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  1. Sam - AU

    Luggage Storage pricing question....

    My two cents, when picking an ‘affordable’ budget friendly storage price also consider the shipping cost from SJPP / Pamplona / Madrid etc that would also be incurred by the customer, add both together and then consider if the variety of types, age brackets and vastly varying financial status of...
  2. Sam - AU

    thin lightweight flip-flops?

    I second Annie, any cheap discount store in any country. You want to look for the kind with a foam type bottom, super lightweight. If you are just looking to shower and walk to and from dinner in them they will more than fit the purpose.
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    Help! Pack too heavy! — CF Sept & Oct — Senior Woman

    Not repeating everyone’s advice on your packed items but keeping on the ‘my pack is too heavy’ … I would highly recommend, and will also help, is spending time learning how to fit and adjust your pack. Watch lots of different you tube videos, and start with loosening out ALL the straps on the...
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    Visa for Americans for more than 90 days?

    if anyone is planning on waiting out time until Schengen days reset or just tracking their Schengen days used, I would recommend downloading a free Schengen days app for your phone which calculates your days remaining / when they reset. I travelled internationally full time for a year in 2019...
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    Privacy in the shower

    A good tip is if you find yourself in an open shower or shower cubicle without a door situation is to be aware when other pilgrims routinely take their showers. Normally in the afternoon after check in. So a good time to go for privacy would be dinner time when most people are out, later in the...
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    Do you have any advice for potential flight disruption?

    Just remember that in a few months time you’ll only remember the amazing adventure of your first overseas trip and Camino, and the extra few hundred dollars or missed days in Madrid due to a delay (if these things even actually eventuate) will be either long forgotten, or become a now funny...
  7. Sam - AU

    October CF bottoms for women - suggestions appreciated!

    My end of Oct/Nov/Dec camino, bottom wise I had 2 pairs of normal standard average thickness activewear material black tights (nothing special), and a cheap pair of black thermal pants from Decathalon. Layering is your friend, it was easy to spend an extra minute in the morning to slowly put the...
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    Walking in warm weather when not used to it.

    Similar to the wet hat suggestion earlier, a wet buff around your neck also helps. And as others have suggested, earlier starts, electrolytes and breaks in shady spots when you see them.
  9. Sam - AU

    Pack rain cover needed with Poncho, or no?

    I’ll go against everyone else so far. Yes, I always take both, and have always used both and been happy I have taken both. Pack rain cover is light and barely takes up any space. I find it’s perfect for light rain where you wouldn’t bother putting a poncho on and being hot and sweaty e.g in...
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    Luggage transfer during Jan/Feb (French Way)

    Hi, I transferred a small suitcase from SJPP to Santiago in winter. I started a thread in this forum containing all the information for future pilgrims trying to do the same thing. Do a forum search for “Suitcase Transportation and Storage from SJPP to Santiago - Winter Caminos” and you should...
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    November Camino - (F) alone?

    I walked the CF in November 2019. While the pilgrim numbers are nowhere near comparable to peak times, it most definitely won’t be as ‘solitary’ as you think. It was ‘busier’ than I had hoped or would have liked (that time I wanted a solitary Camino) There are plenty of opportunities during the...
  12. Sam - AU

    Bed bugs & getting rid of gear

    I won’t repeat suggestions of gear treatment. But in my experience the paranoia experienced as a result is equally as terrible as the initial event and lasts longer and unfortunately time is the only treatment for that. It sounds like you already acted quickly and did the right things so...
  13. Sam - AU

    sock cleaning

    I lathered in vaseline AND used injinji toe socks specifically on 3 caminos (with no blisters so why change what works for my feet) and I know exactly what you are talking about. I found they were fine with washing after each wear for the duration of 1 Camino with no problems, towards the end...
  14. Sam - AU

    How to stream the movie "The Way" in the US

    It’s available to rent or buy on iTunes in Australia just checked. Hopefully the US version might have it if you haven’t checked there already? Alternatively, get a VPN subscription and then use it to set your country to one where it is available to rent on a streaming service like Amazon Prime...
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    LIVE from the Camino Ethics Question -- to walk or not to walk?

    Obviously the comment “She doesn't want me to experience something that she won't.” Is one side of the story. But at the core of everything, it doesn’t seem to be about the blister, or to walk or to take what is being suggested as one bus (now) early on. A big piece of important information...
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