They are both walking recreation trails. The experience and aesthetic are different, but that is all about taste and preference. If trails were the same, then why walk more than one?
I’d absolutely love the interaction of different cultures of the Camino, the sharing of bathrooms not so much. I hope the two of you do more videos together.
“ putting yourself in situations where it’s not your norm helps you grow” what a profound statement Dixie!!! While I find the Camino interesting, I don’t think it’s something that I would enjoy. Hmm...maybe I’m the exact person that needs to do it??? Something I never thought about it till now. :) Thanks for a great video and I’ll keep the Camino in mind. 🙏
Your mention of noisy hostelers on the Camino, starting around the 7:00 mark, reminds me of an experience at a hostel in Barcelona (obviously not on the Camino, but ironic that it was still in Spain!). There were probably around 10 bunk beds in my room, and people came in at a variety of times, and woke up at a variety of times as well. Many who came in late would wake up for the free hostel breakfast, only to then go back to sleep for a few more hours. In my room, there was this one who who packed his clothing in these.... shrink-wrapped plastic bag type things (I don’t know how quite to explain it), which made SO. MUCH. NOISE. Also, he was in the top bed of his bunk, and was standing on the ladder while doing all of this on his bed, causing the bunk bed to shimmy and shake some, which only added to the noise. I was trying to sleep some more, as were 2 or 3 others. While I get that I booked a shared room, I had reached my breaking point with this guy. Climbing out of bed (not even bothering to put on my pants, so in my undies), I walked up to him and said, “Dude! Are you blind?! Some of us are still trying to sleep in here! Take your shit out to the common room where you can make all of your noise without needlessly being rude to us!” He looked at me with the fear of God in his eyes, as I stood there in my undies and a t-shirt with disheveled morning hair, not even asking him, but telling him what to do. He looked around the room, and saw the handful of us in bed, annoyingly giving him the stink eye, apologized, and promptly moved his noisy mess out to the common area.
Happy New Year. Another great video. You are comparing extremes of long distance walking. There are numerous other trails in Europe (especially France) that allow wilderness type walking with accommodation in a hotel, B&B, hostel- gite every night. As 70+ year olds we find this a great way to spend 4 to 6 weeks in Europe each year. Often our walks have been on feeder route to the Camino Frances. You see and experience the detail of another culture and we have had many wonderful experiences.
Dixie, I just found this video after watching your through hikes. I think it's fantastic you got to share the Camino with your sister. Also, on this comparison, you nailed it in terms of the nature or culture, but there's other road less traveled Camino routes that while are not wilderness experience like the PCT that I have hiked parts of, but routes that get very few folks hiking them. I'm looking at hiking the Camino de Levante next year and figure it will be largely a solo hike through the middle of Spain, where villages are far fewer and pilgrims even more so. You mentioned you might be up for hiking Camino del Norte sometime. Maybe give a look at the Camino de Levante too.
great comparisons! FYI, I completed the Camino Frances this summer and I met several groups of people who were camping every night (or most nights). Sometimes in designated places, sometimes in places that are just known to be camper-friendly, and sometimes just in remote places where they were unlikely to be found or have problems. They said they never ran into any issues, so that is an option for those who want a more outdoorsy experience on the Camino Frances! As another commenter mentioned, I think other Camino routes lend themselves much better to camping if that’s a priority for someone considering a pilgrimage.
My wife and I lived in Vigo Spain for a couple of years. Vigo is about 1.5 hours South of Santiago by car. Santiago is one of my favorite cities in Spain. My wife and I plan to do the pilgrimage in the next couple of years. I will always love Spain.
I enjoyed your whole series. The lack of civility in some people is sad, but not universal. I believe this video provided great reasons for any hiker to consider cultural experiences outside of the woods.
It's all the drinking that causes it LOL. I bet it's not as bad is it seems on the surface. I often act like that when it comes to cruise ships. No harm intended but I definitely will never do a cruise ship adventure if you can call that an adventure. ;o)
Dixie, I don't know if you will see this but I want to say thank you for your posts. I just found your channel about a month ago. I've been getting ready for a time in my life where I can begin taking some of the trips I've been wanting to take (I've been busy raising kids!). Thru-hikes in the U.S. and walking the Camino are both on my list. Of all the channels/TH-camrs I use as resources you give some of the best and most usable advice for me as a novice to backpacking. My son and I have been watching your Camino hike series recently. Seeing y'all's adventure makes us anticipate our trip even more. Thanks again for all the great information on equipment, costs, general advice, etc.
Great comparison Dixie! I will never understand why people are so quick to job and stick their nose up in the air at others for doing something they enjoy. Why can’t you just let people live their lives, as long as it isn’t hurting or harming others lives/environment, and do what they enjoy too?! Great stuff!
Hi dixie, I stopped watching tv and crap Hollywood movies 2 years ago. Been watching your hikes video blogs all over xmas. People like you are f+/=ing amazing. Love your channel and human spirit.......uk fan.
Thanks, Dixie. Why do we so often feel threatened and then angry when some people prefer activities or events that we don't? I like what I like and I don't need other people to like it as much as I do. I'm happy that they have things they like.
Most people in Europe have 6 weeks of paid vacation a year. You can take your holidays and in that time easily complete the 500 miles of the French Way, for instance, sleeping in hostels and dining in restaurants every night. Try that in the AT.
Thanks again. A good recap for this vicarious hiker. The religious roots of hiking El Camino is not lost on me. I love nature, it’s just that I love my air conditioning in Florida. What mountainous (or hilly) trek is next? Or maybe take a break and re-evaluate your future. 🏔🗿🛶🧗♀️
I thru-hiked the AT in 2015 and the Camino Frances in 2017. Loved them both. I'm Catholic, so the Camino was a pilgrimage for me, but several in my "Camino family" were not. I still keep in touch with them on WhatsApp. Both hold a special place in my heart for different reasons.
When we were in Spain on a cruise I found myself noting things that were older than America vs younger than America. It’s the only way my head could process the context of historical sites. Now I need to convince someone to do the Camino with me. Maybe for my 40th birthday.
Hi Dixie actually it's tolerated to camp on the camino de santiago in the french and spanish part. However staying a bunch of days is completly forbidden. The unsaid rule is you are free to camp discretly from 6 pm to 8 am basically.
So interesting to me as I walked the Camino just a few weeks before you last year and plan to thru hike the AT this year. Though I have section hiked the AT its very interesting to get your perspective.
Good overview of the differences between thru-hiking the American trails and walking the Camino Frances. By the way, there are more caminos that are less crowded, where you sometimes have a whole albergue for yourself and with more nature experience. There are also more long distance trails in Europe that are a bit in between the AT and the Camino Frances, for instance the GR10 through the French Pyrenees, the GR5 and GTA in the French and Italian Alps, and the Pennine Way in England.
I thought these were some very good points Dixie! I have found that most people do not like anything that is different than what they like. I guess its like you, and many other hikers have said "hike your own hike--and I further say let others hike their hike. Almost all of the hikers I have followed on you tube plan on 5 to 10 days between resupply, about 90% of my hikes resupply is after 2---30 days. Which is right, BOTH, its what you are used to and comfortable with. My hikes have gradually gotten shorter over the years, will get shorter yet, as I am now approaching 73 years. I love what you are doing, followed all of your triple crown hikes as well as the Comino, and will follow you in New Zealand. Take care and please stay safe, I still need my DIXIE fix.
It is about walking through this world, in all it’s variety. I love the full spectrum of experience that this channel is taking on. I am a wilderness hiker and the Camino’s are not on my list but I have a love of walking and adventure, I will keep this channel close to my heart.,
Sometime in the future try the Via Alpina in central Europe. You can walk through up to 8 countries and god only knows how many languages but can always get by in English. Or, do the High Pyrenees trail and trek from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean along the Spanish/French border. I'd like to hear how they compare to the CDT.
yeah 100% if I had more cash I'd be doing this! Might have to do it stealth camping one day. Also gonna look at going to Argentina one day soon as their currency is just tanking and tanking, could make a cheap trip to see the Torres del Paine etc.
I've always set my mind to through hiking the Appalachian trail or the Long Trail because they are the trails I grew up with. I'd want to complete my own backyard before doing something else. Great video!
If you ever find yourself wanting to do a more breathtaking hike, filled with the best of the natural beauty Europe has to offer, I recommend the Tour du Mont Blanc or the AV1. Both offer mind boggling vistas, but with the bonus of lovely European towns and villages dotted along the way! The best of both worlds, but with an awful lot of up and down too!
Another great, informative video. I followed your Camino de Santiago trip, along with you other adventures AT, PCT and CDT. From this video it sounds like I'm also more the AT type however... I'm 72 years now so I think if I do, I'll research section hiking. I did a few miles (25) of the Southern terminus when I was just 62 years back in 2009, on a 2 day solo trip while the wife enjoyed a nice hotel and touring small towns in Georgia. Happy New Year Jessica, have a great one...
I walked a stage of the GR10 and from St. Jean to Pamplona on the Camino last year. They both have their charms. I am going back to Spain this year to finish it.
Smart- logical- wise- good sense of humor-easy going. Very easy to watch all your vids. Wife really wanted to see Camino because she is 100% Portuguese, and hard core Catholic. Plus we have retired friends that have walked the same Camino in its entirety and loved it enough to d it again from another trail. No dynamite movie making though. lol Wife and I looking forward to NZ vids in 2020.
It's possible to start the Camino from any cathedral in Europe, so that could be a very long way. Obviously, most people do a shortened version. It's also "permissible" to cycle!
1:15 It is the way it is because many people are mean and petty and addicted to chaos and drama and will always find something to attack and complain about.
Brian Cuprisin I think it may also be that we are being “trained” to be polar. It may just be my perception, but I perceive an increased level of polarization as we are becoming increasingly aware of others’ perspectives via social media. I want to say this is a bad thing, but perhaps it’s a neutral thing we just have to learn to deal with.
Having hiked both, i agree with this 98%. i think the Camino costs are a bit low. If you stay in a bunk room every night then 35 euro might be about right, i spent about 50euro per day in 2018 on the french Camino and about 70 euro per day in 2019 on the Portuguese route. i stayed in albergue bunk rooms about half of the time.
Happy New Year! It is so much fun to be able to enjoy both kinds of adventures. On the JMT - in the summer, I did meet lots of people from other countries, as the Sierra Nevada are a big attraction for people around the world. I am sure that your sister will be more adventurous in the future, now that you have introduced her to travel and hiking. She might always prefer a hut to hut -- but maybe you can get her to go on some hiking tours of the Alps, or the shorter treks in New Zealand where you stay in huts as well. Happy Trails.
@@Henning_Rech I did the JMT TM to Onion Valley in Sept/Oct 2016 and in Sept 2017 OV to Whitney and Whitney Portal. , so probably not. I did not go hiking in 2018 and 2019 due to continued knee pain. (old joints).
@@antheablackmore5838 thanks. I'm thinking now to do the Camino first simply because of the surroundings and the infrastructure as it will be my first solo backpacking trip
hey Dixie I don't think something like the AT and the Camino are really comparable. The Camino is mainly about culture but we have a system of real hiking trails in Europe too. For ex. the GR-11 starts about the same place as the Camino but leads south through the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean sea. That one is much less overrun than the trails in the Alps and also has an amount of sunshine comparable to the US.
Both. I'm both. I want the camping and solitude and I love history. The day will come when I get out there too. I'm starting here in the states though.
I walked the Camino and as someone who did not do a lot of hiking, I think it was best. Was nice to walk all day but being able to stop in villages to eat and sleep. I would like to walk the Northern route next... Not ready for an AT quite yet lol
Not sure why I watched this because I will never hike either one. My feeling is I just love to hear Dixie talk. Just a hint of Alabama, just enough to make an Oregonian like me say....hmm...is I pronounced eye or ahy....like wahne or wine? She is a gifted travel expert. Good job, Jessica.
Awesome video. Liked the part where you showed the differences in wildlife and show a bear for the AT and a cat for the Camino. Keep up the good work!!
Hello Dixie, have you ever considered doing the gold rush trail in BC, Canada or the Alexander MacKenzie Trail? There is lots of nature PLUS lots of history. Well, if you ever do, please let me know! :-) cheers from 150 Mile House, BC, Canada
Well for those who think that the camino does not go thru any wilderness, they should try coming from another further country in Europe to Santiago. I myself left from Belgium and decided to take all routes that include as much forests as possible. By doing so I added over 800 km to my pilgrimage. So believe me, there are routes out there which are really more nature based with a lot of nature walking and as little as possible roadwalks. When doing this I do take my tent with me and only sleep in albergues in the biggest city's or at the monasteries and abbeys I would like to visit and see. So I think it is what you make of your hike yourself is what kind of hike you will have. On the trails in America everyone is going thru the wilderness. Try doing that when you know most of the other hikers that are walking the trail are having daily showers and good nights sleep just a couple of kilometers away. Like on the camino. For me, it is all about that mindset of making yourself get stronger by doing this. It is what you make of it yourself.
Another good episode. It is amazing when sit a dinner table with many different people from all around the world. I found they are alike loving and caring, passionate and wanting to live life without conflict. Only if the world governments could be so intelligent. Thanks Dixie
You are so correct. Some would convince us we are enemies, however once we sit at the same table breaking bread we learn that we all want the same thing to live our lives and live in peace.
Some of my best AT memories, seeing hikers vastly 'different' from myself on the trail in casual passing and later having wonderful conversations with them all sheltering from the rain in a lean-to.
Steve Brown I did that one first. Planning a Camino. The part of Camino looking at doesn’t look as rugged as th Hadrian. I was surprised how many British didn’t even know about the Hadrian’s
I did the Via Alpina in 2019 (basically running the Alps). I've been studying the AT and the Camino (French + Spanish) that I will tackle respectivly in 2021 & 2020. They somehow seemed more similar compare to the Via Alpina. I am curious to know the opinion of someone that did Via Alpina & the AT feel about it. But on paper AT seems less wild due to terrain exposure and gap between sleeping spots.
Good points. I prefer the trek through the wildness over the historical/spiritual trek. No need to belittle the preferences of others. I personally would enjoy the PCT type of thru hike experience the most.
@@Henning_Rech...I plan on the JMT in two years. The PCT is on the bucket list. I'm too busy with work and family obligations for the PCT for at least another 5 years. Some of us actually have families and responsibilities that make the PCT unreachable until later in life. It's a lot easier to do something like the PCT if you're not married where do not have children to raise.
Sure, I also cannot spend 6 months for a PCT thru-hike - and honestly don't know if I really would like. Therefore my recommendation for the JMT. I hiked it nobo last August. jmt2019.de
I want to trek in Nepal. I'm watching Gabriel Traveler doing it now in the winter and I was surprised that you don't have to do it in a tour group -- that you can get your visa when you land at the airport and then you get your trail permits from the government in Kathmandu. Seems so easy, but much like the Camino with hostels along the trails for food and lodging.
Nepal has many 'tea houses' on all the trails. They are cheap and basic but the people running them are so welcoming. Bring your own feather sleeping bag as it gets very cold. The trail from Lukla to EBC can be a mad race do it is wise to book your first two nights. The walking is hard. It's either straight up or straight down and at altitude so at least three months of preparation is required. If you bring alot of gear then you will need to hire a porter and pay for their accommodation.
Thank you Dixe for all of your video`s I realy enjoy them I know it`s been some times since you hiked AT but what are your thoughts a bought hiking all of the Eastern Continental Trail from Key West Florida to Quebec Canada. Connecting the Overseas Heritage Trail, Florida Trail, Alabama Hiking Trail, Coosa Trail, Pinhoti Trail, Benton Mackaye Trail, Appalachian Trail, New Brunswick Trail, and International Appalachian Trail.
Irish girl looking at the AT after doing the Camino Frances and some thru hiking in Ireland so this is really helpful. one thing I'd be nervous of (besides the bears, snakes etc.) is the getting lifts into towns and how that works safely if solo female hiker? anyone any tips around that?
I followed your Camino trip and although I would choose a thousand other trails over the Camino I don't see any sense in giving others a hard time over choosing it.
One is AT and the other is Camino. We use different methods to get from point A to point B. We see different stuff and experience different things. If you have issues, do start walking. Leave the keyboard at home. ;)
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Well, you started in SJPDP, but the Camino is not a trail, but a huge network of trails, all leading into the direction of Santiago. I crossed France from East to West. Last year I started in Torino (Italy) and walked into Provence through the Italian and French Alps. You can start anywhere, best at your own doorstep onto the Camino. Only the Spanish part is crowded, you find a lot of solitude on other parts. The variety in landscape is huge. This year I will start near the Russian border and walk around 1000 km on the Camino in Poland. So not the Camino is shorter, but you only took a short stretch of it. Other parts are, although hitting villages and towns every now and then, deeply into nature. You walked a leg of the Camino, but judge it as if it were the whole elephant. Try more, there are thousands more miles to it, and you'll be amazed! Buen Camino!
"Y'all quit that mess and everybody just needs to be sweet"... Love it, words to live by! Happy New Year Dixie!
Should be a meme.... or a soundbyte.
Spoken like a true "GRITS" :)
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That needs to be on t-shirts, coffee mugs, posters, pillows, dish towels, etc. Words to live by!
Going to start off my nursing staff meetings with Dixie’s phrase! 😂🌻💛
"They dont compare at all" . . . LOL . . . that's the first thing I thought of when I saw the title so I'm glad Dixie said it first.
Love seeing you & Montana together.
They are both walking recreation trails. The experience and aesthetic are different, but that is all about taste and preference. If trails were the same, then why walk more than one?
You have also nature in Spain if you want. Check out the GR11, which is all mountain, around 800km and you would need 2 or 3 months.
Javier S there is also the Balkan true-hike in Europe, pretty new, and goes thru 7 countries :)
2 years and 3 months if you're willing to learn some spanish :-)
I’d absolutely love the interaction of different cultures of the Camino, the sharing of bathrooms not so much. I hope the two of you do more videos together.
“ putting yourself in situations where it’s not your norm helps you grow” what a profound statement Dixie!!! While I find the Camino interesting, I don’t think it’s something that I would enjoy. Hmm...maybe I’m the exact person that needs to do it??? Something I never thought about it till now. :) Thanks for a great video and I’ll keep the Camino in mind. 🙏
Dixie, Great job comparing, contrasting and respecting both sides. Please run for president.
Your mention of noisy hostelers on the Camino, starting around the 7:00 mark, reminds me of an experience at a hostel in Barcelona (obviously not on the Camino, but ironic that it was still in Spain!). There were probably around 10 bunk beds in my room, and people came in at a variety of times, and woke up at a variety of times as well. Many who came in late would wake up for the free hostel breakfast, only to then go back to sleep for a few more hours.
In my room, there was this one who who packed his clothing in these.... shrink-wrapped plastic bag type things (I don’t know how quite to explain it), which made SO. MUCH. NOISE. Also, he was in the top bed of his bunk, and was standing on the ladder while doing all of this on his bed, causing the bunk bed to shimmy and shake some, which only added to the noise. I was trying to sleep some more, as were 2 or 3 others. While I get that I booked a shared room, I had reached my breaking point with this guy. Climbing out of bed (not even bothering to put on my pants, so in my undies), I walked up to him and said, “Dude! Are you blind?! Some of us are still trying to sleep in here! Take your shit out to the common room where you can make all of your noise without needlessly being rude to us!”
He looked at me with the fear of God in his eyes, as I stood there in my undies and a t-shirt with disheveled morning hair, not even asking him, but telling him what to do. He looked around the room, and saw the handful of us in bed, annoyingly giving him the stink eye, apologized, and promptly moved his noisy mess out to the common area.
Love the thought put into your content. A new decade to hike and explore Dixie!
Happy New Year. Another great video. You are comparing extremes of long distance walking. There are numerous other trails in Europe (especially France) that allow wilderness type walking with accommodation in a hotel, B&B, hostel- gite every night. As 70+ year olds we find this a great way to spend 4 to 6 weeks in Europe each year. Often our walks have been on feeder route to the Camino Frances. You see and experience the detail of another culture and we have had many wonderful experiences.
Dixie, I just found this video after watching your through hikes. I think it's fantastic you got to share the Camino with your sister. Also, on this comparison, you nailed it in terms of the nature or culture, but there's other road less traveled Camino routes that while are not wilderness experience like the PCT that I have hiked parts of, but routes that get very few folks hiking them. I'm looking at hiking the Camino de Levante next year and figure it will be largely a solo hike through the middle of Spain, where villages are far fewer and pilgrims even more so. You mentioned you might be up for hiking Camino del Norte sometime. Maybe give a look at the Camino de Levante too.
great comparisons! FYI, I completed the Camino Frances this summer and I met several groups of people who were camping every night (or most nights). Sometimes in designated places, sometimes in places that are just known to be camper-friendly, and sometimes just in remote places where they were unlikely to be found or have problems. They said they never ran into any issues, so that is an option for those who want a more outdoorsy experience on the Camino Frances! As another commenter mentioned, I think other Camino routes lend themselves much better to camping if that’s a priority for someone considering a pilgrimage.
Nice job of giving the pluses and minuses of both trails. Your excellent comparison left me wanting to do both for the varied experience of each.
My wife and I lived in Vigo Spain for a couple of years. Vigo is about 1.5 hours South of Santiago by car. Santiago is one of my favorite cities in Spain. My wife and I plan to do the pilgrimage in the next couple of years. I will always love Spain.
Glad you pointed out the cows, I started wondering what was behind you.
I enjoyed your whole series. The lack of civility in some people is sad, but not universal. I believe this video provided great reasons for any hiker to consider cultural experiences outside of the woods.
It's all the drinking that causes it LOL. I bet it's not as bad is it seems on the surface. I often act like that when it comes to cruise ships. No harm intended but I definitely will never do a cruise ship adventure if you can call that an adventure. ;o)
Dixie, I don't know if you will see this but I want to say thank you for your posts. I just found your channel about a month ago. I've been getting ready for a time in my life where I can begin taking some of the trips I've been wanting to take (I've been busy raising kids!). Thru-hikes in the U.S. and walking the Camino are both on my list. Of all the channels/TH-camrs I use as resources you give some of the best and most usable advice for me as a novice to backpacking. My son and I have been watching your Camino hike series recently. Seeing y'all's adventure makes us anticipate our trip even more. Thanks again for all the great information on equipment, costs, general advice, etc.
Great comparison Dixie! I will never understand why people are so quick to job and stick their nose up in the air at others for doing something they enjoy. Why can’t you just let people live their lives, as long as it isn’t hurting or harming others lives/environment, and do what they enjoy too?! Great stuff!
Hi dixie, I stopped watching tv and crap Hollywood movies 2 years ago. Been watching your hikes video blogs all over xmas. People like you are f+/=ing amazing. Love your channel and human spirit.......uk fan.
Thanks, Dixie. Why do we so often feel threatened and then angry when some people prefer activities or events that we don't? I like what I like and I don't need other people to like it as much as I do. I'm happy that they have things they like.
Most people in Europe have 6 weeks of paid vacation a year. You can take your holidays and in that time easily complete the 500 miles of the French Way, for instance, sleeping in hostels and dining in restaurants every night. Try that in the AT.
Thanks again. A good recap for this vicarious hiker. The religious roots of hiking El Camino is not lost on me. I love nature, it’s just that I love my air conditioning in Florida.
What mountainous (or hilly) trek is next? Or maybe take a break and re-evaluate your future. 🏔🗿🛶🧗♀️
Thanks Dixie. Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy New Year. Good Luck, Rick
I love Vermont. So, if and when the day should come. I'll have to do the Long Trail first.😎HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Happy New Year Dixie! Thanks for all of your positive contributions to the hiking community.
I thru-hiked the AT in 2015 and the Camino Frances in 2017. Loved them both. I'm Catholic, so the Camino was a pilgrimage for me, but several in my "Camino family" were not. I still keep in touch with them on WhatsApp. Both hold a special place in my heart for different reasons.
Also hope this channel really blows up and you start making some serious dinero. Good luck.
When we were in Spain on a cruise I found myself noting things that were older than America vs younger than America. It’s the only way my head could process the context of historical sites. Now I need to convince someone to do the Camino with me. Maybe for my 40th birthday.
Hi Dixie actually it's tolerated to camp on the camino de santiago in the french and spanish part. However staying a bunch of days is completly forbidden. The unsaid rule is you are free to camp discretly from 6 pm to 8 am basically.
So interesting to me as I walked the Camino just a few weeks before you last year and plan to thru hike the AT this year. Though I have section hiked the AT its very interesting to get your perspective.
Good overview of the differences between thru-hiking the American trails and walking the Camino Frances. By the way, there are more caminos that are less crowded, where you sometimes have a whole albergue for yourself and with more nature experience. There are also more long distance trails in Europe that are a bit in between the AT and the Camino Frances, for instance the GR10 through the French Pyrenees, the GR5 and GTA in the French and Italian Alps, and the Pennine Way in England.
I thought these were some very good points Dixie! I have found that most people do not like anything that is different than what they like. I guess its like you, and many other hikers have said "hike your own hike--and I further say let others hike their hike. Almost all of the hikers I have followed on you tube plan on 5 to 10 days between resupply, about 90% of my hikes resupply is after 2---30 days. Which is right, BOTH, its what you are used to and comfortable with. My hikes have gradually gotten shorter over the years, will get shorter yet, as I am now approaching 73 years. I love what you are doing, followed all of your triple crown hikes as well as the Comino, and will follow you in New Zealand. Take care and please stay safe, I still need my DIXIE fix.
It is about walking through this world, in all it’s variety. I love the full spectrum of experience that this channel is taking on. I am a wilderness hiker and the Camino’s are not on my list but I have a love of walking and adventure, I will keep this channel close to my heart.,
Sometime in the future try the Via Alpina in central Europe. You can walk through up to 8 countries and god only knows how many languages but can always get by in English. Or, do the High Pyrenees trail and trek from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean along the Spanish/French border. I'd like to hear how they compare to the CDT.
yeah 100% if I had more cash I'd be doing this! Might have to do it stealth camping one day. Also gonna look at going to Argentina one day soon as their currency is just tanking and tanking, could make a cheap trip to see the Torres del Paine etc.
What a great comparison, thanks!
I've always set my mind to through hiking the Appalachian trail or the Long Trail because they are the trails I grew up with. I'd want to complete my own backyard before doing something else. Great video!
If you ever find yourself wanting to do a more breathtaking hike, filled with the best of the natural beauty Europe has to offer, I recommend the Tour du Mont Blanc or the AV1. Both offer mind boggling vistas, but with the bonus of lovely European towns and villages dotted along the way! The best of both worlds, but with an awful lot of up and down too!
Another great, informative video. I followed your Camino de Santiago trip, along with you other adventures AT, PCT and CDT. From this video it sounds like I'm also more the AT type however... I'm 72 years now so I think if I do, I'll research section hiking. I did a few miles (25) of the Southern terminus when I was just 62 years back in 2009, on a 2 day solo trip while the wife enjoyed a nice hotel and touring small towns in Georgia. Happy New Year Jessica, have a great one...
I did the AT in 1990 and even though there are areas that are remote, I'd not really call it wilderness, either.
I walked a stage of the GR10 and from St. Jean to Pamplona on the Camino last year. They both have their charms. I am going back to Spain this year to finish it.
Smart- logical- wise- good sense of humor-easy going. Very easy to watch all your vids. Wife really wanted to see Camino because she is 100% Portuguese, and hard core Catholic. Plus we have retired friends that have walked the same Camino in its entirety and loved it enough to d it again from another trail. No dynamite movie making though. lol Wife and I looking forward to NZ vids in 2020.
Excellent comparative review. Happy New Year Jessica. Best wishes for you and your family in the new year!
Los dos caminos suenan espectacular! Thank you for the valuable information, planning this years trip to the A.T.
It's possible to start the Camino from any cathedral in Europe, so that could be a very long way. Obviously, most people do a shortened version.
It's also "permissible" to cycle!
1:15 It is the way it is because many people are mean and petty and addicted to chaos and drama and will always find something to attack and complain about.
Brian Cuprisin I think it may also be that we are being “trained” to be polar. It may just be my perception, but I perceive an increased level of polarization as we are becoming increasingly aware of others’ perspectives via social media. I want to say this is a bad thing, but perhaps it’s a neutral thing we just have to learn to deal with.
I loved all the extra video of the Camino. Cant wait to hike it. THANKS!
I’m so grateful for your experience and insights, Dixie. Happy new year. 🌳
Having hiked both, i agree with this 98%. i think the Camino costs are a bit low. If you stay in a bunk room every night then 35 euro might be about right, i spent about 50euro per day in 2018 on the french Camino and about 70 euro per day in 2019 on the Portuguese route. i stayed in albergue bunk rooms about half of the time.
“People brush their teeth differently...Gargling and chokin, it’s just very interesting.” Lol I love you Dixie!
Thank you for making the videos Dixie!
Happy New Year! It is so much fun to be able to enjoy both kinds of adventures. On the JMT - in the summer, I did meet lots of people from other countries, as the Sierra Nevada are a big attraction for people around the world. I am sure that your sister will be more adventurous in the future, now that you have introduced her to travel and hiking. She might always prefer a hut to hut -- but maybe you can get her to go on some hiking tours of the Alps, or the shorter treks in New Zealand where you stay in huts as well. Happy Trails.
Hi Linda - did we meet? - I was hiking NoBo in August, arriving at HI the 23rd. Coming from Germany.
@@Henning_Rech I did the JMT TM to Onion Valley in Sept/Oct 2016 and in Sept 2017 OV to Whitney and Whitney Portal. , so probably not. I did not go hiking in 2018 and 2019 due to continued knee pain. (old joints).
Happy New Year to all! Thank you, Dixie for another wonderful year of good evening TV time. Love to Miss Fancy- Dancy too!
Love this video and the comparison of different trail cultures. Thanks for sharing. Keep it up and stay safe.
This is a really helpful video as I'm and deciding between the two for my gap year
Really Random my son has just done this Camino walk and absolutely adored it !!! He is doing the PCT in May but intends to go back to do more Caminos
@@antheablackmore5838 thanks. I'm thinking now to do the Camino first simply because of the surroundings and the infrastructure as it will be my first solo backpacking trip
Wow, im thinking the exact same for my gap year! Did you already hiked one?
@@catesc9367 no I havnt yet but I've done a lot of day hiking and kinda section hiking in thr lake district in the uk where I'm from
@@queeny5613 oh cool! Sounds beautiful
hey Dixie I don't think something like the AT and the Camino are really comparable. The Camino is mainly about culture but we have a system of real hiking trails in Europe too. For ex. the GR-11 starts about the same place as the Camino but leads south through the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean sea. That one is much less overrun than the trails in the Alps and also has an amount of sunshine comparable to the US.
Excellent video!
This is exactly what I needed.
Thank you for the comparison.
Nice compare and contrast Dixie
Both. I'm both. I want the camping and solitude and I love history. The day will come when I get out there too. I'm starting here in the states though.
Happy New Year, Dixie! Love your videos!
Great contrast discussion! Blessings
Thanks for sharing your experiences with us I enjoyed watching and I am going to have to visit the Appalachian trail some day
Awesome Dixie, love your work..
I prefer wild spaces and places. Jess please do the west coast trail on Vancouver island
Great video. Thanks Dixie 😊👍🏼
I walked the Camino and as someone who did not do a lot of hiking, I think it was best. Was nice to walk all day but being able to stop in villages to eat and sleep. I would like to walk the Northern route next... Not ready for an AT quite yet lol
Love this video and the comparison of different trail cultures. Thank you Dixie!
Not sure why I watched this because I will never hike either one. My feeling is I just love to hear Dixie talk. Just a hint of Alabama, just enough to make an Oregonian like me say....hmm...is I pronounced eye or ahy....like wahne or wine? She is a gifted travel expert. Good job, Jessica.
Awesome video. Liked the part where you showed the differences in wildlife and show a bear for the AT and a cat for the Camino. Keep up the good work!!
Hello Dixie, have you ever considered doing the gold rush trail in BC, Canada or the Alexander MacKenzie Trail? There is lots of nature PLUS lots of history. Well, if you ever do, please let me know! :-) cheers from 150 Mile House, BC, Canada
Well for those who think that the camino does not go thru any wilderness, they should try coming from another further country in Europe to Santiago. I myself left from Belgium and decided to take all routes that include as much forests as possible. By doing so I added over 800 km to my pilgrimage. So believe me, there are routes out there which are really more nature based with a lot of nature walking and as little as possible roadwalks. When doing this I do take my tent with me and only sleep in albergues in the biggest city's or at the monasteries and abbeys I would like to visit and see. So I think it is what you make of your hike yourself is what kind of hike you will have. On the trails in America everyone is going thru the wilderness. Try doing that when you know most of the other hikers that are walking the trail are having daily showers and good nights sleep just a couple of kilometers away. Like on the camino. For me, it is all about that mindset of making yourself get stronger by doing this. It is what you make of it yourself.
Another good episode. It is amazing when sit a dinner table with many different people from all around the world. I found they are alike loving and caring, passionate and wanting to live life without conflict. Only if the world governments could be so intelligent.
Thanks Dixie
You are so correct. Some would convince us we are enemies, however once we sit at the same table breaking bread we learn that we all want the same thing to live our lives and live in peace.
Some of my best AT memories, seeing hikers vastly 'different' from myself on the trail in casual passing and later having wonderful conversations with them all sheltering from the rain in a lean-to.
Agreed. Just remember better politicians start with better, more informed voters. In a democracy it is up to the people (*us).
Another awesome video Dixie! We are thru hiking the AT starting on March 16. Super interesting to see the comparisons!!
Happy New year 🎉
I’d love to do both someday ,God willing-thanks for the info.
Another interesting historical hike is Hadrian's Wall in Britain.
Steve Brown I did that one first. Planning a Camino. The part of Camino looking at doesn’t look as rugged as th Hadrian. I was surprised how many British didn’t even know about the Hadrian’s
Dixie, did you hear about the AT trail collapse at Harpers Ferry after a train derailed?
Wonderful. Thank you.
I liked the horse comparison!
I did the Via Alpina in 2019 (basically running the Alps). I've been studying the AT and the Camino (French + Spanish) that I will tackle respectivly in 2021 & 2020. They somehow seemed more similar compare to the Via Alpina.
I am curious to know the opinion of someone that did Via Alpina & the AT feel about it. But on paper AT seems less wild due to terrain exposure and gap between sleeping spots.
Good points. I prefer the trek through the wildness over the historical/spiritual trek. No need to belittle the preferences of others. I personally would enjoy the PCT type of thru hike experience the most.
Go for the JMT!
@@Henning_Rech...I plan on the JMT in two years. The PCT is on the bucket list. I'm too busy with work and family obligations for the PCT for at least another 5 years. Some of us actually have families and responsibilities that make the PCT unreachable until later in life. It's a lot easier to do something like the PCT if you're not married where do not have children to raise.
Sure, I also cannot spend 6 months for a PCT thru-hike - and honestly don't know if I really would like. Therefore my recommendation for the JMT. I hiked it nobo last August. jmt2019.de
15:10 Is that a ghost cow? btw addicted to each episode.
Exactly what i wanted to know :)
Pretty sure it is lol
I want to trek in Nepal. I'm watching Gabriel Traveler doing it now in the winter and I was surprised that you don't have to do it in a tour group -- that you can get your visa when you land at the airport and then you get your trail permits from the government in Kathmandu. Seems so easy, but much like the Camino with hostels along the trails for food and lodging.
Nepal has many 'tea houses' on all the trails. They are cheap and basic but the people running them are so welcoming. Bring your own feather sleeping bag as it gets very cold. The trail from Lukla to EBC can be a mad race do it is wise to book your first two nights. The walking is hard. It's either straight up or straight down and at altitude so at least three months of preparation is required. If you bring alot of gear then you will need to hire a porter and pay for their accommodation.
solid info
Great video ! Lets just enjoy !
Thank you Dixe for all of your video`s I realy enjoy them I know it`s been some times since you hiked AT but what are your thoughts a bought hiking all of the Eastern Continental Trail from Key West Florida to Quebec Canada. Connecting the Overseas Heritage Trail, Florida Trail, Alabama Hiking Trail, Coosa Trail, Pinhoti Trail, Benton Mackaye Trail, Appalachian Trail, New Brunswick Trail, and International Appalachian Trail.
Dixie! Happy New Year!
Irish girl looking at the AT after doing the Camino Frances and some thru hiking in Ireland so this is really helpful. one thing I'd be nervous of (besides the bears, snakes etc.) is the getting lifts into towns and how that works safely if solo female hiker? anyone any tips around that?
I followed your Camino trip and although I would choose a thousand other trails over the Camino I don't see any sense in giving others a hard time over choosing it.
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Thanks for sharing!!
One is AT and the other is Camino. We use different methods to get from point A to point B. We see different stuff and experience different things. If you have issues, do start walking. Leave the keyboard at home. ;)
This made me want to go back and watch all your AT videos 😂 edit: for the third time, I mean. Lol
For me it’s the PCT - love the calendar-grade scenery.
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Happy New Year Dixie
I hope you have a good trip.
Thank you for the good video.
It's not about the destination. It's about the journey. See you on the trail Miss Dixie. Addicted To Freedom.
Happy New Year
que marca es la mochila que usaste para el camino y de cuantos litros?gracias
Hello Dixie! Thinking of doing the TMC (tour of Mont-Blanc, France, Ital, Suisse)?
The first trail on the all World is lycian way trail. I suggest this trail to you.
Well, you started in SJPDP, but the Camino is not a trail, but a huge network of trails, all leading into the direction of Santiago. I crossed France from East to West. Last year I started in Torino (Italy) and walked into Provence through the Italian and French Alps. You can start anywhere, best at your own doorstep onto the Camino. Only the Spanish part is crowded, you find a lot of solitude on other parts. The variety in landscape is huge. This year I will start near the Russian border and walk around 1000 km on the Camino in Poland. So not the Camino is shorter, but you only took a short stretch of it. Other parts are, although hitting villages and towns every now and then, deeply into nature. You walked a leg of the Camino, but judge it as if it were the whole elephant. Try more, there are thousands more miles to it, and you'll be amazed! Buen Camino!