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    Place to stay in Porto

    Bom Dia :) I think the Hotel Boa Vista is the best place - it is old timey in all the right ways, breakfast lovely and it is in Foz area right on the beach/camino. If you prefer in town, where it is super busy and I think a bit distracting for the focus you might want to start a camino, I...
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    Do I need to pack waterproof trousers & jacket?

    I would suggest to pay the big bucks and buy breathable :)
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    Do I need to pack waterproof trousers & jacket?

    Also, just saying, a tired body, end of day, you are getting soaked, it is chilly Galicia, and hypothermia is creeping up on you - just take the equipment
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    Do I need to pack waterproof trousers & jacket?

    I did not bring, but I was a little "jelly" when I was getting wet and chafing legs, and my then walking pal was putting on her gore tex leggings. Norte might be pretty wet?
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    Sick on Camino...on train to Leon

    Feel better sweet pilgrim!
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    Tui or Valença?

    It’s the most amazing feeling to soak up the last of Portugal and then walk the bridge in the AM and feel the cultural shift - new sights, language, smells, coffee :) in Spain!
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    A week in Porto

    Take the 500 bus from Aliados (sit up top in the very front in the huge window) and take it to Foz (the beach area) and eat at Tavi and then walk the beach. Take the wooden tram back to town. Eat a "Frenchie" sandwich at Cafe Santiago, drink Port wine at night at a touristic cafe right along...
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    Favorite Toothpaste?

    anything you use at home but squeezed into a tiny baggie to save a few ounces of weight, it all adds up :)
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    It becomes harder to find germans on the camino

    If they pass by you fast, they are most likely from Germany :)
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    Is it okay to want to walk the Frances alone?

    Lots of people walk alone, I did in Spring 2019. I loved it and you make "walking buddies" along the way if you wish to. It is perfect. Here in the USA it seems weird to say you will alone, but once on the Camino you see it is rather normal. :) Have a great Camino.
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    Stylish hats anyone? Pics please!

    did you really pack a crown to bring lol yay!
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    Toilet Paper Alternatives for Camino. . maybe?

    Since we are on the toilet topic, I just wrote a blog post about these kinds of issues/tissues. hehe https://sound-and-bites.home.blog/2021/02/16/bathrooming-on-the-camino-i-pre-apologize/
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    What's the one thing in your pack, that you absolutely CANNOT do without...and why?

    I just made a vlog about this very question today! Here I give you my very *lite* and essential items :)
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    Notes on my Equipment - The Lighter the Better - Women and Men!

    I like the idea of the 28L, i just like my feathery lightweight bag so much and I loved just kind of hiding inside of it at night lol, so I need the larger pack, but I think the smaller bag is smart!
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    Discouraged in Florida

    You are fine, you have a lot of encouragement here as you can see :) I trained on the Georgia flat beach coast haha, and my first days of hills was not fun for me. But, as others say, you just go slowly, at a snail's pace, be passed by all, so what, you all sleep in the same albergue at night...
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