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    Bloggers

    DONT get a roaming plan!!!! I took a stock standard normal cell phone with me (not android) and picked up a prepaid sim card at Madrid airport, best thing I done and it was by blind fluke! Was able to call my wife and kids when ever needed and used my ipod to sykpe heaps - I've talked to other...
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    Bloggers

    I didn't plan to but ended up doing a blog on Facebook - originally planned to write a diary but after the first day I wrote on facebook just to tell family I was 'ok' and then didn't have the energy to write in diary as well - and then it carried on from there. I only found one nights stay...
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    Help for 100lb ( 45 kg) woman. what backpack to use?

    Hey Ya! :D I'm feeling that you might be (or not) holding yourself to the 10% rule?... or maybe just being a bit to hard on yourself..... some else mentioned that for us lighter people we should be averagly stronger compared to body mass/fat compared to people who are heavier.... thinking that...
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    Getting up early?

    Thankyou people for your great replies :D I am normally a early riser by nature - I think I am a bit guilty of over thinking... I like the idea of asking someone else to give me a nudge if they see me still alseep... I like and agree with the idea of 'the excitement of the new days adventure...
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    Getting up early?

    Getting up early to start walking? Whilst tryin to be considerate to others who get up later - and you are wearing ear plugs as most people suggest is a must - please people tell me how do you do it?.... do you set a alarm on your phone or watch and put it near your head? What about your ear...
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    Underwear, briefs, boxers.... ?

    Great advice thankyou!.... I've always been a cotton brief wearing lad... but I figured I best think again before I go - specially now I'm gettin a bit older - I find I sweat ALOT more in places I never used too, you know what I mean :wink: On a totally different note - I keep reading...
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    Underwear, briefs, boxers.... ?

    Hey ya - yeah fair comment - but honestly I did - I search underwear and briefs, with no results shown to me, my spelling can be dexlysic at the best of times - was not my intention to ask needlessly.... no harm caused but? P.s - I just search 'underwear' again... no results showing?..... sweet...
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    Underwear, briefs, boxers.... ?

    Hey ya - I'm off to walk the Camino this coming August starting in Roncesvalles. I have been slowly gettin my gears together and am now starting to think about clothing. The question I have is concerning underwear, obviously not taking 20 pairs with me.... so, people tell me what did you survive...
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    All the pilgrim statistics for 2012

    ha ha Yes.... my Dads name is John - bit of a family joke as it goes.... hassle my dad bout losing his marbles.... he cant even remember writting a book!.... but seriously that seems to be a great guide book too, compared to a couple of others I got my hands on first....
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    All the pilgrim statistics for 2012

    Excellant - thankyou for your great advice.... I cant wait! :)
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    All the pilgrim statistics for 2012

    Hey ya.... just had a proper look at previous years - and yeah of course it is just 2012 - No probs I'm going anyway. Guess these stats are taken from when people arrive at Santiago and get their Compostela credential? I'm starting in Roncesvalles 22/8/2013 and planning to get to Santiago...
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    All the pilgrim statistics for 2012

    Hey ya - might seem silly question but please tell me that thats 192488 pilgrims in total... not 192488 pilgrims that just walked in 2012? I'm going in August, was expectin there to be more people than in previous years... but not that many... ?
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