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    Carry-on packs

    I walked the full Portuguese from September to mid October with a Gregory Jade 28 litre and it was large enough for all my needs. I have travelled with this same backpack in Europe and North America and it has always been accepted as carry-on. I also always wear a very small waist pack just...
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    Share your backpack choice with your body info!

    I am a 70 year old female, 130lbs and I carried a 28 litre Gregory Jade. Thought the features worked really well for, example, two side pockets, one for water bottle and one for sandals. Loved the stretchy pocket on the outside back to stuff in my fleece and raincoat. I also wore a very small...
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    Flights to/from the Portuguese Camino

    Five years ago I took a fifteen minute walk from my hostel in Santiago to the train station and hopped a train to Vigo and from there a ten minute taxi ride to the Vigo airport. I had tickets with TAP for the short flight to Lisbon before getting my homeward flight to Canada. It was all very...
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    Training walk in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    I thought that Yonge street was once considered the longest street in the world ending somewhere in north west Ontario, just a curiosity.
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Ivar's Covid bulletin

    Bravo! As a fellow Canadian I am cheering you on from the sidelines.
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    Chickpea stew and the Spanish Inquisition

    Sounds like a quick and easy meal after a long walk, especially if you can add some extras. I like it!
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    Bed sheets

    So glad to know that I am not alone! I can't sleep in a sleeping bag either as I have drenching night sweats and need to be able to throw off all my blankets quickly, which is just not possible when sleeping in a cocoon. For my next camino I have purchased a sleeping quilt, essentially a very...
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    Chickpea stew and the Spanish Inquisition

    Okay I'll bite, what is a "bag of vegetable soup"?
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    Maintenance of Lisbon exit

    I am happy to see this work being done as I too found it difficult to stay on the route when starting my Camino. I hope the volunteers know that the pilgrims are grateful. Thank you all.
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    Camino Blues

    As a fellow Canadian with mountains of snow just outside of my door I understand your feelings completely. I love to garden and bike and of course can do neither right now and I too am envious of those that can venture out without thinking of windchill and frostbite. I am awaiting spring with...
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    Camino Blues

    I read your post and felt your sadness at the passing of 10 patients in such a short time. How hard that must be, so here is a giant hug from Canada. Be well and keep dreaming.
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    Really Dumb Albergue Question. Sorry.

    I didn't use this but I did take a 6 inch, rubber coated, very pliable twist tie, the kind used to gather in stray power cords, and it only weighed 2 grams. I attached it to the loop on my kit bag and it proved very useful. I could bend it into any shape to make a "hook" and was able to hang...
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    How do YOU book your ticket to Spain?

    I do exactly the same thing for the same reason. I do not want to be stuck at an airport and have to make a call to a third party to sort out my problem. My sister spent four hours on the phone trying to make changes to her flights because he husband needed surgery. She was pulling her hair...
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    Packing hack and List for the VDLP March/April

    I used and loved this same bag on the Portuguese Camino and will use it again on the French next fall. I put my sleeping bag loose in the bottom of my bag and my clothes in a "travel shoe bag" on top. By some miracle I only had three hours of light rain in 40 days so did not have to be...
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    Second Opinion Update Anniesantiago

    At 67, I am a twenty year cancer survivor who also had DM without reconstruction. I have never regretted my decision. When asked about how I felt about losing both breasts I always replied, "It wasn't much fun but it is not like losing both hands." Everything is relative. Just a tip in...

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