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[Jholdcroft]

Hola! I'm taking my son next October on the Camino Ingles and found this site. Was going to book a tour but just going and doing seems more fun.

 

[OzAnnie]

Hola! I'm taking my son next October on the Camino Ingles and found this site. Was going to book a tour but just going and doing seems more fun.

Welcome to the forum to you and your son. @Jholdcroft
So glad you found us.
Each person walks the way in their chosen comfort mode. There can be many reasons for taking tours but I think you’ll find you can get all your questions answered here and get so much satisfaction just ‘going with the flow ‘. Try using the ‘search’ button to see responses etc to more general common questions and take it from there.
I’m sure this will be your first but not your last !
Buen Camino and happy planning.
Annie

 

[Deleted member 67185]

Welcome to the Forum, jholdcroft

I think you'll find that as you peruse this Forum and check out the resources within, you will feel less of a need to hire a tour company as you begin to gain knowledge and confidence. There really is nothing terribly complicated about doing a Camino..

The good news is, you are in a forum with a wonderful group of people. Most are here to help people like you to achieve their pilgrimage goals. We can offer you encouragement, knowledge, and point you in the direction that will help you help yourself.

My suggestion to start is this:

1. Take a deep breath. Write down in large letters the reasons why you want to go on Camino. Place that piece of paper where you can see it every day. That way, if anxieties and fears threaten to overwhelm you as you plan, you can just breath, read what you have written, and focus on those reasons until the negative stuff fades.
2. Make a list of questions and concerns that you have.
3. Go to the Search Engine at the top of the Forum pages.
4. Enter the words or phrase that you want more information about. You will get a huge amount of information to explore.
5. If you find that you need help with anything, post a new thread so that your question or concern can be readily seen. If you post a question within someone else's thread, you won't receive as big of a response.
6. Remember that perfect timing as it relates to how you feel, scheduling, and day to day life issues, seldom align themselves perfectly. If one waits for such to occur, doing something like a pilgrimage will always be in danger of taking a back seat while you wait for that perfect alignment to happen.

 

[Former member 49149]

Hola! I'm taking my son next October on the Camino Ingles and found this site. Was going to book a tour but just going and doing seems more fun.

And I will be very interested in following your search for information! It could be my next Camino...

 

[Bala]

Going it on your own may seem a bit scary at first, but once your research gets going It all becomes so much more concrete. And once you set foot on the Camino you'll be right in the flow of things. Buen Camino!