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  1. Madis

    Camino Estonia 2025

    Thanks for letting me know about the broken link. Please let me know if this link works: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=madis.valja&set=a.9839616656053366
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    Camino Estonia 2025

    I want to reach at least the end of the 330km trail inside Estonia before the year ends. Max goal would be to reach Riga in Latvia this year. We will see how things go. Inside Estonia I can easily do daytrips and catch public transport back home for the same day. Once I would reach Latvia I...
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    Camino Estonia 2025

    I am starting weekend dayhikes from my hometown of Tallinn, Estonia. The branch trail that connects to Camino Latvia in Valga / Valka is 330km long. Its a very new Camino trail. The yellow arrows were marked down in 2022 according to their website...
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    Pavement!!!

    You will walk farm roads for about 90% of the time. Not that much tarmac (mostly in habitats). I did VdlP into Astorga this year and the whole way was pure enjoyment to walk. Rain did cause some crazy water obstacles, but you can always take shoes and socks off before crossing and dry feet...
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    LIVE from the Camino VdlP in (almost) real time

    Im planning to spend my vactions from 2025 to 2040 walking from Tallinn, Estonia to Finisterre, Spain. The first half overlaps with Via Romana towards Vienna. Near Vienna, Austria I will start heading west. It is 275 stages and 6340km.
  6. Madis

    Via de la Plata 2024 Spring adventure

    My main approach to slimming down the list is figuring out for many things how to multi purpose them. I went a bit to the extreme on the Via de la Plata and had to use socks as gloves on one morning that was below freezing. That is why I ended up adding a pair of thin gloves to this list (I...
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    Via de la Plata 2024 Spring adventure

    Here is also the list of the gear recommendation for the shoulder season based on what I actually used: https://caminopilgrim.travel.blog/2023/10/07/spring-autumn-gear-packing-list-for-camino/
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    Via de la Plata 2024 Spring adventure

    I finished Via de la Plata from Seville to Santiago through Astorga this Spring. Autumn is coming ahead and the rainy days ahead will be most likely similar to what I experienced: https://caminopilgrim.travel.blog/camino-de-santiago/vdlp-via-de-la-plata-2024/
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    LIVE from the Camino VdlP in (almost) real time

    Several month have passed. I was tired from Camino for a week or two and then several months went by with the process of getting married. Now that the ring is on the finger, I had finally the mood and the time to transfer my daily Facebook posts to my blog...
  10. Madis

    Astorga to Santiago in May

    Astorga to Santiago does not really have very long stretches without bars/cafes where you can always refill. Maybe after Sarria you might want to finish by 3pm if you are running out of water. If the weather gets too hot for you then just concider starting and hour or two before sunrise to...
  11. Madis

    Astorga to Santiago in May

    Astorga to Santiago does not really have very long stretches without bars/cafes. You can always refill. Maybe after Sarria you might want to finish by 3pm if you are running out of water. There the village bars close in the afternoon for good. If the weather gets too hot for you then just...
  12. Madis

    Revised Spring gear packing list (after VdlP)

    Yes, in mornings I would wear the rest. As the day goes on, I would add clothes from me to backpack. Temperature rose during the day quite a lot. Especially in the South. Sunscreen was essential to protect my skin once I was hiking in just shorts, t-shirt and the buff neck gaiter that I wore...
  13. Madis

    Revised Spring gear packing list (after VdlP)

    September should be very warm. Daily hiking in a T-shirt should be good. I wore the same shirt every day for hiking. Technical shirts are super easy to handwash and dry fast. In mornings I wore my rain jacket too, but on the revised list I replaced a rain jacket with a poncho. The evening...
  14. Madis

    Revised Spring gear packing list (after VdlP)

    I just finished the VdlP from Seville to Santiago in 28 days. I was travelling light. I did do 10-14km walks at home daily for about 8 months to prepare (multiple smaller walks in Winter time instead of 1 longer one). My original packing list did not fully take into account how the rain and the...
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    LIVE from the Camino VdlP in (almost) real time

    I finished the VdlP yesterday in Santiago. I went through Astorga tongrt there faster. No pilgrim masses on the Frances. Not even starting from Sarria. Via de la Plata all the way into Astorga is extremely flat as a Camino. My app tried to convince me there were mountains on the last 80km, I...
  16. Madis

    LIVE from the Camino Fuente de Cantos accommodation

    they never answer emails. I wrote them in December to get a room for March. Not even a single reply. You can see similar experiences when you check them om Gronze. I just walked past that village and stayed in the next.
  17. Madis

    LIVE from the Camino Conditions on Via de la Plata

    After Merida trail quality is good. Definetely still water on trail for another few days but nothing crazy anymore. Right after the monastery there was supposed to be some complications, but I avoided that part. Im about to reach Careces.
  18. Madis

    LIVE from the Camino Conditions on Via de la Plata

    Walk out of Merida towards Aljucen was already pretty good. No big deal. Probably because it was hilly. From Torremejia to Merida it was a complete s**tshow. Its very flat there. I doubt there were any pilgrims that did not choose the car road near the trail instead.
  19. Madis

    LIVE from the Camino VdlP in (almost) real time

    Once I get back home, I will put the daily posts on my blog + compile images to Youtube video + videos to daily Youtube Shorts. Will make make a notification on the forum with links then :)
  20. Madis

    LIVE from the Camino VdlP in (almost) real time

    From other pilgrims I have gotten information that roughly 20 pilgrims started both Friday and Saturday. It seems like the holy week is not as insane for finding accomondation as I was told. All pilgrims in the albergue I am at finish at either Merida or Salamanca.

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