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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Airport transit in the UK

    I will be on holiday in France from the 11 September 2021. To get in to France I show my “Covid 19 double vaccination passport” and a “-engagement-sur-l-honneur-orange-version-anglaise” form which you fill in with a ball point pen. But on return I have to take a PCR test 72 hours...
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    18 days to do Camino April 2022

    Have you considered the CAMINO INGLES from Ferrol it is 118 km to Santiago. The landscape is hilly and all my overnight accommodation in May 2018 were in albergue's. Although I had a map / route I just followed the waymarking which is generally good. My first Albergue de Neda is a nice steady...
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    Advice from a first timer

    Although flat I found that the Spires and Steeples walk in lincolnshire was a good introduction to the Camino Ingles May 2018. Camping at Brinkle Springs near Washingborough bus to Lincoln Cathedral and a days walk south collecting a few stamps on the way for my camino passport. At the end of...
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    Camino Ingles

    Hi Camino Ingles May 18. My 35lt rucksack with the top small compartment empty was within the size to take on the plane. Got off the plane midnight at A Coruna airport, taxi (25euros) to hotel ADELIA rue Noya A Coruna (30euros/night) which is near the bus station. At Santiago hotel/aubergue LA...
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    Camino Ingles

    Hi I did the Camino Ingles May 18. I got off the bus at Ferrol bus station and a short walk to the main tourist office for my first stamp. I would recommend the short walk from Ferrol to Nada to avoid over doing it. The route is well signed posted from Nada to Sigueiro but a simple map/guide...
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    Rucksack on planes

    Hi A small compact sleeping bag was adequate for hostel accommodation during May 2018.This fitted into my 35lt rucksack with the other 10kgs of stuff for my on board hand luggage. This was within the airline size and weight.
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    What does the camino mean to you?

    A Camino is an individuals experience with different outlooks for the individual peregrino. “The Road To Santiago” BBC March 2018. Was a program about seven celebrates that undertake a short camino. The program just publicised the French Camino for all the wrong reasons and may have turned the...
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    Do ladies pee in the woods? I think we know the answer.

    Hi How To Shit In The Woods, by Kathleen Meyer. I read the book a couple of years ago and its full of useful information with a chapter devoted to females. I would recommend this book to all trekkers. Best Regards Brian M.
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    Decision Made, Camino Inglés

    Although I had a guide book it was not used there are plenty of yellow arrows and way markers. You may come across a double way marker the complementary just adds a bit more distance. The confusion starts just outside Santiago, at the industrial zone travel straight on you will eventually see a...
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    Decision Made, Camino Inglés

    I have just done the Camino Ingles and my route was Ferrol to Neda which is a nice introduction to the camino. Then Neda to Mino by passing Pontedeum. The alburge at Mino was excellent and worth the extra 10km+. Brian
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    Decision Made, Camino Inglés

    Wrap up well the camino ingles in october may be wet and cold. best regards Brian
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