25th of April – En Route to the Camino

25th of April – En Route to the Camino

En Route to the Camino de Santiago   The first part of the journey has started and my route takes me from Sydney to Dubai with a three-hour stopover, and then Dubai to Paris. This was the first time I’ve been on an Airbus A380 and I was a bit worried that...
25th of April – My Stone

25th of April – My Stone

My Cruz de Ferro Stone One of the things that pilgrims traditionally take with them on Camino is a stone, and this stone is normally taken from home. The idea is that you leave the stone at an iron cross called the Cruz de Ferro along the route of the Camino Francés....
26th of April – Paris

26th of April – Paris

Paris – En Route to the Camino Frances So the hotel I managed to book online in Paris turned out to be really nice in a very handy location, near the station where I’ll catch the TGV tomorrow. I intended this stop in Paris to be a kind of transition...
27th of April – Packing in Paris

27th of April – Packing in Paris

Camino Packing in Paris Tonight I’ll be in Saint Jean Pied de Port, the start point of my Camino, finally, after 18 months of planning. I’m taking the opportunity to repack my backpack in the hotel in Paris because when I flew from Sydney, I had a...
27th of April – Arrival in Saint Jean

27th of April – Arrival in Saint Jean

Arrival in St Jean – I’m Really Here! One more day to go and I’m now on my way to my start point, Saint Jean Pied de Port. The first stage of the journey was by TGV bullet train from Paris, which I have to say was really comfortable. Although for...

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