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    want solitude

    I read about bed races and the last 100km after Sarria on the Camino Frances... and I decided to start in August 2018 with the Camino Aragones from Somport -> Camino Frances -> Camino de Invierno and so I had more solitude than if I would have walked only the Camino Frances. Another important...
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    What pushed or invited or drew you to set off for 'The Camino'?

    Actually, what pushed you to hit send on booking tickets to take you to 'The Camino'? Why I wanted to press the button is easy to answer... in the summer of 2010 a distant friend visited me... and at some point, he talked about his Camino... and I saw the Camino Magic in his eyes and heard it...
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    What camera do you use?

    Here's a youtube video from Hank to this general topic... it is about 5 years old... so his arguments should be true even more today. What my daughter missed on her camino for here fotos ( or short videos ) was the very lightweight tripod, that Hank mentions as well.
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    Eternal dilemma: which Camino

    The idea of a complete camino is highly overrated, because the starting points of 'complete' caminos are often random (why do some pilgrims think, a camino Portugués from Porto is complete, but not from Tui... if you can walk from Lissabon?). I heared sometimes the only complete camino is...
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    Too Much Time!

    Another option is to walk from Muxía to Finisterre. Or start with the bus and walk the last 1 or 2 days to Finisterre. On https://www.monbus.es you can look e. g. for the bus from Santiago (Estacíon Intermodal) to Muxía... but you have to seek for Muxía (and not Muxia as I did on my last camino...
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    Michael: Pilgrim's Rest in Vila Nova de Cerveira

    I am sitting here in the Pilgrim's Rest (Camino Portugués, Vila Nova de Cerveira). Michael (Austria) created the albergue and died of cancer (2017 or 2019?), it was his last will that the Pilgrim's Rest will continue and his friend Tom is now the owner. If I am right I can remember a thread of...
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    A hard landing upon returning home

    I walked my first Camino in 2018. I liked it so much - even if there were many bad moments as well (like e. g. bed bugs moments...). I had read about the man who never stopped walking... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/03/hiking-walking-nimblewill-nomad-mj-eberhart and I asked me...
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    ? compeed type blister patches in Spanish pharmacies along the Camino Frances

    For this method you have to know that the hot-spot is "healed" with compeed. If the hot-spot is not healed... compeed can make the problem worse, because you can't just pull the compeed off the skin if it doesn't work. (e. g. if the shoes are too small and this causes the hot-spot and cannot be...
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    "Waybread:" Camino Lore from Laurie Dennett (in English!)

    Bought! Thank you for the tip. Edit: I read your publisher's note and I am looking forward to read the book...
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    Carbon neutral Camino?

    Calculate amount: Search for "CO2 flight calculator" with your favourite search engine, e. g.: https://flightemissionscalculator.com/ Practicalities of doing it: I would not do it with the airline, I think there is not the best cost-effect-ratio. Here is for example a link to a general guide...
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    Carbon neutral Camino?

    In 2018 I went by bus to my starting point in Spain. It was no fun, especially the night in the bus. So afterwards I always flew to and from Spain. So I do CO2 compensation for the flights... and a little bit more than the share for the flights... with a company that is tested and should have a...
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    Effective quick bed bug killer

    Really good advice... at least for the things, that fit into the microwave. Here is a link: https://esa.confex.com/esa/2014/webprogram/Paper88202.html
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    ATM withdrawal

    I forgot to adjust the (weekly) limit of my bank for foreign ATMs before my Camino this year. This almost got me in trouble because it did not work to change the limit from my smartphone in Portugal or Spain. So next time I want to adjust the limit before my Camino.
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    Shoe problem

    Here are some additional ideas for buying shoes: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/how-to-properly-size-and-fit-footwear-for-distance-walking-and-backpacking.73652/ Buy the shoes that fit best to your feet (not the most recommended shoes). Bring only one pair of walking shoes...
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    Shoes vs boots (again)

    I would take the option where you are more comfortable with. But I would not take both (because of the weight). Here is some background info from davebugg (especially the part with "studies on fatigue and footwear" was interesting for me)...
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