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When I stayed in Zubiri in '22 their doors wasn't locked all night.
Local youth walked in and out of the albergue at night to use the toilets and the vending machines.
I only noticed because I couldn't stand the noise in the dorm and slept on a...
I lost my temper on my first Camino years ago. It was on the Meseta and I took my wooden walking stick - like those they sell all along The Way - and beat it on a boulder, as hard as I could! The danger thing REFUSED to break! I felt better...
Wow, that sucks! I only suggested it because I have read posts here and elsewhere that some people show the photocopy of their passport when they check in at albergues (I know that hospitaleros can insist on seeing the real thing, but this is...
I would do the former, but not necessarily the latter. I say this because, around the time of my first Camino, I did something similar, carrying a photocopy of my passport in case I lost it (emailing it to myself or saving a scan online wasn't a...
Some do. I don't tend to buy things with large logos or brand names across them, but I am not going out of my way to cut the logos off my shoes. That would damage them. Some wear brightly coloured clothing while hiking so that they don't blend...
Once you become addicted to the Caminos it is hard to stay away no matter the weather. You go whenever you can. Like It56ny says, it is hard. So I think you should walk your first time in nice weather. Buen Camino
I have been backpacking for 40 plus years. I always wear a money belt under my clothes plus a bum bag with my phone over my clothes. They go to the shower with me. Even the bum bag goes in the sleeping bag. I wear the money belt to bed. The...
I thought this would be useful so I downloaded it and tried to use it to track my walk today. But in order to save the track, it seems you need a Seznam.cz account. And it won't let me make an account. I've been trying for a few days and every...
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