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As a blanket, it'll work well to trap the heat you generate. Not so, however, flapping around in the breeze on the trail!
Like @C clearly, I never travel anywhere in the world no matter how warm I expect it to be without a decent warm layer. 95...
I don't think I would travel anywhere in the world, at any time of year, without a warmish layer of clothing. That could be 2 lightweight merino long layers, or if you have a rain jacket or windbreaker, maybe that with one light long sleeved...
Hola there are a number of "Media Distance" trains from Atocha to Pamplona. I think the one I took in 2015 departed around 10.00 am. I seem to recall that there were also buses which I think are included above. Whilst most aircraft flights arrive...
I had really good luck with a band style of earphone called Hoomband. It is fairly flat so is ok of you move from side to back to stomach. It’s wireless, so I’d set up a podcast on my IPad mini ( a phone would also work) - when I couldn’t...
This is me.
I generally wake up around 2-3 am and am wide-eyed.
On the Camino, if I'm in an albergue, I'll put in my earphones and listen to quiet meditations until people begin stirring. If I know it's going to be "one of those nights" I will...
It helps if there is a common room in your albergue, where you can go for a while. Sometimes I simply lay there, counting the bells every 15 min. in the neighboring church. If I don't get a lot of sleep, I don't stress about it, it will just be a...
On my first CF in 2002, I, too, could not sleep. Not. Sleep. And I tossed. And I turned. Those bunk bed springs rattled like tin plates when I turned, so i was exhausted, sleepless and embarassed. I think I went three days at one point on...
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