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I have to admit I’ve never heard it called that, and I have walked a section of it. By the end of the 6th century that part of England had been thoroughly overrun by Anglo-Saxons (hence the name England) and by the time pilgrimage to Santiago...
For public albergues, known as municipales and parroquiales you definitely a ‘credencial’ aka pilgrim’s passport. You can get one from the confraternity of Saint James in the UK or Léon cathedral.
Public albergues nowadays don’t fill up like they used to. Booking ahead seems the norm with the result that unreservable accommodation is ironically a safer bet than trying to book all the way. Your stages look good.
Thanks so much for your account. So many members or viewers just solicit feedback or view threads without engaging again. I can feel the discomfort in the weather, and I personally would have stopped at Valcarlos although, I expect it was busy...
Hello all. Here to give a brief account of my (and many others) first day on the Camino on May 1.
The trip to Roncesvalles was tough. I went Valcarlos route because napoleon was very ill advised due to the snow storm.
I did not have the proper...
I’m not expecting it, of course. I do wish I spoke French, although I am fluent in Spanish. She said she spoke Spanish but it was actually muy poco. That’s fine, we both did the best we could with what we had. I waited 30 minutes in line and...
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