It is rare to find bunk beds with no rail but they are there. It's also quite rare to not be offered a choice but again YMMV.
To others your fear might seem slightly irrational but it's your fears and that's all good. I'd try not to worry about...
take the spork. Zip lock bags for food. If it rains, as others have pointed out... it's the time it takes stuff to dry that is more of the problem.
Cover for your pack and shoes that you are used to.
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from this website (copy and paste ) which shows the gradients and a lot of the main towns and villages and distances. The stages in the original post are probably from...
While it seems scary, it’s the same as sleeping in the bottom bunk space wise. So ask yourself, how often do you fall out of bed usually?!?! My guess is never, so the fact that you are elevated five feet up does not increase that risk. It’s...
The lense with the best range would be my guess. I know I will walk a camino one day and ship my pack and keep my camera and day bag with me so that's what I would advise somebody to do..
As for looking after valuables in albergues... same...
get used to your pack yes, maybe train on a few hills and if you're not normally as active as some, try getting up every day early and going for a walk
book the first 2 to 3 places if you can. St Jean, Roncesvalles and maybe Zubiri or Larosoanna...
Between Penasillas and Rodeiro on the Camino Invierno, May 2023.
The Hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Faro is located in the center of Galicia, on a high plateau at 1,155 meters above sea level on Mount Faro. From here is the walk along the...
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