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    Small juicer, vegetarians and heating element?

    There is a thread about the cult of the heating coil. Stray thoughts: Not everyone is a hardcore fan of ultralight packing. If you are happy walking with the weight of your backpack, go for it. Spanish supermarkets, even quite small ones, have lots of vegetable options, not to speak of the...
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    Cancelling Camino - Soliciting Advice

    Excuse me, but are you walking with or without poles? Many people find them indispensable, including me...
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    Packing - edition one

    I like having a long charging cable so I can have the phone in my sleeping bag (in albergues) or on my bedside table (in hotels). I also carry more food and adjacent things than you are planning to do, since I'm generally walking remote caminos where there may not be bars or other places to...
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    Experiences from my coastal Portugues Camino 2024 with my son

    Watch out - he may demand that you do it again. We walked with our son at Easter when he was 8, again at 11, and now he's 28 and says it is a family tradition and that we have to do it every single year. Not that we mind - we're also addicts.
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    Single room auberge accommodation

    When I have volunteered at donativo albergues, sometimes people who were staying at a private albergue or a hotel have befriended pilgrims staying at the albergue - and have visited the communal room in the albergue for a couple of hours before everyone retires. A memorable visit was from a...
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    Pilgrim rates for Hotel Accommodation?

    The lowest pilgrim rates I have ever been offered was when I walked into the reception on the same day, wet and bedraggled but very polite, and asked whether there were pilgrim rates. Hotels would rather fill the rooms than leave them empty. Got me a suite at the parador in Santiago for €100...
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    Walking a camino after knee replacement

    We walked (according to my phone) a tiny bit over 150 km at Easter. Short stages, but a lovely time on the Levante. My knee is still a bit stiffer than the original one, but apart from running, it does what I need it to do. 6 months from the operation today...
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    Another piece of the Camino de Levante...

    It did get chilly - and very, very wet. Wading in deep mud is probably not recommended for 5-month-old knees. But we had a lovely walk, ending in Almonacid de Toledo, which is where we'll continue walking from next Easter. We used motorized transportation into Toledo, where processions awaited...
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    Last minute decisons - fleece or puffer?

    Fleece for me - it dries faster.
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    Need help deciding to bring or not to bring

    Personally, I'd skip the headlamp - you can use your phone to check for the stuff you forgot under your bunk, or to light your way to the loo at night.
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    Suggestions for walks in France accessible by bus or train

    Last month, my husband and I walked out of Paris on the official route towards Orléans. There were SO many train stations and bus stops...
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    New to the Camino! Questions...

    I am looking for a route that has less rainfall less people, is more rural and more easy. I am thinking of the route from Santiago to Fisterra and Muxia AND/OR Vigo to Santiago. I have 2 weeks. Camino de Madrid to Sahagun! Lovely terrain, less rain that Galicia, nice albergues, very few pilgrims.
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    Different because it's shorter

    Apart from the very first time, when I walked for 19 days, all my cam1nos have been piecemeal - 7-10 days at a time, between 1 and 4 times a year, depending on holiday availability. I have walked thousands of kilometres this way, and have always felt that each walk was a complete experience.
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    Camino Croatia

    Officially very tempted. Have joined the Facebook group of the Croatian pilgrims and am hoping for more information.
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    Another piece of the Camino de Levante...

    Chilly is fine, as long as it's not too wet. I live in Norway, and my prefered walking temperature is around 10 C...
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