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On Paris -- I stayed in a cheap hostel in Nation (Jo&Joe). I personally would not recommend that hostel, or hostels in general, lol. I wish I would've planned ahead or taken up offers to stay with friends of friends. But that's okay! You can't really go wrong in Paris. I needed to...
True! And nice shoes haha. Glad you liked some of the thoughts, and I definitely agree on the value of clearing the mind / being alone with nature at times :)
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I had actually been working for a month in France before my Camino, and was in Italy prior to that. There were no testing requirements for me then besides the stuff required to fly. Will add - COVID didn't affect my Camino whatsoever, and I don't remember many rules in Paris in April.
Really good point -- there were more young people hiking around the Easter / Pasqua holidays. Some were university students and many were teachers. I would imagine in summer when school is out quite a few university students get on the trail.
I sure hope you clicked on this because you're set to hike, because the Camino Frances -- which I finished last Sunday -- proved to be one of the most valuable, special experiences of my life.
I looked a bit at this forum before I hiked and got a whole lot of wonderful advice from the kind...
Hi! Found myself hung up on another equipment question and know folks on this forum are kind and helpful so thought I'd ask you all!
Which sleeping bag should I take? I'm Frances hiking in April/early May, and decided a bag would work better for me then than a liner. I just graduated (woohoo!)...
Thanks all, gonna head to another REI today in hopes that they have what I want to try on in stock... definitely clear that I need to get my hands on a bag before I buy it! Appreciate all the help!
Hi!! My name's Jake and I'm hiking the Camino Frances from St. Jean in April/May. So excited! I'm picking out a pack this week. I've never bought a backpack before, so I'd love to hear about what packs worked for you and would appreciate any advice on the packs I'm looking at (shared below!)...
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