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    BarbaraW replied to the thread Train Discounts over 60s.
    Bought one last week. 15 euros for 3 years now.
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    BarbaraW replied to the thread Packing - edition one.
    Well done and buen Camino!
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    BarbaraW replied to the thread Reverse Camino tips? Muxía - Fisterra - Santiago.
    Hi, I did this last year, but haven't managed to copy the link. The thread is called something like "walking Finisterre to Santiago to avoid crowds". It's not a lonely Camino, but I missed the pleasure you get from meeting and re-meeting people...
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    BarbaraW replied to the thread Compostela requirements, pre Camino Ingles in UK.
    Just reporting back in case anyone else is looking for information. We ended up walking Canterbury to Ramsgate: this worked better for train times and mileage in relation to our overnight stop at Grove Ferry. No problems at all at the pilgrim...
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    BarbaraW replied to the thread Which part to choose between Lisbon and Porto.
    I walked the Tomar to Coimbra section last May and there were very few pilgrims. Had I not teamed up with another pilgrim I'd have been walking alone. I estimate that there were only about 20 people a day walking this bit. We met in albergues at...
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    BarbaraW replied to the thread Camino Ingles - how immersive an experience have you found it?.
    Just finished. Whilst actually walking, for me it was as worthwhile and immersive as a longer Camino. What I missed was the daily rhythm of albergue life. That's partly because I was on the A Coruña branch which is less frequented, and partly...
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    BarbaraW replied to the thread Help! Where to buy a new hat on Camino Ingles?.
    Suggest you post this as a new thread, so more people will see it. I can't help as I'm further along the Camino, and wasn't on the Ferrol branch anyway.
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    BarbaraW replied to the thread Packing - edition one.
    A good list, and we're all different. These are things I've taken in the past, but not now: Spork smartish blouse for evening - perhaps equivalent to your peasant blouse String torch hand sanitizer (there's sanitiser out in many albergues and...
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    BarbaraW replied to the thread Help! Where to buy a new hat on Camino Ingles?.
    Well I might raise a few smiles at least, but appreciate the compliment, Turga!
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    BarbaraW replied to the thread Cancelling Camino - Soliciting Advice.
    6 days before I was due to leave for Spain I found myself in great pain after doing just 12 miles. I have come nevertheless, with had two long but relaxed days on the train. I started walking yesterday and have done a couple of slow 10k days...
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