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    60 and over on the Camino
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    Albertinho
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    How much should your donation be ?
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    blisters!!!
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    Telephone calls from Spain to Home?
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    Learning Easy Spanish
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    Asking a Camino question – A Suggestion
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    • Sticky
    Walking with a companion
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  • Tags *moderator picks albergue life etiquette & norms
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    Albergue Etiquette
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    Davey Boyd
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    joecamino
  • Tags *moderator picks training/fitness/health
    • Sticky
    Walking The Camino Without Training. Fool's Errand?
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    Anamiri
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    Jennifer from Colorado
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    Warnings about your (national) passport
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    JillGat
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    Tincatinker
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    Those we leave behind
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    peregrina nicole
  • Tags pilgrims office
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    The Oficina del Peregrino
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    Kathar1na
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    Declan Breen
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    Insurance
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    kmrice
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    peregrina2000
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    Posts on your profile page
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    mspath
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    • Monasteries, Convents and Chapter Houses
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    Eibhlís
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    • Travel Insurance
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    J Willhaus
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    riatolken
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    • How many Km\day?
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    dougfitz
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    Daxzentzu
  • Tags pilgrims & pilgrimage religious services & rites
    • Being a Christian on the Camino
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    Sharonn
    Sharonn
    dr.alger
  • Tags accommodation
    • Private accommodation - Hike without a sleeping bag?
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  • Tags camino family & friends etiquette & norms
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    Racial discrimination on the Camino
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    • Day pack - food
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    Robo
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    • The Nun and the Templar - Paying for Sello (Stamp)?
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    • How to plan for daily distances? Also a route question
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    • Camping on the camino
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    ELHS220
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    • PLEASE - ID your Credential
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    t2andreo
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  • Tags why the camino?
    • The Camino vs other trails
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    • Camino Pass Book (Credential)
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    Daxzentzu
  • Tags planning & preparation why the camino?
    • Spiritual preparation for a newbie
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    Daxzentzu
    Daxzentzu
    MidwestPilgrim
    Cost of Camino
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    • I'm agnostic, should I be going?
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    ivar
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    • Where to aquire the Credential/Pilgrims passport?
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    Margaret Butterworth
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    • € or $
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    • Hiking Poles hand luggage in Planes ?
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    • What percentage receive a Compostela?
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    • What causes people to stop their caminos?
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    • starting from Dublin ireland
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    happymarkos
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    • Visa dangers for volunteers
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    Shakespearshakes
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    • Worried about getting a Credencial or Pilgrims' Passport?
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    • A Question about Schengen Rules
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    Bill Anlyan
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    • Suggestions for a two week Camino
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    Tincatinker
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    ivar
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    • Luggage storage in Santiago
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    ivar
    CJ Williams
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    • Using smartphones in Camino emergencies
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    • wifi along the Camino?
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    Anniesantiago
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    • Pilgrim's Masses
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  • Tags spain & spanish
    • Talking with local people?
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    • Spanish
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    • Doing the Camino on behalf of someone who has passed
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    • Schengen Visa Issues!
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    • What is a Compostela? What is it not?
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  • Tags which camino?
    • Can't find out which last 120km to take to Santiago
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    • Do we have to pre register before our trip?
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    Stellamaris
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    • Unfriendly dogs...problem or not?
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    • How much of the trail is on roads?
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    Rosemaryk1
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    • Are there any unsafe or dangerous area on the CF for solo travellers?
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    ivar
    How do I find what I am looking for on this board?
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    jsalt
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    Tio Huero
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    • Best time of the year to go?
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    • Camino in baby steps.
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    Religious, Spiritual or...Travel?
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    Where do I get the first STAMP?
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    Can we stay at Albergue's for days at a time?
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    Getting up early?
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    Travelling alone on the Camino!
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    Pilgrim Office (in each town?)
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    peregrina2000
    Which camino do you recommend for a first timer?
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    Saint Mike II
    jennysa
    Post Camino Blues - Planning the next Camino?
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    Walking alone a choice, or necessity?
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    Scallop Shell
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    Week long route
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    May I use last year's credential this year?
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    How to Find A Pilgrim You Lost Along The Way
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    dfitzg773
    Updating avatar (pic) in profile
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    Most scenic Camino?
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    Toilet Etiquette
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    Bank Card
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    Where to start on a 2-3 week Camino??
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    daesdaemar
    What happens on arrival in Santiago?
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    Anniesantiago
    Reading New Posts
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    Post Restante in Santiago
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    What will the weather be like?
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    from SJPP - does everyone start at the weekend?
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    Using the Credencial again next year
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    notion900
    How to recycle on the Camino
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    How Do I Find A Pilgrim Who I Lost Along The Camino?
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