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    New, illustrated English Guide to Camino de Invierno

    Yes please
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    Invierno in late Oct?

    Thank you Laurie and I have very much appreciated all your notes and advice on the various threads and resources.
  3. K

    Invierno in late Oct?

    Thank you :)
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    Invierno in late Oct?

    I would like to move onto the Invierno from the CF in late Oct this year and wondered if it might be: -Too quiet/lonely/unsafe for solo women -Too closed in terms of cafes and accoms -Too wet/cold. The threads make it sound a perfect route but they seem to all be spring or summer travellers...
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    Camino Portuguese - Starting in 2 Weeks

    My sister will be starting from Porto about the 15th and doing the coastal. @TTW
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    Camino Portuguese - Starting in 2 Weeks

    Instead of a towel, take 3-4 dishwipes - we call them Chux downunder. They are light, rinse out and dry quickly. I used a light sleeping bag and silk liner at every albergue, but if you stay in casas or hotels you won't need them. Essential toiletries are small shampoo bottle which does for...
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    Leaving on my first Camino in the morning & I'm terrified. Please help!

    Or a glass softdrink bottle works - it hurts as you stretch the tendon out but it releases the pain from the ankle , knee or even hip that comes from this. See if yoj can get a decent orthotic in London
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    Vila do Conde to Barcelos - Advice Needed - Thanks

    It seems you are starting on the coastal then moving across. I did this in 2016 and the crossing from VdC to Rates was not very well marked.i used the Brierley guide, following the aquaduct but did get lost at one point, though was helped on my way by locals. Going through to Barcelos in 1 day...
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    Best 3 week route for October?

    Thanks for all the advice - I don't like to rush and like to have a look around, so will factor that in. Am wondering were the awful bushfires an issue for anyone walking last year? Did you encounter them Surya? Thanks again.
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    Best 3 week route for October?

    Hi Forumees, Given last year's Oct bushfires, is there a route that would be preferable for mid October 2018? This is my second Camino following a 2 week central CP/VDLP in 2016. I thought of the CF but don't want huge crowds - like Pitt Street as we say down here. Thanks :)
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    Memorable Albergues on the Portugues

    O Ninho was lovely, but in 2016, no mama - a young man was covering the shift. I couldn't sleep due to a horrendous snoring plague, so took my sleeping bag outside to sleep on a lounge and had a lovely cat snuggle up to purr me to sleep.
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    Bed bug confusion

    Prior to travel, you can soak your bag and liners in either of the 2 Aussie Natural oils diluted - TeaTree or Eucalyptus, followed by spray all over of the same. I used my bath for the soak. An alternative for the chemically or permethrin sensitive.
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    Memorable Albergues on the Portugues

    The folk dancing club's albergue on the other side of the river overlooking Barcelos was lovely - communal meal, courtyard, great view.
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    Portuguese Camino:Vila do Conde to Rates

    Hi Katy It wasn't very well marked in 2016 - I followed the aqueduct as Brierley suggests, but did end up getting lost and in an industrial area called something like Toughina! Busy traffic and not so pleasant. However a kind local pointed me in the right direction, and once I saw the cafe...
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    What did you bring on the Camino that you wound up not using?

    I didn't use: Cutlery and eating utensils. Light/ head torch
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