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    Excellent Camino Article
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    • What is the best way to check the weather on the Camino?
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    Advice - Ponferrada-Santiago or Sarria-Santiago + Finisterre?
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    Richard of York
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    Walking only "sections" (some stages) of the Camino
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    ginniek
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    Camino countdown
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    David Tallan
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    Embee12
    Planning first few days between arrival and camino start
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    Top tips from Frances veterans?
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    Robo
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    What I’ve learned from 8 days on El Camino
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    Accomodations Azofra 16/8/22 family of 6
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    Camino del norte
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    Bob from L.A. !
    Bob from L.A. !
    LynnSwan5
    Albergue in St Jean Pied de Port
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    Kitkat1066
    Pamplona River Walk
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    Euro budget needed for food on Frances
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    diegoromerosm
    Where to get the credential/credencial for your Camino.
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    diegoromerosm
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    NobleHiker
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    • Packing for the Walk
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    WestKirsty
    Caminos by Season
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    Jitters
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    JustJack
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    • Camino “families” - how cliquey or impenetrable are they mid-way through a Camino?
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    RJM
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    mike mcbroom
    Comparing traffic 2021 to 2022
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    jeanineonthecamino
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    Purky
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    • An attempt at a secular Grand Camino Theory of Everything
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    Logroño to Bilbao
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    Telling Family about plans to walk
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    Left or right…?
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    • Camino frances vs camino norte
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    mark stevens
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    tpatnode
    Planned Acommodations Full?
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    David Tallan
    David Tallan
    Caminonewbie86
    Portuguese coastal 2022 tips
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    Crandall
    Camino patch
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    • Albergues, what is provided.
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    David Tallan
    David Tallan
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    Obtaining Camino Passport in Madrid
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    El Cascayal
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    Rethinking my Camino plans
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    Last Minute Questions! (First Aid and Water)
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    Compostela - From Vigo?
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    Theo59
    Albergues Situation in Portugal and Spain
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    canyonhiker
    I'm thinking.....
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    Richard of York
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    MikeyC
    Passport expiry date: It may not be what it seems.
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    Ride Share Pamplona Airport to St Jean PP Monday 25 April 2022
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    Here We Go Again
    Walking South on Portuguese Coastal?
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    JTCamino
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    Planning, planning, planning....
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    Heading out for first Camino and thought this was rather good 😊
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    BobY333
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    OTH86
    Lost interest in PLANNING next Camino…
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    lt56ny
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    Traveller44
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    • Roncesvalles
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    Northern route in October 2022 - weather?
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    Cycling from Santiago to Muxia (via Finisterre)
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    Anniesantiago
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    James2019
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    • Which Camino for my 80th year?
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    Baggage Storage and Transport
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    • Locked
    Is it crazy for me to walk the camino Frances / Norte without a smartphone?
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    Can you help me plan/map out my pre-start?
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    Rdiaz53
    Am I fit enough to walk now.
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    Bob from L.A. !
    James van Hemert
    Seeking more joy ….and more pain!
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    Maurice Frank
    Maurice Frank
    Tony Murray
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    • Numbers of pilgrims starting at SJPP
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    Public Transport in Lugo
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    John Hawke
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    Leigh Macklin
    Route ideas
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    Leigh Macklin
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    Transport from Logrono to Pamplona
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    Kathar1na
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    Streetfood
    • Locked
    Bag Transport - Charles de Gaulle to Santiago de Compostela
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    Mosquitos on Frances in May… June?
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    jeanineonthecamino
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    Camino Primitivo starting from Lugo
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    Marianjhart
    Albergue in St. Jean with tweens.
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    MickMac
    Important question before booking flights to Spain
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    jungleboy
    How much does ease/cost of arrival affect your choice of camino?
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    Esperanza
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    FRM
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    • Differences between the Frances and the Portugues?
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    LynneR
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    Barbara
    Use of fora
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    Nomadic_Hailights
    Has anyone used Send My Bag?
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    Nomadic_Hailights
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    StumpyDave
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    • Using a Spanish SIM card
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    CdnDreamer
    michaelporourke
    Days of the week to avoid arriving in Santiago (or towns in the last 100 miles)
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    Where to fly into when starting VdlP in A Gudina or Ourense
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    Jim ME
    Pamplona to Leon, San Salvador to Primitivo to Santiago
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    trecile
    bval
  • Tags credencial/sellos/compostela
    • Año Santo Credencial ?
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    gowhipple
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    • Advice for New Peregrino Starting in May
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    Stinky Pilgrim
    Stinky Pilgrim
    NUEVOMUNDOOO
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    • About the Route Napoleon
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    Kathar1na
    Kathar1na
    EL LECHERO
    4 days until Primitivo
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    EL LECHERO

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