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    Norte-San Salvador-Primitivo

    I have a question about the verde variant. I read somewhere that it is not considered a camino and you may not get a compostella in Santiago. I will finsch the primitivo in 2025 and a compostella is very important to me ( i walk it vicari pro for a very much loved someone). I was wondering...
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    The one thing I should have done before I left for the Camino

    Hmmm.lose weight in my case.
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    First Camino - Nervous and with questions about the start

    Hello Henrik. Welkom to this forum. I always get butterflys in my stomack before a camino. Like you i travel alone.yes you have to plane eveything alone but it will be oke and afterwarts you feel like a superhero. Wich you are of course.
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    Different because it's shorter

    I can walk 14 days every two years. I would love to walk for a month but my live at this moment doesn't make this possible. So it will take me six years to walk the camino norte and primitivo. After that two years i find myself in the rithim in one day. I love it too much and know i have only...
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    Wheelchair Camino signage on the Norte?

    I saw these too this year on the Norte. I think it means that this part is wealchair accesible. I have no experience with wealchairs but i found some parts with this signes realy steep. So i am not sure
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    Which are the most 'traditional' routes from a Historical perspective?

    Maybe the kumano kodo in Japan. It is closer to your home i believe. Got the felling there very strong but then again it was my first pilgrimage. Both are unesco world heretage pilgrimages. It is beautiful. Old full of history .
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    Which are the most 'traditional' routes from a Historical perspective?

    What i have learned that the first pelgrimage was the primitivo. King AlfonsII travelled to santiago from the captital Oviedo to find out if the bones rediscorved there were indeed the remains of st James. This was the king of the only christian part of spain the rest was conquert by the mores...
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    How to wash a back pack?

    I got my packback secondhand from somebody ( very greatful) but it did not smell very nice. I put it in the bathtub with water and half a bottle of detol (couple of days). After that i washed it a couple of days with wash detergent. Than a couple of days with clean water. Workt good And before...
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    Distance certificate

    I don't know were to post this question. Sorry. I have a question about the distance certificate that you can get in Santiago. I do my camino in three stages and started in 2021 in Irun on the camino norte. This year i did stage two. It was wonderful by the way. I switch in Villavisiosa to...
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    Donating in donativos

    You said yourself. Your just out of university. Just beginning your carrier. Look at the long term. Now you can and should spend little to reach Santiago. Later in live you may be fortunate enough to compensatie for the starting pilgrim walking then. Like there are more fortunate pilgrims on the...
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    Is a fluorescent jacket needed for dark early morning safety?

    I have relectic tape on my poles a reflective armband on my backpack. But i can also wear it on my arm of course and i have a red led bickerslight that i also use at night in the alberge and that i can fasten on the back of my pack
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    Walking from Santander on the coast

    Yeaah I did it. 21.1 km. In just unther 7 hours. The wether was very challeging. Very strong seawind and until noon a lot of rain some realy heavy rain. Some rain came even horizontal. But it was beautiful so worth it. Stunning. If you have the time go for this road. I do have 3 advices: 1...
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    Asking for Encouragement to Continue the Camino

    I have no advice for you. But i wish you stenght and courage and the believe back that most people are good. Ultrea.
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    Walking from Santander on the coast

    Haha i am stil sleepy. I walk on the 22 september and land in the afternoon of the 21 in september. So two days behind but maybee i see you on the road. That would be fun.
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    Walking from Santander on the coast

    Hi. I hope you have a lovely walk. I had to change my flight. I know will be landing on the 21 september so i will walk one day behind you. I will walk to Liences were i booked a room. Buen Camino.
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