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    Credit Card Nightmare

    Can't help with the credit card issue because I only use my credit card when absolutely forced to do so. However, you mentioned that you have a ScotiaBank card, debit I presume, and that caught my eye because I too have a ScotiaBank debit card and I am incredibly cheap and I will do anything to...
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    Where to stay in SJPP

    I stayed at this place http://www.ultreia64.fr/en/ last year and it was fine. So much so that I'm staying there again this year.
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    Earplugs

    If they fell out during the night you probably did not insert them correctly. Try watching this youtube video which explains how foam earplugs are intended to be used. http://site.earplugstore.com/videos/how_to_fit_foam_earplugs.htm In my experience if you insert them correctly they should...
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    A little advice needed please.Albergues and medication?

    I agree with others who say that you shouldn't go looking to stay in hotels because you won't meet other pilgrims, and that can be most helpful and rewarding. On the other hand I wouldn't go looking to stay in municipals and parochials, which can sometimes be overcrowded, with rickety bunk beds...
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    Reservations at Orrisson

    If you made the payment via Paypal, then you will have a reservation. However, if you didn't, its likely that you will not have a reservation when you arrive in July. Your message implies that you didn't respond to the Paypal request, and as far as I know that is a requirement.
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    Reservations at Orrisson

    I'm surprised to hear that people are having trouble booking Orisson. I wrote them last week using the web form on their web site and received a response the next day from Jean-Jacques ETCHANDY who confirmed my booking for April 24th and informed me that I would receive a Paypal invoice for...
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    Take a left...or take a right?

    1. Leaving Virgen del Camino-- L or R? 2. Leaving Hospital de Orbigo-- L or R? 3. Leaving Villafranca del Bierzo-- L or R? 4. Leaving Triacastela-- L or R? My opinion is left, right, right, left which appears to be pretty much the consensus with a few people leaning toward right at Triacastela...
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    Ride Sharing April 23.

    Good idea. Thanks. I should have thought of that.
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    Ride Sharing April 23.

    I've been trying to post the following message on the "carpool" section of the Esprit du Chemin web site using the form provided for that purpose, but I keep getting an error message saying that my message has "triggered the spam filter and will not be accepted". "A friend and I will be...
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    Dutch male names on the Camino?

    I did the Camino Frances last spring and met a Dutch fellow named "Arnoud" who had walked the Camino many times before. I think he had said he had done over 12,000km on the different routes. It seems appropriate that his name be immortalized in a book. On the other hand he was in his sixties...
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    5 days in Navarre, 5 days in Galicia Apr 2014?

    Just my opinion, and I'm sure others would disagree, but I think the section from Sarria to Santiago is the least interesting part of the walk, and I'd opt for Pamplona to Burgos if I were you. Another alternative is to bus or take the train from Logrono to Leon and walk to Ponferrada. If you...
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    What about a nice hot shower?

    All of the private albergues and most of the municipal ones will have ample hot water for showers. There are, however, a couple of municipal albergues that are substandard and have a tendency to run out of hot water in the late afternoon. I did the camino last May and I ended up having cold...
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    walk the camino from Sarria

    I doubt that you will find any direct flights from North America to Santiago, so you are more likely to fly in and out of Madrid, and need to get to and from Santiago from there. One way is to fly, using one the local carriers, Air Vueling (ww.vueling.com/en) or Iberian Airlines...
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    Google street view

    Google street view is a great way to see what it would be like to walk the Camino. I did the Camino Frances last spring and spent hours exploring locations along the route in Google street view before my trip. I even created a Google map of locations on the Camino and included interesting...
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    From Paris CDG on to SJPP

    The other option is to take the "Air France" shuttle bus to Orly airport and fly to Biarritz from there. The bus isn't free and anyone can take it, and the cost of flying from Orly to Biarritz is considerably less than flying from CDG, and there are a lot more flights. That's what I did last...
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