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  1. dougfitz

    LIVE from the Camino Luka on the Sanabrés

    Buen camino @Luka. I will be following your pilgrimage with interest.
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    Pacemaker Implant Surgery Tomorrow. A New Phase for Future Caminos.

    I hope you don't need luck!! Rather, I hope your surgery goes well, you have a safe speedy recovery, and rehab that gets you back doing things you love as well as you once did.
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    Backpack size

    I smile at the willingness of the many contributors here who have not actually provided what I think of as very useful information, although it is good to see that others have a more nuanced approach to balancing the size and weight issues than just suggest everyone can do this in 40li or less...
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    Best time to reserve flights, trains, accommodations, etc.?

    Some quick takes: most airlines have schedules up for about 12 months. My wife and I are frequent flyer club members of a couple of airlines. Where we have a higher status, we get an extra month of visibility compared to the public access web sites. Subscribe to any/all airlines you are...
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    LIVE from the Camino Chrissy on the Camino Sanabrés

    Congratulations. And thank you very much for sharing the story of your pilgrimage with your son. It has been fascinating to read.
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    LIVE from the Camino Chrissy on the Camino Sanabrés

    I think that there is probably a different origin story for its entry into Europe, which would appear to be woolen fabric imported from Tasmania, not the eucalypts that were send from Western Australia to Spain. While they might provide an aromatic reminder of home for Australians, that is all...
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    Phoenix - Paris new route

    To give balance, my wife and I transited through CDG last year on our way to Lisbon. It clearly suffers from aging security infrastructure at the gates, but otherwise, we had no problems at the time we passed through and our luggage arrived at our destination. There was a short delay because the...
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    Phoenix - Paris new route

    I forget that there are so many wonderful place names in the US. Your headline had me pondering what old route had been discovered and been resurrected from Paris to Santiago!!
  9. dougfitz

    Backpack size

    That is always an option!
  10. dougfitz

    1st time, from Porto

    Nils, buen camino. I don't understand your drive to do this while fasting, and what that might mean. I do hope that you 'listen to your body' and take sufficient sustenance to stay healthy.
  11. dougfitz

    Backpack size

    Really, in my opinion, then, you have no idea what you are talking about. I have walked my caminos starting from early to mid autumn, and used packs ranging from 45 li to 65 li. Walking with two sleep conditions and carrying a CPAP, and carrying pain medication for osteoarthritis, increases the...
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    Is it okay to have no plan for the first Camino? 🌙

    My experience walking from Lisbon to Fatima was slightly different, but I don't think I saw any Portuguese pilgrims. It's not that they weren't there. A couple of the albergues from Santarem to Fatima were full of cycling pilgrims. It was only after Coimbra that I saw Portuguese pilgrims heading...
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    Backpack size

    Rather than settling on a specific size, you might try doing a couple of quick checks. First, do an initial estimate of the pack volume needed to support someone of your weight and height. My quick rule of thumb is to confirm your 'healthy' weight for your height. A BMI of 25 is a good...
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    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    I think the camino effect would be much more evident in smaller towns and villages. When I walked in 2010, Foncebadon was still very much coming out of its ruins. Six years later it was a much different place. While it might be one of the more obvious places to have benefited from pilgrims, I am...
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    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    @Peterexpatkiwi, my apologies. I should have acknowledged your correction. It was careless of me not to do that.
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    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    Let us all know when you retire and start running a pub. I will be the first at your door asking you to pay me for drinking your beer!! At 300% less than the 8 euro beer, you would be paying me 16 euro - that would be wonderful for the short time you remained in business :)
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    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    Really!!! Do the arithmetic. The difference is 123 Euro, which makes the 100 euro 55% cheaper than the US price. It is the simplest mathematics. Anyone who suggests that something is 100% or more less than something else clearly does not understand basic arithmetic. Edit: and the suggestion...
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    Is it okay to have no plan for the first Camino? 🌙

    I have many credencials, several now complete and one waiting to accompany me on my next Camino de Santiago. All those issued since 2016 have some form or other of a Spanish phrase 'El Sepulcro del Apostal, meta de la Pregrinacion Jacobea' or an equivalent Portuguese phrase on the one I...
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    Has the dog “policy” on the Camino changed?

    The right to access for guide dogs and other assistance dogs is governed by the Autonomous Communities, and while the rights for guide dogs is universal, it appears not to be the same for all assistance dogs. See https://perrosguia.once.es/legislacion/derecho-de-acceso-1 for discussion on this.
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    Is it okay to have no plan for the first Camino? 🌙

    She may not be asking for detailed advice, but she asked for more than just a starting point. Asking about whether one would be able to stay in albergues without booking raised in my mind whether it was her intent to walk as a pilgrim, and obtain a credential, which would be required for her to...

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