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    GR653 VS Via Carcassone

    I've walked the Canal du Midi from Toulouse to Carcassonne, and loved it, and will finish it next year. Since it follows the canal it is relatively flat, with lots of small towns and interesting buildings to look at, and some historical engineering marvels, too. And different, delicious...
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    What exercises to do to strengthen lower back?

    I've been a yoga instructor for 22 years, and I agree with a number of the others here that no one, no matter how qualified and experienced, can safely provide advice online about your spine. Please follow the advice of those wise people here who strongly recommended that you go to a qualified...
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    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    I want to thank you all for this thread--for very selfish reasons. On previous caminos (about 100+ kms./year) I had hoped to find swimming holes or pools, or whatever, because I really love to swim. Especially the past couple of summers, because of the drought, I could only imagine what were...
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    Possibility for floating (tanks) along the Norte?

    I have been able to find nirvana soaking in the hot mineral waters in the Ourense area.
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    Via de la Plata/Sanabres to Ourense or to Astorga? So confused!

    I'm a major fan of soaking in hot springs, and any route/trail/path/whatever that will take me to soak in some is the correct one. Seriously, Ourense has been a hot mineral water bathing destination for thousands of years. I've been several times (it's also a quick train ride from SdC). No...
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    Train Madrid to Leon

    Unless things change drastically in the next several months there will likely be 8-10 trains available most days. Here is tomorrow's schedule. And Rome2Rio recommends the train as the best transportation mode for this route (and so do I)...
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    Bus service from Madrid

    If you want to learn about all of the public transportation alternatives (including trains), start with Rome2Rio, and follow the links for more info and to make reservations. https://www.rome2rio.com/
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    Update on The Way 2

    Apparently Ms. Unger has been know to have attitude problems on set.
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    Over the counter pain killer UK warning for Spain

    The Voltaren cream sold in the US is less than half the strength sold in Europe, Canada, Mexico. AS a result, it really does very little to reduce inflammation or pain.
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    Is this Camino clothing heresy?

    And speaking of military, Churchill provided leadership during World War II, from his bunker and wearing a boiler suit, which I think I read was white.
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    Is this Camino clothing heresy?

    I'm only familiar with the US Marine Corps, and pilots and air crew all wear one-piece jump suits, but in a fashionable sort of khaki/olive green color--kind of like the Navy pilots in Top Gun.
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    How many nights should we spend in Pamplona before heading to SJPdP

    If you're a Hemingway Hater, ignore this post. While I have no respect for him as a person, I definitely admire his early writing (when he was still influenced by the time he spent writing for the Toronto Star). If you haven't read The Sun Also Rises for a while--or at all--read it while...
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    Locals Only

    Please visit again. Let me know beforehand and I'll give you a personal walking tour of the many movie sites for quite a few movies. We loved having Tom Hanks in town, and we've loved the movie since it was released. Our downtown used to have regular stores where real people living here...
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    Locals Only

    I previously lived in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, a medium-sized city that became a sailing/regatta and tourism magnet during the summer. Many of us looked forward to Labour Day, so we could once again walk downtown via the waterfront trail in peace. The weather was usually becoming not...
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    Experiences with Epiretinal Membrane Surgery?

    I know you didn't ask about rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders, but I would definitely have it again and also keep up with the prescribed exercises/physical therapy the rest of my life (I'm 77).
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