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    Moving to Santiago

    Sybill Congratulations for making the leap. Fluid Plans Are The Best Plans I know its a big step and we are nearly neighbours. I bought a house and moved to Castaneda two years ago after walking the Camino, and try to spend as much time there as I can. The house was empty for many years so I...
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    Moving to Santiago

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    Cellphone plan

    You could opt for the Ballena plan which is also 10 euro for 1 GB data sim and you can switch back to calls only when you need works with wattts app skype etc
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    Cellphone plan

    I travel back and forth from Germany to Spain for a few months at a time and have found for me the orange pay as you go sim works the best. Cost 10 Euro from any Orange Outlet in Spain. You can top up the sim over the internet whenever you need and also change the plan from Data to Calls or a...
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    Torn, 200km done, 1OO ish to go Blisters not healing

    Karen Not sure if you can get this where you are but I used to get blisters on the hands from rowing and methylated spirits really helped. It stings like hell but did the trick and toughened the skin
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    Rent a Pilgrim

    I noticed this thread today and experienced something last year very similar. A car pulled up outside a bar and a guy gets out and walks across the road sits at a small table where there was water, oranges and watermelons for passing pilgrims. The next moment he pulls out a stack of pilgrim...
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    LIVE from the Camino Rubbish on the trail

    Helena, Last year I took an old door and made it into a display board standing it on the side of the road by the house. I live near Arzua and each day when I saw bottles wrappers left on the trail near the house or in the small park I picked them up and nailed them to the door to try and make...
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    Intervention Needed!

    Hi there I did chuck it all an and bought a place in Castaneda near Arzua a couple of years back, Its not easy and many times I have thought maybe like Jo says a commune where everyone pitches in and has the same ideas would be the answer to share the work. Not sure if walking the Camino every...
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    wifi along the Camino?

    Hello Kirk - not sure about the bandwith but I use Skype / Wattsapp Video calling, and both work fine, I also download large drawing files with no problems. I have the mifi as it is so flexible and allows multiple visitors to connect to the internet at the house also working from home a laptop...
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    Camping on the camino Portugues

    Anyone needing to camp 40km before santiago on CF. I have some land just as you leave Castaneda. Most of it is cleared with lovely trees and even a hammock in the garden. There is a sink and tap outside which is mostly turned on. Sometimes I am there and sometimes not, as you walk down the hill...
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    My albergue

    Beatrice I had the same feelings after walking the caminio. Bought the house and grounds - that was the easy bit, Got the planning permission - a bit more complicated !! Now on the slow process of renovating - thats the hard bit. Blood sweat and tears !!! believe me its not easy, but dont be...
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    My albergue

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    Buying SIM card in Madrid

    If you feel the need to get a sim card for data I recomend Orange 10 Euro 1GB data its called hola targeta prepago, on the front of the packet there is a whale and a squirel. Orange coverage is excellent over the camino and being pay as you go there is no contract, You will need your passport...
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    Ten years ago today.

    John I know the feeling and after 12 months from returning in 2014 I could not settle and my life changed forever. I went back to Spain looking for a house on the Caminio. I was blessed with finding one in a small village 2 days walk from Santiago and nothing gives me more pleasure than watching...
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