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The way I am doing it is that I in the evening, or when I get to town, go to Gronze and Wise pilgrim and look at the towns ahead. If there is a big albergue ahead at a distance I feel is good for me, I will go for it. If it looks like there are...
Thank you, Milena for posting and all the others (Flog, etc) for contributing. If anyone has a list of the "bigger" cities or smaller ones where I should book ahead, do you mind sending them across? Trying to do my due diligence now, but even...
I always lose something. Thank goodness it is usually easy to replace it. I try not to take things that I am really attached to for this reason. Last Camino I lost my towel, my water bottle holder (clips to my pack), and eventually then my water...
There is no doubt in my mind, that for a first Camino, I would always recommend the Camino Frances, it is very well-supported and has a fantastic infrastructure. The first day from SJPP is easily one of the hardest days on any Camino route. After...
Camino Frances from SjPdP is only challenging on elevation on day 1 into Roncesvalles. Norte will keep this level of challenge for a week and then keep going slightly milder. You will need to walk much bigger distances on asfalt/concrete to reach...
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