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    Name on all my stuff?

    This reminds me of my experience last year on the CF. Just a few days before leaving home, I purchased two pairs of socks with a Camino theme in a shop in Zurich, Switzerland. The year before, I had lost socks in obvious mix-ups, so I wanted to make sure that these new socks were unique enough...
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    Tradition…. When to start wearing your scallop shell?

    So they are at the Albergues Jesus y Maria and Casa Paderbornin Pamplona and in many other alternative starting points.
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    Is it rude to ask people why they walk

    When asked, I just say "because it is there", period
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    Astorga

    Paella, like Pizza, is mostly of the deep-frozen and factory-made variety along the Camino; the "real thing" is found in southern Spain along the Mediterranean. The main importance of course is that you were hungry enough to like it in spite. 🤮
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    Anyone know how to get into a doctors office for a visit?

    In most small places along the Camino, you'll find a "Centro de Salud", Navarette has one, any pharmacy can give you directions. There you generally just walk in during practicing hours. Or google "médicos de familia en ...[location] and call for an appointment.
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    Astorga

    Funny; the OP asked primarily for great food recommendations but instead of helpful suggestions only received references to the chocolate factory 🙄. (As a Swiss, I refrain from giving my (biased) opinion on the chocolate quality in Astorga) In fact, Astorga has some very good restaurants...
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    First Camino

    Welcome! You have a very reasonable attitude and thus will have a very enjoyable Camino. Use gronze.com and booking.com as guides to accommodations, if you're interested, I can PM you my excel sheet with tested and proven ones. Meanwhile, you may start learning to write Saint Jean Pied de Port...
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    Sleepwalking on the Camino

    As if one could actually get 8 to 9 hours of sleep in an Albergue dormitory! With the noisy latecomers and the early risers...not dogmatic but highly unlikely! 😵‍💫
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    Best towns to take two nights on CFrances

    I never plan or take rest days. Instead, I take the bus near big cities like Burgos or Leon, so I have more time to explore them and to occasionally take a nap. In case of injury - so far I've been lucky - I would also take a bus or cab. Spending two days in one place would interrupt my Camino...
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    Sleepwalking on the Camino

    Well frankly: You have a very particular a personal indisposition that could potentially be bothersome in a crowded dormitory, you are a couple, you can afford to fly in from overseas. Why bother to sleep in dormitories, then? Book rooms through booking.com with the aid of gronze.com. As along...
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    Can I make this connection? Seeking advice about Barcelona airport and train connections!

    "There are probably lockers at the train station where you could leave your backpacks." There is a left-lugagge in Sants station, in the basement next to the parking
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    Can I make this connection? Seeking advice about Barcelona airport and train connections!

    Short: Yes, it's possible, I've done it in much less time (w/o jetlag and being very familiar with the perimeter, metro, Sants station) Your plan is the worst possible way to start a pilgrimage. Long: (and especially if I came from overseas as a first-time visitor) Why would you want to do...
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    Issues entering Spain?

    Sixth degree...🤣..just one step before waterboarding 🤣🤣🤣
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    Bus from Zaragoza to Pamplona?

    Train (Renfe) is much more comfortable and faster for this long journey
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    Accommodations in El Acebo de San Miguel

    Before 2021, I would simply have a drink and stroll through El Acebo. However, in 2021, I needed to make an extra stop before Ponferrada in order to meet someone there the next day, so I stayed at the Albergue Casa Peregrino. I was incredibly satisfied with my stay, so I returned there again in...
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