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What an awesome topic. I started drinking coffee here in the USA after college: Dunkin’ Donuts, Starbucks, local coffee shops. Here in Portland, Maine we have had a pretty robust coffee culture, however I discovered cafe con leche on my first Camino Frances in 2015 and it was transformative. I...
Hey fellow peregrino,
My sincerest thoughts for what I know is an unforeseen and stressful situation. My bedbug experience happened early on, despite my treating every article of clothing and pack with permethrin. I woke up to an itchy track of bites on my posterior neck and head as well as...
Hello all of my wonderful Camino family. After hiking the CF in Sept 2015 and the Portuguese in 2018, I (like most) have been setting my sights to the next Camino I could do.
Well, after getting married in 2019 and having an awesome baby boy in 2020, not to mention a global pandemic. My wife...
Hello, I know this thread hasn’t seen much action for a while, but I walked the Frances in 2016…and my wife and I walked the Portuguese in 2018. We have a one year old and are planning to do at least part of the Frances with him next year.
I am always on the lookout for more local Camino...
This is excellent info JohnMcM!!! I am extremely grateful for an accounting of your experiences. We will only be going to Leon, so this helps inform our packing.
Thank you very much, CdnDreamer! I know it’s an awfully general question, but the cumulative insight from multiple folks is helpful so I’m very thankful for your assistance .
Hello my fellow peregrinos,
I walked the CF from SJPDP to Finisterre in September of 2015. My fiancé and I hiked Porto to Santiago last September. We are planning to do the first 3 weeks of the CF next mid-May into June and since I have no experience with weather for that time of year I wondered...
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