
robert26 said:Do the hostels have sheets and blankets and mattresses on the beds?
robert26 said:Are there showers in the hostels?
robert26 said:Hot water?
robert26 said:Are towels supplied?
robert26 said:Are there wild dogs or wolves on the Camino?
robert26 said:If I arrive at a small town one evening and I am totally tired and exhausted and all hotels and hostels are full, what do I do?
robert26 said:I need just a basic sheet of paper, or two, with everything listed.
robert26 said:I do not know how long it will take to get there so I can not really book a return flight in advance?
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