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    Has anyone walked The Camino Frances in February?

    I walked from Burgos last February. The cold albergues I encountered: Hospital de Orbigo - church albergue, no hot water either Sahagun - municipal. cold, but nice and pretty as well. Monestario de Samos - stay in Triacastela, but make sure to stop in for the tour. La Faba - cold, very basic...
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    Winter camino what to wear ?

    You are not going to be running and depending on how quick you move you really might not break a sweat. It is mostly a long walk on gentle terrain. I walked in Feb and this is what I thought was important for keeping warm: warm hat and gloves goretex trailrunners gaiters a couple of fleece...
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    Biking during Christmas

    I think coming off those mountains would be a bit of a pain under good conditions as well. Actually the only snow I encountered was on O Cebreiro and Foncebadon and we had to walk the roads. It seemed fine for biking, but I was only worried about traveling at 3-4 km/h and not bike speeds so my...
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    Biking during Christmas

    So I have walked from Burgos to Santiago de Compostela in Febraruy before. I found some good tickets to go back to Spain during Christmas and have already bought them. My choice is should I try to bike the whole Camino Frances or just walk from SJPP to Burgos (fill in from my previous trip)...
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    Computer Access

    I am not wanting the Internet for facebook or twitter or farmville. I like to be able to have information. If I can know how the weather is going to behave I can plan accordingly and enjoy myself more. If I can know what the hotel rates are then I can save some money. I have gotten away...
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    Computer Access

    I was wondering if there are any internet cafes or such along the last parts of the Camino Frances. It would be nice to be able to go online with a proper computer to arrange transportation and accommodation for the return trip. I will be carrying a smartphone for most tasks, but it can not do...
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    Bank Card

    What is the latest on this? I am from the US and don't have a chip and pin.
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    Help me decide.

    I am going to be on the Camino Frances for the month of February. I own two sleeping bags: one rated to 0* and the other to -10*. The weight difference is about 400g. It looks like the outside temps don't usually go below 0* that much and I have read that most albergues are heated so I am...
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