New member with questions Roncesvailles or St Jean PP

[pieter pannevis]

It's even worse, the French let you pay for any poste restante letter that
you collect...and so you better have things send to the spainish side where
I found posting things for back home quit cheap !
So do not let it send to you in St Jean, but to Pamplona

Pieter from holland
p.pannevisachello.nl

----- Original Message -----
From: Mr Bernard Milford <s560543aSTUDENT.UQ.EDU.AU>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 6:19 AM
Subject: Re: New member with questions Roncesvailles or St Jean PP


> Folks
>
> I must admit that I like the idea of starting in St Jean because of the
> aspect of starting in one country and walking into another - not
> something we Aussies do very often! But also it avoids backtracking.
> The only query I have is about the old question of Poste Restante.  Is
> it a lot more expensive to post an article from the French side than
> the Spanish side? I certainly wouldn't want to lug an extra suitcase
> over the pass.
>
> Does anyone have any information?
>
> By the way, I notice that there will not be any Aussies in the village
> of 100.  What a shame!  I'll still sing for myself - I don't sing in
> public (except in Church) as I'm a music lover
>
> Bernard
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nick Hayes <clubnickaEROLS.COM>
> Date: Friday, March 23, 2001 12:11 pm
> Subject: Re: New member with questions
>
> > Definately Paris
> >
> > Paris to Bayonne by  TGV  ( high speed train)   gets you there late
> > afternoon
> > overnight in Bayonne
> > next day to SJPP by train  or taxi  early morning
> > take it easy   wlk around
> > get your credencial at the "amis de st jacques"
> > the next day,  more or less dejet lagged, leave for santiago
> >
> > madrid is more complicated
> >
> > you can fly into paris and out of madrid using an "open jaws " ticket
> >
> > ask about this with your travel agent ... or here
> >
> > good luck
> >
> > nick
> >
> > Eleanor Shaw wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all.  I am a 25yo female from Denver, CO USA.  Just joined the
> > > email
> > > group.  I am planning to hit the road the first week of April.
> > Would> love to
> > > hear from any of you that I might have the chance of running into
> > > during
> > > April or May.  I am planning to start in St Jean Pied de Port,
> > > however, after
> > > reading some tales I may decide to start in Roncesvalles.  Any
> > > positive
> > > comments on that subject would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Also, I am still trying to decide if it would be best to fly into
> > > Madrid or
> > > Paris?  Coming from the US it is just as easy to fly into either
> > city,> but I
> > > dont know which is easier for getting to St Jean PP.  I tried
> > > searching the
> > > archives for previous emails on this subject but no luck finding
> > any.> So my
> > > apologies if you have already had to answer this question.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for the information.
> > > Eleanor Shaw
> >