Which language you are most comfortable with could affect your choice of flying to Paris or Madrid (or Barcelona). Especially if you want to spend some time in one of those cities before heading to SJPdP. We've only flown in and out of Barcelona...
I like to fly into Madrid, stay overnight in the city center near Puerta del Sol, then take a morning train to Pamplona and catch the ALSA bus at noon from Pamplona to St.Jean-Pied-de-Port. The time in Madrid allows me to enjoy the city, get some...
Hello and Welcome to the Forum
There is no "best way" - different people have different preferences based on their likes\dislikes and previous experiences
to sum up most common practices coming from US in no particular order
Fly to Paris (CdC)...
Hello all,
I have waited to respond to my post as there has been a lot of activity, and I my opinion, views that has not have had relevance to the question I asked.
I did not express any dissatisfaction with the moderators, nor did I suggest...
A purely personal POV:
When the alternative is Facebook (@Tincatinker my colloquial name for this will never appear in print 😉), Twister/Titter/X and their ilk, I am truly grateful to be a member of this civilised, in the best sense, forum...
RE: 'Getting It'.. I'm the guy who originally posted about the 'IT' and I should clarify a couple of things. 'IT' really has nothing to do with 'spirituality', 'companionship', 'getting from point A to point B' or 'Fix me Jesus'. In this regard...
Your post touches on a question that occurred to me on my last set of walks, spent for 3.5 weeks on different points on the Frances. As I watched several dozen first-time walkers suffering the entirely new-to-them exhaustion that comes from the...
For anyone who is following this thread because they are interested in cellphone coverage and navigation apps for walking a Camino in 2025 and beyond: There is a thread drift about a section of the Camino Francés entering Leon. The section was...
Actually, @ivar, I’d go even further — the moderators here are doing an absolutely fantastic job, not just a good job!
In the few months I’ve been here, this forum has stood out as one of the rare spaces where I feel genuinely protected. The...
This site is run by Ivar at in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon