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  1. SeaHorse

    If you had to choose to skip a part of the route. What would be your choice?

    I would skip (by bus or by taxi) all the outskirts, suburbs, and industrial areas of bigger cities. And would cycle the Meseta between Burgos and Leon.
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    Listening to music while on the camino

    I don't hate music as such but I only listen to it when somebody else puts it on or plays it. On the Camino I was on my own, nobody to switch any music playing device on so I didn't listen. I remember one morning in an albergue they woke us up with beautiful Gregorian chants.
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    Camino Wildlife (excluding escaped circus animals)

    Those very clearly had legs.
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    Camino Wildlife (excluding escaped circus animals)

    There were 2 green lizards sunbathing near the path. While I was standing quiet admiring them another pilgrim came, English speaking, possibly American. Immediately shouted "Snakes! Kill them!" I saved 2 innocent lives that day, first of all those were not snakes, second and more important, all...
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    Spanish people like to connect with people that they talk to

    The further north in Europe you go the less touch. Could be that even friends don't do handshakes. Once at introduction and never again. Although I'm fine with the Spanish friendliness too, it's natural.
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    Books are heavy

    Hahaha, yes, I remember sitting in albergue common room and there was the big guide book. Browsed it, toyed with thought that I could take it with me, wouldn't it be awesome to know all about the Camino at a glance. Looked at the big brick and decided not to.
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    Newly minted EU citizen

    I have family in Poland. Great country! Moving ahead so fast, incredible. As for special perks of EU passport apart from no worries about length of stay, I don't know although I also have an EU passport. Freedom of movement mainly. Can easier get a job in any EU country if that's relevant to...
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    Hadrian's Wall Robin Hood's Tree Cut Down

    That was my first thought. What 16 y.o. could do it all on his own. There must be more people into this. Which makes it even worse.
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    Fans on the Camino

    I carried a cheap Chinese bamboo + (fake) silk folding fan. 20 cm long, lightweight and very useful. Still have it and like it. I have quite a collection of traditional folding fans. Bamboo/metal tai chi ones that open with a big bang, Japanese samurai fan made from Kyoto bamboo and special...
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    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    This is how you do it: go in the shop, look at the bottom of wine shelves, find the cheap (1 to few euros) bottle without any label just excise hologram*, buy it, right by the shop take out your Swiss knife with corkscrew, open the bottle, check quality by taste, pour the rest of wine into a...
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    translation for allergy to meat

    Probably meant to be goat/sheep but honestly looks more like a dog.
  12. SeaHorse

    Camino Irritants

    I agree with those who say you need therapist if other people existing, walking, being happy irritates you so much. General you.
  13. SeaHorse

    What to do and not to do in a Refugio/Albergue

    I think this is a troll and we should stop feeding it.
  14. SeaHorse

    What to do and not to do in a Refugio/Albergue

    Harry Potter's invisibility cloak? If you stay on the Camino there is a big chance they will see you again. Even slow walkers sometimes skip a stage and are level with or ahead of the fast ones again. Fast ones sometimes take a day off for whatever reason. Pray they don't have an elephant kind...
  15. SeaHorse

    Valcarlos route or Napoleon Route

    Valcarlos is nice. Napoleon is breath taking wonderful. If it's open go for it. Why take less if there's more? I did, started from Orrison, not the greatest physical form but I did it. It's difficult but very much doable. Was the highlight of the whole Camino.
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