| | NManBarto | Mar 9, 2005 3:13am | | OK guys heres the deal, by winter of 2006 I want to be backpacking in Europe for about 2-3-4 months. I have done my basic research but I could really use any pointers or advice, especially if anyone has done something similar or even packed in the area. I plan to start in France and go in a clockwise circle, ending in Spain. How far that circle extends is what's up for debate. Anyone got any suggestions? |
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Sponsor |  michalskz | May 11, 2005 12:15pm | | How much money you got mate? It comes down to that really, and how comfortable you are with not being comfortable. |
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Sponsor | | gAtobOy | Apr 11, 2006 1:42pm | | If you dont stay too long in Paris, and take your time while backpacking the east, you'll end up having MUCH MORE money in your wallet at the end of the circle! |
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|  Leidja | Apr 14, 2006 12:49pm | | If you like to walk. You should definitely do the Compostela way (Camino de Compostela). I've done it some years ago. There are cheap hostels all the way and you meet people from all over the world. You can start from Le Puy en Velay and end up at Finisterre. In all my life, I've never done such a good trip! |
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Sponsor | | gAtobOy | Apr 14, 2006 1:51pm | | But isnt Compostela a religious trip? Or maybe it was but isnt anymore? |
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| | Leidja | Apr 15, 2006 11:04am | | People go there for many reasons. It is a pilgrimage, but most people don't go there for the religious quest. It mostly turns out to be a spiritual experience though, even if, I have to admit, a lot of people I encountered there go at first for travelling cheap ;) When I went last time, I started from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, and it's about 1000 km from the arrival point in Finisterre. Very hard for the feet and knees, but worth the experience! |
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Sponsor | | gAtobOy | Apr 22, 2006 10:17am | | Cool, I'd like to try it then :) Cheap travel, meeting people, backpacking... this is great. |
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Sponsor | | gAtobOy | Dec 12, 2006 10:37am | I'm going for the Camino this summer!!! If everything works out, I'll be doing the french AND spanish parts... I wonder how much I should save for the trip. If possible, I'd like to sleep outside a night or two...
I'm also wondering if I should buy myself some trekking gear... poles for example. |
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