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    LIVE from the Camino When your Camino doesn't go 'as planned'

    I just read a quote about the camino which says, "It wears you out and it drains you, and then it builds you back up again completely. It takes all your strength away and then restores it three times over." I hope that throug your journey, you will find the strength to be built up again. I tore...
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    Non waterproof boots with gaiters for Oct. camino. Thoughts?

    Please get waterproof shoes! I was one of the dummies that thought my regular trail walking shoes would be perfect because they were lightweight and breathable. Had two horrible rainy days with streams and mud for the first two days and got 12 terrible blisters. Your socks get wet and then it is...
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    My planning so far, some help is probably needed

    Bring a pancho and regular jacket(fleece, or something light) instead of the rainwear outfit. Panchos are so easy to just throw over your body and backpack, and they dont get the space inbetween your back and the backpack wet. Plus they are ultra cute and everyone is doing it ;) and bring flip...
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    Are there any unsafe or dangerous area on the CF for solo travellers?

    I didnt make it to Finisterre, I did not plan enough time. I started the camino and had planned on skipping the meseta but 3 days in to the camino realized I needed to walk the WHOLE thing. So I payed a somewhat decent amount of money to extend my flight about a week longer. Best investment on...
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    Are there any unsafe or dangerous area on the CF for solo travellers?

    I went the last week of may and all of June. The first 2 days were horrid rain so no route Napoleon for me. Listen to the people in the camino office to which way you should go. But the rest of June was perfect. Not too hot on the meseta, maybe mid 80s at the hottest. And one other thing, if you...
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    Are there any unsafe or dangerous area on the CF for solo travellers?

    Hi, It is totally safe! I went as a solo female this June and never had a problem. I also met a group and walked with them everyday. The only spot that I thought was a bit "eerie" in my opinion, was the long stretch in to Santo Domingo de la Calzada. You have to walk on a dirt road behind a...
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    Frances alone or with boyfriend...

    “Your 20’s are your ‘selfish’ years. It’s a decade to immerse yourself in every single thing possible. Be selfish with your time, and all the aspects of you. Tinker with shit, travel, explore, love a lot, love a little, and never touch the ground.” I just returned a month ago from the camino, I...
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    Camino de Santiago July 2013

    Hi! The exact same issue happened with me, a month before I left my friend dropped out and I almost did too because of it. I wrote a post on this forum that I will attach for you(mainly to do with safety of being a solo female though). el-camino-frances/topic17550.html People stated that it...
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    Solo this June?

    Just a follow up to this post from myself...I had the time of my life and never felt in danger. I made so many friends and it was incredible. If you are a solo female contemplating going by yourself, just do it! You will not regret it. And it was a blessing in disguise that my friend did not come :)
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    ATMs

    Ok thank you all. A few months ago I opened at PayPal debit card because it is only a 1% foreign transaction fee, compared to my chase 3% fee. So I will bring both cards and I have notified both banks already. I am planning to take out 200-300 each transaction. And I will take out little at the...
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    ATMs

    Hi there, Im leaving in 1 week! Sorry if this is such a juvenile traveling question but when I use the ATMs on the camino will money be dispensed in euros? Or will it be dispensed in my home country money and I will have to go to a money exchange to change it to euros? Also, how do the ATMs work...
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    Class of 2013

    Hi all, Im from California and will start in SJPDP on May 30th! Im a solo girl in my twenties. Would love to hear from anyone else starting around that time. Can not wait, less that four weeks away. Buen Camino -Brielle
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    finished my camino

    Hi paso!! I'm from Pismo and starting May 30th in sjpdp! Thank you for all your tips. I'm a solo female in my twenties. Great to hear about your experience, makes me excited to hear a local enjoying the camino.
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    Solo this June?

    Ok thank you everyone! I have decided to go solo :) very anxiously excited. Thank you for all the support. I will be arriving in Pamplona on the 30th of May and am debating if I should start there or at Roncesvalles. Hope to meet some of you along all your treks.
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    Solo this June?

    Wow I am amazed by the encouragement! Thank you everyone. If the camino is anything like this forum, I know I will be in good company.
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