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    A stay of greater than 90 days

    Although this thread has mostly come to its conclusion, I thought I would also offer up this handy resource for calculating your time in Schengen. https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/visa-calculator/
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    Silk liners...

    Depends how you sleep. I usually sleep with one leg straight and the other bent, which is impossible in a mummy liner. So it's a rectangular one for me!
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    Ladies Osprey Packs

    I ended up with an Osprey Kestrel (men's) 46 S/M. It's so important to try on packs and walk around with them. I went in thinking I would be getting the Kyte 36 but when I put it on I felt like I was being suffocated. The 46 felt much more comfortable and just fit me better overall (though the...
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    To Bring or Not to Bring on the Camino?

    If you are going to bring your DSLR, I would suggest that you carry it in a away that it is readily available. If you keep in it your pack, I think you would be less likely to use it and it would just become dead weight.
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    First Camino! Some questions about luggage transfer, weather, boots etc.

    Re. sending your bag from Portugal, I have no personal experience but have read that sending from another country (even in the EU) into Spain can cause all sorts of delays, so perhaps you can do a search on the forum to learn more about that. You can send your bag to the post office or to Ivar...
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    Not for Me, Perhaps Some Will Like

    "only" 1.5 kgs... enough said!
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    Free house-sitting

    Well, this is an idea I could get behind!
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    I Want To Do The Camino Slowly, In Short Stages, Is This Possible???

    I would just recommend that you book your lodging (one day) ahead if you know you want to limit your kilometers - especially if the next distance between towns is further additional kms than you want/are able to walk that day. My longest day was one where the albergue I planned to stay in was...
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    Trail magic on the Camino

    I'm on team watermelon! So refreshing, and sweet! Love this idea...thanks!
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    Bamboo or merino?

    One important takeaway from my Camino experience is that merino is amazing! (I'm wearing a merino shirt right now...) If you can make it work for you without a negative reaction, I would go merino all the way. This time of year there are good sales, so give it a try!
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    Planning Advanced Albergue Reservations

    You don't NEED to book ahead, but I ended up preferring to book one day ahead -- especially in the more popular last 100km stretch. It's not great arriving in a town exhausted and having to go door to door looking for a bed, maybe having to walk/taxi to the next town. That stresses me out --...
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    Private Rooms on Camino Frances

    We we wandering around Zubiri looking for a place to stay and a lovely little old lady appeared and offered us a nice private room in an apartment for a reasonable 30 euros. You might not want to leave things so much to chance, but...the Camino provides!
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    Pack is too large for carry-on

    I too ended up with a pack that was bigger than I wanted because of fit. I had planned to get a 36L women's pack, but after walking around in the store, I felt the small pack was suffocating me - and ultimately ended up with a man's 48L (though in the small size it is actually 46L). I was glad...
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    SJPDP Credencial Question -

    I got this one in SJPdP in September (I filled both sides, stamp happy on my truncated camino!)
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    Your single favorite picture of your Camino

    This photo reminds me of those magical foggy mornings in Galicia. I was mesmerized by this seemingly burnt out forest coming out of Toxibo, and very much enjoying the solitude of my walk.
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