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    Medication woes

    Not on Camino, but in Gran Canaria at the moment. Unfortunately, my mother had a need for loperamide, so after a visit to the local farmacía, I can tell you they call it ‘loperamide’ in Spanish too Buen Camino Miguel
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    Rest Days on the VDLP

    May I add Baños de Montemayor to the list Buen Camino, Miguel
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    Wow! Hotel Norte y Londres prices

    Ascen Ascencion day is unheard of in (most parts) of Spain. Have had to explain several years how come a group of 20 working-age people could take time off to visit a couple of cities… In Belgium thursday is an official holiday in Belgium (friday is not, but for a lot of people it is too) so...
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    What camera do you use?

    Ivar was using some new toy in one of his latest video’s, insta360, and that footage with an invisible selfie-stick looked great! I contemplated taking my Nikon d750 with my holy trinity (24mm, 50mm and 85mm), but after putting them on the scales, I opted for my iPhone 6 (in 2016) and iPhone 11...
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    Boxer shorts - any recommendations

    While preparing for my first time, I didn’t take the advise ‘ beware of all enterprises that require new clothes’ and I invested in Icebreaker Anatomica boxers. By the time I left for the second half of the VdlP 3 yeras later, I did take that age-old advise, and jus grabed 3 Icebreaker...
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    In Hindsight

    Best spot in Ourense. Buen Camino Miguel
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    VdlP Food Recommendations - A Serious Question

    I’ve heard it from a Spanish bicigrino in Montamarta: the VdlP is the only camino where you gain weight… Buen camino! Miguel
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    UV umbrella in Burgos?

    I’d like to add: for more complicated challenges you need a bigger hammer 🔨 Buen camino Miguel
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    Advice: Restart Camino from SJPP or from where I left off 5 years ago?

    We can live each moment once, we can only walk each path once. onbthe off chance that the environment, weather, number of pilgrims … were to be the same, you yourself won’t be, so if time is no objection, I’d start over from SJPdP. This comes of course from the pilgrim who walked from Seville...
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    Injury stopped me last year. Must I start over?

    I started the VdlP in september 2016 and walked from Sevilla to Astorga. In june 2019 I walked from Zamorra to SdC taking the Sanabrés route. The kind volunteer in the Pilgrim’s office checked my stamps, and issued me my Compostella. I did only get the “official” VdlP cerificate of distance...
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    Unicycle, electric, as a luggage carrier.

    the best traveler’s trick applies to pilgrims as well: take half the amount of clothes, and twice as much money… Rainpants seem to be quite heavy, but then I’ve only walked june, september and october on the VdlP, I could dig them as only long pants on rainier routes. Buen camino! Miguel
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    Cash or cards?

    in 2016 on the VdlP I learned the hard way that 1) not all hostals accept cards, 2) not all card-taking operations are willing to give you a ”cash advance” when you pay for a small ticket article, and 3) that few of the small towns have ATMs. When I did the second leg, I carried 100€ stashed...
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    Current status on the Olvidado — late May 2021

    Looks really nice, especially for a municipal! Looking forward to walk the Olvidado, but I guess it will still be there next year. Buen camino! Miguel
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    Which hat looks better?

    as long as you’re not wearing a baseball cap while not playing baseball… A seems a bit too pointy for you, so I’ll go with B 🤠👮💂‍♀️🧑‍🌾🧙‍♂️ Buen camino! Miguel
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    Masks: If you need one which one should You buy in Europe?

    In Belgium, ffp2 are readily available, but mostly worn by health care professionals. Paper surgical masks, and purpose-made cloth masks are allowed for public transport, shops, busy streets where social distanceing isn’t possible. I was in the hospital earlier this week, and they insisted on at...
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