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The French civil aviation list and examples of prohibited items is on this website. Blades of 6 cm or less are permitted but you may run afoul of the “tools” section also depending on what’s on your multi tool. But if you clear security in your...
Hi
I have a question regarding regulations in French airports on what is allowed to bring as carry on luggage.
I have a small lightweight Victorinox SD multitool including a small knife that is 35mm long that I would like to bring to the camino...
Tomorrow is the day! Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!!!
I will be flying from the US to Madrid, leaving tomorrow, arriving Pamplona the day after. I'm very excited to begin my 2nd camino. The weather will determine my starting point but in general I will be...
Hi, my name is Jarrad and I am a recovering overthinker.
You booked the first couple of nights -- you are good to go. You can always find someone to reaffirm your fears, boost your anxiety, and detract from your Camino. You'll be fine. Now...
...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack...
Thank you! I really needed to read this, since I have not booked anything else than my first night at SJPdP. And I hope to be able to listen to my daily condition to see how far I want to go each day, rather than to book in advance.. This is one...
I am walking right now.
There's a lot of fearmongering going on (again) it seems.
I stayed in Zubiri very recently.
That day, there was a rumor starting that Zubiri was already fully booked (or almost). So people started to book like crazy...
An idiotic guy on his first Camino brought a 1-kg (2 pounds) bicycle chain lock in his backpack, and even dragged it all the way to Santiago, and home again. The purpose was to be able to lock his backpack to a cafe table etc. in order to prevent...
I use bone conduction headphone since years now. I mainly walk alone and I want to be aware of the surroundings, but at the same time I'm a huge fan of audiobooks.
Bone conduction is the perfect solution for me, as the ear is free and I can...
Not everyone walks the Camino as a pilgrimage
Some people like ourselves just like to walk
I always listen to music on my little iPod shuffle and if I want or need fo talk to someone I just pause the music
Neither does it stop me talking, and at...
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