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    Camino Irritants

    Hi Nic, nothing to do with irritants - love the photo of the archway by your name - where is it? Helen
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    Refugio Guacelmo - Updates on Possible Opening and Joining the Camino with a Loved One

    Hello, try contacting CSJ, the Confraternity of St James in London - email: office@csj.org.uk - it’s one of their refugios. It’s also one of my favourites! Buen Camino.
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    Trekking Poles Tips

    Take a spare pair! I lost a tip on flight over to my first Camino, everyone could always recognise me coming from miles away!!
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    Which hat looks better?

    Now that’s a hat!! Mine is an even more battered version of B which has happily accompanied me on 7 Caminos!!
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    Which hat looks better?

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    Icebreaker Merino Shirts - Now a Blend - Alternatives?

    I’m in the UK - Alpkit is based here in the UK while Kathmandu is an NZ company but has online outlets in many countries. I’ve worn merino from both these companies as well as old Icebreaker tops on Caminos in France and Spain. Good luck!
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    Icebreaker Merino Shirts - Now a Blend - Alternatives?

    They both look like they might have what I need. Many thanks.
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    Icebreaker Merino Shirts - Now a Blend - Alternatives?

    Hello, have you tried Alpkit, https://alpkit.com/ or Kathmandu, https://www.kathmandu.co.uk/. I’ve bought pure merino from both of these in the past - assume they have men’s shirts as well as women’s!
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    Advice for a 'mature' pilgrim re the Vezelay route

    This is a route I’m also interested in walking, and I’m not as young as I was! So far I’ve heard that a fair proportion is (or was) on the road (is this right?), and it’s quite isolated. I will check the links on this post and keep watching others’ views. For example, are there many regular...
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    South Downs Way

    I walked it in two sections about 10 years ago. Lovely walk over chalk paths with views of sea one side and rolling hillside the other. As others have said, main problem is accommodation - you have to descend each night and return to the top next morning. Where there were no youth hostels, we...
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    • Camino de Santiago Forum: Europe
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    South Downs Way

    Must remember that - I love the SDW!
    • Bend
    • Post #7
    • Camino de Santiago Forum: Europe
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    What 'Camino' Food do you Now eat at Home?

    Santiago cake! Delicious and easy to make. And Padron peppers of course.
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    LIVE from the Camino Arles to Somport reports

    Bon chemin and buen Camino! I’m enjoying walking the Le Puy chemin GR65 again, across beautiful countryside. Will have to return home to London from Figeac...
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    LIVE from the Camino Arles to Somport reports

    Oh dear, I’m sorry to hear about your calf - as you say, you must listen to your body and rest is the best cure. I have changed my plans and decided to walk part of the Le Puy Camino again instead. Having tried to book accommodation on the Arles route from Montpellier, several places in the...
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    LIVE from the Camino Arles to Somport reports

    Thank you so much for your detailed and very helpful reports. Must say I’m a bit concerned I’ll be strong enough - I’m a bit older than you and a lone female pilgrim. If possible, depending on distance between albergues, I will try to walk fewer daily kms, particularly over the challenging...
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