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    To shave or not to shave

    Don't shave if you don't want or like. Applicable for men and women alike. But don't say the reason is to help you save on weight. There are plenty other items weighting more than a simple razor.
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    Cancelled Flights

    My flight to Zaragoza (23th of April) was cancelled by Wizzair last week. I was offered a 100% cash refund or 120% credit for future flights (in a 2-year period of time). I chose the latter.
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    A 'One Word' Why?

    Freedom
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    Portuguese or Frances?

    Dear formysons, The camino from Porto to Santiago is a lovely one, less cobblestones and greener. Some stages are longer than your planned daily walking distance, but you can adjust them on the way. Think a bit in advance; you can always call ahead for accommodation. Late august will be a hot...
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    Weight Loss

    I lost about 3 kilos on the first camino (Frances - 2013), one kilo on the second (Portugues - 2018).
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    Lisbon or Porto?

    I have just returned from Camino Portugues. I started in Lisbon, but I wouldn't have done it if I would know how it would be like. If I were to do it again, I would start in Porto. The reasons: I didn't seen any pilgrims for the first week. Slightly many after Tomar. Many more from Porto. There...
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    Finisterre or Muxia first?

    Hi, Rich. Santiago-Finistere is a nicer walk than Santiago-Muxia. Consider walking first to Finistere, spend a night or two there, depending on your time and desires, then walk further to Muxia. The walk and view are also nice. You can return by bus to Finistere the same day. Or the next...
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    Identification of tree

    The first one looks like a linden tree.
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    2nd Camino - Repeat CF or try something new?

    Tim, when you went for the first time and found yourself on the Camino, you didn't know for sure that you will have good moments, when they will arrive or where. Now, you think back and say that you had "best moments". Nothing is going to be the same. You may have other best moments, but you are...
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    Camino Frances with 5 Year Old--Am I CRAZY??

    I don't think you are crazy, e.s. bateman. You are a mother who wants to be a good mother. We all have read your questions - about food and eating, sleeping, and safety issues - and many of the members have offer you good advice.I hope you read all the posts. It might sound like a good idea to...
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    Let's talk weight... BODY weight

    3 kilos. For a better idea, I started at 75 kg and finished at 72 kg, at a height of 175 cm, F, 41 yrs. I was not really trying to lose weight, but I was thinking that any loss would be appreciated... I walked CF in 28 days, one day rest in Santiago, then 4 more days to Finisterre. Breakfast on...
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    2 Dads and 3 girls off to the end of the known world. Help please.

    Chapeau! For both of you, dads! You will enjoy your time together with your girls, and they will have a great time, too. No need for booking, no need to worry about buses, because there are places to stay over night and buses to catch for return. As rometimed said, just ask. Do not worry about...
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    Is Finisterre worth the extra time?

    If you have 41 days, you have enough time to give it a try. I would almost bet my boots that you would enjoy walking all the way to Finisterre, maybe even to Muxia. (This last day was the most quite one of all my Camino. I was on my own almost all the way.). Perhaps you know about that ritual of...
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    Still overwhelmed it is over.....

    Feelings are not right or wrong, good or bad, positive or negative, as we tend (or taught) to see them. They are the expressions of the profound, inner world of us, and they have the function to signal, to (re)mark what is inside us (our thoughts, our sense of ... everything), and bring those...
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    I'm Worried about Walking with my Wife !

    Robo, I see things a bit different. At one point you said that you'll "actually have each other for company all the time. " If you are concerned about being together all the time it could mean that you two are not enough used to be with the other. Maybe you don't spend enough time together at...
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