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    Did ANYBODY take crappy equipment

    On my first camino, I carried a summerdress all the way to Santiago, but when I got there, the weather was rainy and too cold (in june) for wearing a dress :-)
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    I have not yet received the Guidebook, althought the CSJ bookshop claim to have sent it to me 17 days ago. And I have paid already...So I'm not quite happy... Copenhagen is not 17 days away from UK. Unless you walk...
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    Woohoo - the new edition of the CSJ via de la plata guide is out. I have already ordered. Hope it contains maps... :-)
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    LTfit - Thanks for getting back to me with description of the guidebook! Makes me wonder...I also do not want to bring anything too heavy. My copy-paste-project is almost done. However, the google tranlate version of the spanish text from the Eroski-site has resulted in some pretty weird...
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    Roncesvalles/ albergue or youth hostel ?

    I loved the albergue in Roncesvalles! Loved to sleep among 100s of pilgrims in the church-like room, all off on a big adventure. Had the best sleep (earplugs), and the hospitalieros were great! One of them - a group of volunteers from Holland - told me the next morning in the midst of the chaos...
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    Hey LTfit, The guidebook you bought in Amsterdam - what year is it from? And do I understand you correctly that it is both in Spanish AND english?? Does it have maps? :-) Thanks!
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    Janet - it seems that it is only the first 40 pages you can find on Google books. So no maps. But thank you for the advice and especially the weight of the books! :-) I've decided to follow Lauries advice and work out my own guidebook! I have copy-pasted the maps from Mundicaminos site + added...
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    Ahhh, the contemplations - going back and forth on what to bring - is half of the fun in doing a pilgrimage :-) Thanks a lot for the advice on the German Guide. I do read (basic) German, so the yellow guide seems like a good option. But then I read the advice from Bills Camino...
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    Or sell it to me! "Dear Maria, Thank you for your order, but unfortunately one of the items that you have ordered is out of print with no alternative available to offer you. Our apologies. You have not been charged for this item. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Mapsworldwide Ltd" So...I have no...
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    Jean Marc: ha ha - not sure how you know it's the last one - but I bought it! Now let's hope it's in stock... Laurie: Thanks for the tip. Yes, the Eroski-page is not that easy to print from - I tried already.. Also my Spanish is not that great. But the maps look o.k., though. I read your 'blog'...
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    Ian - I kind of agree with you :-) However...my sense of direction is really shitty, and so is my visuel imagination, when someone says "just go left, left, turn right at the bridge and pass this and that" - my mind goes blank. So a map is what makes me feel safe. And if I don't need it during a...
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    Thanks a lot for the advice on guidebooks! I can only make it from Sevilla to Salamanca this spring, so VDLP-maps will be all I need. Janet - Thanks for the tip on the German Rother guide - I might look into that - and also thanks for the links. AJ - Good idea with the tourist-info. I'll try...
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    Dear fellow-pelegrinos! I am very happily planning to walk the VDLP in april-may this year. However, I am having trouble finding a good guidebook. On the Camino Frances I used John Brierleys Guidebook, which has excellent maps. And doing the VLDP on my own - not having a very strong sense of...
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