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    The Camino Voyage Movie - Toronto, Canada

    I'm in Toronto and would love to help you out. (As an author of my own Camino adventure, I'm always interested in other Camino tales.) But I'll be traveling in France during both those (possible) dates. Good luck!
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    Waking up in the night

    One word: hotel. (The snorers will/could/most definitely will drive you insane.) I did the albergue thing for awhile but had to make the switch. Bit more expensive but you still meet everyone on the road and in the town squares. (And the bottom bunk is usually reserved for the elderly, the...
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    Talk books with me?

    If you're looking for something different -- gulp, self promotion alert -- you can try my book which is a fictional story based on my Camino adventure (along with all usual Camino anecdotes and histories). Publishers Weekly just reviewed it: ""Meyer's redemptive tale combines elements of...
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    Brierley Guide ????

    The word "guide" is very appropriate. Brierley's distances are a little off sometimes. And his recommends should be taken with a grain of salt. It's just one man's opinion. Eg. He loves remote locations and hates city life. I loved most of the big towns. Finally, you have some choices on where...
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    Questions about hiking the Camino without mobile Internet access

    I walked the Camino in 2014 without my phone. Loved it! If in dire need, you will meet friends and you can always borrow their phones for emergencies. A few albergues have computers with internet connection (eg. Triacastela) but you'll find way more in hotels. (I started sleeping in albergues...
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    New Travel Fiction about the Camino

    Thanks so much! I'll do it right now... (well, after my coffee is ready...)
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    New Travel Fiction about the Camino

    Haha! That's amazing! I took about 4 photos of that place and kept ducking underneath the windows because I worried the owner was home.
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    Shadows, Shells, and Spain [Paid]

    johnmeyerbooks submitted a new resource: Shadows, Shells, and Spain - thrilling adventure where a husband desperately searches for his missing wife along the Camino Read more about this resource...
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    Shadows, Shells, and Spain 2018-10-15

    Lost and listless on the island of Mallorca, Jamie Draper searches for his estranged wife, Pam, who has left him without any explanation or warning. Exploring her last known location, Jamie stumbles upon an urgent letter from his missing wife promising full disclosure as to her sudden departure...
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    New Travel Fiction about the Camino

    Really? Okay, that's a problem! Jennifer, please write to Amazon support about this. You're the first person I've heard this happen to... so I'd like to help. It might be your account or your device or something else.... If Amazon doesn't take care of you, please reach out to me directly...
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    New Travel Fiction about the Camino

    Well, the sample is free, yes. You should get the whole thing if you paid the $3.99 (depending on which country you live...). :)
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    New Travel Fiction about the Camino

    Hello Fellow Pilgrims! I have recently written a travel book based on my own Camino journey called "Shadows, Shells, and Spain," although I call it a fictional travel memoir—a unique adventure story that combines the fun facts of history with present-day drama and humor. "John Meyer had me...
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    Thinking of writing a book about your camino?

    Okay... read the comments, some of you are tired of all the personal Camino books.... Understood.... But how about this? I have recently written a travel book based on my own Camino journey called "Shadows, Shells, and Spain," although I call it a fictional travel memoir—a unique adventure...
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