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I wonder if @Janelk meant the credential, aka pilgrim's passport.You're from the US. Get your passport now; why wait?
Definitely! Get your body used to daily walking.And start walking now.
Decide on your Camino route, starting point and work out how to get there. Brierlys guide is probably best...but young folk seem to use phones a lot for route and albergues.....Main thing is first night accomodation because once on the actual Camino...it is just auto pilot..it is easy to carry on and you will always talk to people who know stuff. Good idea to go in autumn......less crowded and cooler....buen Camino....So I just actually learned about the Camino about a month ago and have had it calling to me since. I can’t shake it. How soon is too soon to start planning? I really want to do this next fall. How far in advance can you get your passport? What’s a map recommendation that shows the way so I can do research for the journey? What other tips for someone that is in the beginning planning stages? If I could leave tomorrow to do this I would but I definitely wouldn’t be prepared. Lol. I like to plan but also let the journey take me as well if that makes sense?
Oh ...one more thing....travel light.....lighter than that!!Decide on your Camino route, starting point and work out how to get there. Brierlys guide is probably best...but young folk seem to use phones a lot for route and albergues.....Main thing is first night accomodation because once on the actual Camino...it is just auto pilot..it is easy to carry on and you will always talk to people who know stuff. Good idea to go in autumn......less crowded and cooler....buen Camino....
Yes. The pilgrim passport! I have this sense if i get it now it makes it more real and it will continue to motivate meI wonder if @Janelk meant the credential, aka pilgrim's passport.
In the US these can be obtained from American Pilgrims on the Camino.
American Pilgrims won't send you one until you are closer to your starting date, but you can buy one from the Camino forum storeYes. The pilgrim passport! I have this sense if i get it now it makes it more real and it will continue to motivate me
Buy and read any of the easily available guidebooks.So I just actually learned about the Camino about a month ago and have had it calling to me since. I can’t shake it. How soon is too soon to start planning? I really want to do this next fall. How far in advance can you get your passport? What’s a map recommendation that shows the way so I can do research for the journey? What other tips for someone that is in the beginning planning stages? If I could leave tomorrow to do this I would but I definitely wouldn’t be prepared. Lol. I like to plan but also let the journey take me as well if that makes sense?
I think you have exactly the right spirit. Prepare, but let the Camino speak to you and be willing to adjust as you go.So I just actually learned about the Camino about a month ago and have had it calling to me since. I can’t shake it. How soon is too soon to start planning? I really want to do this next fall. How far in advance can you get your passport? What’s a map recommendation that shows the way so I can do research for the journey? What other tips for someone that is in the beginning planning stages? If I could leave tomorrow to do this I would but I definitely wouldn’t be prepared. Lol. I like to plan but also let the journey take me as well if that makes sense?
:::chuckle::: I don't recall showing an ID (perhaps i am mistaken)..and back in the day, they would attempt to Latinize at least the first name.I just saw this and that they print your name on it. Im in the middle of a divorce so will wait till i have my maiden name back. I dont want my married name on it
Many congratulations on your newfound freedom and cheers to a better future!I just saw this and that they print your name on it. Im in the middle of a divorce so will wait till i have my maiden name back. I dont want my married name on it
They print whatever name you ask them to - no ID required.I just saw this and that they print your name on it. Im in the middle of a divorce so will wait till i have my maiden name back. I dont want my married name on it
Slightly off topic but... GOD does this brings back my own memories.....
And then to think that 1 year ago I landed in Paris only to get on that train "tomorrow" that would take me to some small town called St Jean Pied de Port... and then.... 45 days later Frances & Finisterre behind me...flying home ... "all sound and well, and there will be talking and laughter and cheers. And all will say Did it not seem real? Was is not as in the old days?"
@Janelk - I somewhat envy you as I envy every newbie! it is a once-in-a-lifetime feeling that alays remains special.
now to your questions although many already are answered. Use whatever materiel you can get your hands on to start planning
First and foremost - decide on a route and then start pouring over the mentioned web sites, travel books, guides etc.
No need to worry about Pilgrims' Passport (credenciale) - as @trecile said you can order one from American on Camino, you can order one here from @ivar, you can get one in many albergues. The US passport, if yoou dont have that square yet - JUMP on it! I hear the time to get one - practically tripled!!!
Start your physical training ASAP - both endurance and distance (and dont forget to do a good amount of hills)
I think that may do "for now" and I am sure you'll have more questions as the time rolls forward
Buen Camino, Pelegrina!!!
So you understand this feeling I’m having. I thought I was a little crazy to be honest. lol. I watched the movie “The way” for the first time just the other day and I actually got choked up when he started on his path. I also just read that besides being the patron saint of hatmakers (I understand you buying hats for your walk now) he is also the patron Saint of rheumatoid sufferers. I’m by no means religious but I find it fitting that this is the thing calling me when I am a rheumatoid sufferer myself! So that is another odd connection. I am off to check out Ivars store nowThey say that once the bones of St. James call a person, they don't stop calling until you see them face to face in Santiago. I felt that calling first in 2014, and it took me until 2022 to get there.
Check out Ivar's store linked here for lots of things for inspiration. He ships to the US with a reliable carrier from Santiago.
Gene and I bought hats we wore every time we did a training walk, and along the way, met a few people who'd done it, wishing us Buen Camino!
Saw a recent interview of Emilio Estevez recently where he stated "The Way had motivated thousands of people to get out of their comfort zone and walk the Camino".So you understand this feeling I’m having. I thought I was a little crazy to be honest. lol. I watched the movie “The way” for the first time just the other day and I actually got choked up when he started on his path. I also just read that besides being the patron saint of haymakers (I understand you buying hats for your walk now) he is also the patron Saint of rheumatoid sufferers. I’m by no means religious but I find it fitting that this is the thing calling me when I am a rheumatoid sufferer myself! So that is another odd connection. I am off to check out Ivars store now
You are not crazy!! Major life change for you, and congrats to your courage. The Camino provides, often without being asked. I for one am so very excited for you embarking on this journey. In three months, I start my 4th Camino (it gets in your blood and soul), and the excitement is still there! And I agree with others, it’s never too soon to start planning thats half the fun and I especially love the idea of a large “wall map”!So you understand this feeling I’m having. I thought I was a little crazy to be honest. lol. I watched the movie “The way” for the first time just the other day and I actually got choked up when he started on his path. I also just read that besides being the patron saint of hatmakers (I understand you buying hats for your walk now) he is also the patron Saint of rheumatoid sufferers. I’m by no means religious but I find it fitting that this is the thing calling me when I am a rheumatoid sufferer myself! So that is another odd connection. I am off to check out Ivars
Absolutely understand. since I first heard about this walk I have been obsessed, can’t understand the call to walk the Camino. I am about to walk a second fortnight on the Camino Podiensis in France. I toowill walk the Camino Frances in the Autumn (Fall) of 2024. I have watched many videos and read many books and accounts of the walk, for information and advice, I won’t let negative reviews deter me, my walk will be my experience, not someone else’s. Like you I am a planner but for this I will take each day as it comes. The one piece of advice I will take on board is not to adhere to the guide book stages. Buen Camino, perhaps we will meet on The Way.So I just actually learned about the Camino about a month ago and have had it calling to me since. I can’t shake it. How soon is too soon to start planning? I really want to do this next fall. How far in advance can you get your passport? What’s a map recommendation that shows the way so I can do research for the journey? What other tips for someone that is in the beginning planning stages? If I could leave tomorrow to do this I would but I definitely wouldn’t be prepared. Lol. I like to plan but also let the journey take me as well if that makes sense?
Get your passport now.So I just actually learned about the Camino about a month ago and have had it calling to me since. I can’t shake it. How soon is too soon to start planning? I really want to do this next fall. How far in advance can you get your passport? What’s a map recommendation that shows the way so I can do research for the journey? What other tips for someone that is in the beginning planning stages? If I could leave tomorrow to do this I would but I definitely wouldn’t be prepared. Lol. I like to plan but also let the journey take me as well if that makes sense?
You can buy from the Forum store right here. Shipping by ordinary mail.Hola Chicos, hope you are well. Can’t find anything on this, but does anybody know where I can get a pilgrim passport for a journey in late July / Aug.
I always got my passports from the office in SJPP, but this year my wife and I will likely fly or get a train from the UK to Bilbao, then another train to Leon and walk to Santiago, as we only have two weeks this time.
Thankns in advance
Malcolm
Menu entry upper right.Alex do you have a link at all? I cant find that.
I could have written all your words by myself! (exept the pack part..;-) You put "the feeling" in just the correct words. Now I'm sitting here booking flight to Porto 28.aug, and the adrenalin pumps.. (btw, do not stress the "pack part", 10 kg is "nothing" ;-)I definitely have my passport already. I needed to Renew it for a trip last year.
this is definitely a weird feeling. I’ve wanted and have taken some trips before but this one literally is drawing me to do it. I don’t know if it’s the past few years I’ve had and I’m looking at it as a much needed time to reflect and think about where I go now? I’m not sure. I just know it’s something I feel I NEED to do.
I’ve started to do more hiking. I walk all day at work but definitely notice the difference from walking on a flat surface all day to walking on a trail. Will definitely need that time to build up Endurance and I’ve never hiked with a pack before. So I need to get one to start getting comfortable with it. It’s on my list!
i want to get a big paper map to put on my wall so I can see all the little towns etc. Online maps are great but I like to actually touch things whether it’s a book or map etc. Things online just don’t have the same enchantment to me. I was planning on doing the path via France but have talked to an acquaintance that moved to Portugal last year from the states so now I’m considering starting there. I’m torn.
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