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I get so frustrated when I hear about this 10% theory, who came up with something so crazy and totally wrong? If an untrained, overweight 120kg person "should" carry 12kg, and a top-fit 50kg person gets away with 5, the world is pretty unfair... -
Ach, forget the “should” The key is whether you can carry your pack day after day with a level of comfort. Of course you don’t want to be carrying stuff you really don’t need, but there’s no ‘rule’
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As C_Clearly correctly noted, above, Booking.com does not have access to 100% of all rooms at a given property. Proprietors typically hold several rooms off the Booking.com service. It always pays to contact the property directly. Gronze.es has...
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Many of us use booking.com. However you need to understand that they have access to only a small number of the actual rooms.
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maruska89 reacted to t2andreo's post in the thread How to order from Decathlon Spain if in Canada/USA. with
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I have ordered stuff from decathlon.es and had it delivered to my first night's hotel, on the front end of my Camino. As long as you clear it FIRST with the proprietor of the accommodation, so they know to hold a package for your arrival, it... -
While it seems scary, it’s the same as sleeping in the bottom bunk space wise. So ask yourself, how often do you fall out of bed usually?!?! My guess is never, so the fact that you are elevated five feet up does not increase that risk. It’s...
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maruska89 reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Cancelling Camino - Soliciting Advice with
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@ctwillie , in July of last year I faced a similar dilemma. Just weeks before leaving I injured myself. Tickets paid for, the first couple of days booked. What to do? In the end I went. I went not knowing if I could even walk the first day, let... -
maruska89 reacted to Simperegrina's post in the thread Cancelling Camino - Soliciting Advice with Love - Red heart.
Please please don’t cancel So many posts in reply, giving good advice You don’t mention which route you’re doing from Porto - Central or Coastal? Summarising options: - ship your pack from accommodation to accommodation, so you’re only...
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maruska89 reacted to ShoshTrvls's post in the thread Cancelling Camino - Soliciting Advice with Like.
I was not in the best shape for my first Camino, and was sick as well. You know what I did? I gave myself the grace to walk what I could, and took a cab to my accommodations when I got to the point of being miserable and couldn’t go any...
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maruska89 reacted to Tincatinker's post in the thread Cancelling Camino - Soliciting Advice with Like.
Camino is a journey not a competition. Take a serious look at your pack weight, unless you’re including water and lunch that’s heavy for a short hike in civilized country. I can do that sort of distance and elevation in your timescale but I...
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