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  1. Chacharm

    Drying hair in winter

    Really? Honestly - in nearly all of them. I use my own towel nearly all of the time but they're definitely out and available. Which ones exactly I don't know. I am not really aware of the name of the albuergue I am in when I am in it. I have done the Frances twice, the Norte and two different...
  2. Chacharm

    First Camino, throw some advice my way

    Honestly, the biggest deals are your boots and pack. You have to walk, for hours, a couple days (at least) in a row to know if you're going to have issues or if you will want/need sticks. But you'll also find out in time if your pack doesn't fit or your gear isn't protecting you enough from wind...
  3. Chacharm

    Drying hair in winter

    The only towel I carry on Camino is one of those small, super absorbent towels. Usually the albuergues have towels so I can just use that one on my hair. If not, it works as a towel for everything. I once stopped at a grocery store and bought a cheap European travel blow dryer. EVERYONE wanted...
  4. Chacharm

    Hair

    Ask your stylist for a "Base Break". You should just be doing this anyway - it saves loads of coloring appointments. Just do base breaks and highlights while you are letting the grey grow in. And it will give you about 8 weeks without roots.
  5. Chacharm

    What to do with hair!

    I do too. I have walked with a pony tail that caught, and short hair I couldn't pull back at all - which whipped into my face all day and scratched my neck. I think the best I ever came up with was to put it in a pony tail/bun and tuck it all under a cap.
  6. Chacharm

    What to do with hair!

    They do - but I can't say it did my hair any favors on Camino. It smelled really good tho, hah! I think a better idea would be to only take a small thing of safe shampoo and just not actually wash your hair much - get it wet, just don't use any sort of shampoo.
  7. Chacharm

    What to do with hair!

    Brazillian isn't Keratin.
  8. Chacharm

    What to do with hair!

    Every year, before I go on Camino, I get a Brazillian Blowout. It is expensive! But I don't have to worry about blow drying my hair, it dries much faster and there is NO FRIZZ. Get one of those little hair towels they sell in beauty shops - they're super absorbent and very lightweight and fast...
  9. Chacharm

    Any first timer tips?

    Small, manageable and light. 2 changes of clothes, tech everything - stuff that will wash and dry very quickly. Layers - you'll be cold if it is wet or in the mornings and hot in the afternoons. Anything you need you can buy on the way. You don't need any cool camping gear. Just water and clean...
  10. Chacharm

    loosing my confidence

    Oh - great answers! Once you're there this anxiety will melt away, honestly. Someone will invite you to sit by them at lunch or dinner or for coffee. Or you'll just find that you and another pilgrim have the same pace or leave at the same time every day. It might not happen day 1 (then again it...
  11. Chacharm

    I am really doing this AGAIN...

    I happened upon your site by chance. Without your help I would have taken a train from Austerlitz - so ty very much :)
  12. Chacharm

    I am really doing this AGAIN...

    They are horrible! TY for the head's up re: the mass and mass exodus. Blablacar, eh? Never heard of it! Thanks!
  13. Chacharm

    I am really doing this AGAIN...

    Lovely! But I live in Austin. It has been Spring here since Summer. ;)
  14. Chacharm

    I am really doing this AGAIN...

    Every year I say that is enough and every March I decide to go again. Why always in the Spring? Onrushing dementia? Anyway - I am off on Thursday. At least this time I am mixing it up and doing a French route. So, for Le Puy, I am going to grab a train from the Gare de Lyon and get a direct...
  15. Chacharm

    ATMs on Camino Frances

    6000 are the only ATMs I can reliably get cash from without any issue using either my BoA debit or my Visa credit card.
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