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The first 10 days are for your body.
The second 10 days are for your mind.
The last 10 days are for your soul.
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Buen Camino.
Something also to bear in mind is your longer term attitude based on your chosen length/duration. At what point does the inevitable end start to detract from the present experience (granted this may not be the case for everyone).
Somebody asked...
I've been reading about the different routes etc and I have seen that the longest route is over a month, but also that some people just walk for a weekend or a few days or a week.
I want to do a 'long walk' meaning probably 2 weeks minimum...
I'm not a walker, but I've gone on plenty of bicycle trips and I think in this aspect the two are comparable.
For me, the first 3-5 days are mainly exciting. You still have energy reserves, everything is new, the trip might be challenging but it...
I am going to try to rouse this thread from its slumber.
I live in Medellin Colombia, and I am trying to plan a section hike of the Qhapaq Nan from Pasto Colombia to somewhere in Ecuador. Hopefully between 500-850 km of walking.
My planned...
I think the name "Celtic Way" in this case refers to the section from A Coruña onwards, right? As opposed to the Ingles from Ferrol.
But either way, most of the routes are not called after their location but after the people who walk it. The...
The posts you see about waves of walkers are all about Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, which is weeks of walking away from Le Puy. So you won't need to worry about those posts specifically.
However.
It is far more common on the Le Puy route to prebook...
I somehow managed to walk 18km on my rest day in Agrigento! I went to the Valley of the Temples in the late afternoon and even though it’s the third time I’ve been there, it is still a breathtaking place, and I got to experience sunset there for...
I would have thought basic manners and a modicum of "savoir vivre" dictate that you purchase something when using an establishment's facilities.
Times change I suppose.
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