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  1. thomryng

    Favourite Gites or Camping Spots from Le Puy ?

    Some of my faves were: In Saint-Privat-d'Allier: Gîte L’Abri du Jacquet Domaine du Sauvage In Aumont-Aubrac: Gîte et Chambre d’Hôte La Ferme du Barry In Saint-Come-d'Olt - Gîte del Roumiou In Conques: Accueil Abbaye de Sainte-Foy In Moissac: La Petite Lumière (although it's a fair hike...
  2. thomryng

    English Language Guide for the Vézelay?

    Thank you! The Achtergrondinformatie Pelgrimsweg van Vézelay is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. Google Translate to the rescue!
  3. thomryng

    English Language Guide for the Vézelay?

    Last year I walked from Le Puy to Santiago, and in addition to the invaluable Miam Miam Dodo, I took along the great Cicerone guide to the route by Dave Whitson. This thing was great! It had just the right amount of cultural and historical information for the places along the Way so that I knew...
  4. thomryng

    Heat Wave warning France, August 2023

    The heat is back in force this week! Be careful out there.
  5. thomryng

    Heat Wave warning France, August 2023

    I'm in Saugues right now, and it has been brutal. I'm walking with a hiking umbrella, which helps a little. Whenever I introduce myself to pilgrims at the end of the day, about half of them say, "ah yes, Thom with the umbrella." 🤣
  6. thomryng

    Happy St James Day !!

    May you have all the joy of the feast!
  7. thomryng

    Rocamadour Variant itinerary

    Thank you all for your responses. I'll report back once I've walked.
  8. thomryng

    Disparities between Wise Pilgrim and Brierley distances

    On the Camino, all published distances are lies. You get used to it. :D
  9. thomryng

    In search of a contributor for a Podiensis guide.

    I will direct message you. In short: interested in helping.
  10. thomryng

    Credentials

    For me, those stamps are a great souvenir of the Camino that have the added advantage of not weighing anything. I have gone through as many as four credentials on the Camino Francés.
  11. thomryng

    How much water is ‘plenty’ on the Hospitales?

    Between my wife and I, we carried just over 5 1/2 L, and we ran out. This was May of last year, and it was beastly hot for us American Pacific-North-Westerners.
  12. thomryng

    Rocamadour Variant itinerary

    This is a follow-up (variant? 🤣) to Leigh Lorayne's query about the Célé Valley variant. I'm considering this route, and I'd appreciate any advice or feedback. This is the route and stages that appear in all three guidebooks I have access to at the moment (Cicerone, MMD, Litefoot). Based on...
  13. thomryng

    Cafe con Leche / Coffee on the Camino: Enquiring Coffee Lovers want to know!!

    I'm a coffee drinker, and a very spoiled one of that: my wife roasts our coffee out in the garage, pretty much on a weekly basis. While traveling or visiting I have often had some pretty awful coffee. I'm always grateful, of course, because even terrible coffee is better than no coffee. Having...
  14. thomryng

    Planes and Trains in Lyon

    Thank you! I'll look it up and figure it out from there. I already have my train ticket from Lyon to Le Puy. I've given myself plenty of time to get through customs and make the connection. I'm spending one night in Le Puy, both the explore and to shake off the jet-lag.
  15. thomryng

    Planes and Trains in Lyon

    When in August? Perhaps we'll meet! My plan - such as it is - has me arriving in Le Puy on August 16 and starting the walk on the 18th. And "Blablacar" is hilarious!
  16. thomryng

    Planes and Trains in Lyon

    I've baked some extra days into my schedule with the idea that if all goes well, I can spend some days in Lyon prior to my flight home, and if things don't go well and I need to take extra days for rest or injury, then I will visit the city on a future trip.
  17. thomryng

    Planes and Trains in Lyon

    While I had planned on walking from Le Puy to Santiago in the Spring of 2024, circumstances intervened and I now find myself with plane tickets from Seattle to Lyon on August 15-16 of this year. Fun! I'm hoping somebody can help clarify for me how to get from the Aéroport de Saint-Exupéry to...
  18. thomryng

    Best / Recommended Pizza places on the camino?

    I just want to give some additional love to Il Fornacio in Arzúa. I think I've been there three times now, and it's always a sort of mystical oasis in my mind. The pizza is fantastic, and the place itself is just fun to be in. When we first happened upon it in our second Camino, my wife and I...
  19. thomryng

    Going guideless on the Le Puy?

    Fair enough - though personally I prefer a book to a phone for several reasons: you don't need to recharge a book, and in my experience GPS apps really burn through the battery. And the books seem to do better when I drop them. ;)
  20. thomryng

    Going guideless on the Le Puy?

    I'm also in the process of doing my research for walking the Via Podiensis (in 2024), and so far the best guide I've found is the Cicerone guide by @Dave. https://www.amazon.com/Camino-Santiago-Podiensis-Pyrenees-GR65/dp/178631102X/?tag=casaivar02-20...

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