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    Waterproof shoes

    I used Keen Newport H2 sandals. Very stiff sole, which I think of as hard on my feet when I first start walking, but have found that that completely escapes my notice after walking a bit each day. I love a more pillowy Hoka sandal I have that was called the Tor Trafa, but it has a leather upper...
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    Waterproof shoes

    I have come to believe (important: believe as opposed to "know" through objective methods) that waterproof shoes were hotter and the heat contributed to the development of blisters on each of my Caminos. I have also come to believe (and maybe even know! :) ) that blisters are worse than wet...
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    Where do you carry your valuables?

    Focusing on eliminating “Opportunity” or “Temptation” thefts was my goal. I had a wallet for passport, credit/debit cards and cash (many albergues required that in my last Camino in 2019), and kept it in a zippered pocket (and slept in shorts with it in a zippered pocket), and I took it to the...
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    Womens wide feet trekking shoes

    Lots of thoughts on this question here, too.
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    Warning for those who visit Santiago: you can not eat or drink in the Plaza del Obradoiro

    It could be that this triggered images of the fall of man, and that’s what kicked off the enforcement binge. By the way, it must be a European tradition to enable paying fines in advance: it happened to me in Paris after my first Camino when I was unable to figure out how to validate a bus...
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    Health Insurance for travel outside the US

    Here's what Medicare says on its site (bold emphasis mine): Many people on Medicare buy supplemental policies known as Medigap policies. Here's what Medicare says about them (again, bold emphasis mine): My supplemental plan has a $25,000 annual limit for emergency care outside the US, and a...
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    What about Bedbugs? The Myths, the Legends, the Realities

    Three cheers. Spent quite a bit of time and effort researching prior to my 2017 pilgrimage, and it turned up exactly this info. I spotted a bed bug (probably a lone traveling pilgrim) at about 2 am in a Los Arcos albergue and couldn’t get to a commercial dryer until Logroño. Had seen some...
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    Reviews of Four Camino-Related Books

    He's the friend of a friend (which is how I came to read the book when it was released, and begin to dream of walking the Camino), and I can assure you Hitt did walk it. :oops:
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    Searching for "my" backpack

    This is what I finally realized. Turns out, my torso seems to be … non–standard. If I measure to the right spot on my backbone and size the pack that way, the hip belt is too low to sit on the “shelf”, as @isawtman describes it. It sits below it and has no purchase, and all the weight bouncing...
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    New list of bonus items to pack?

    Yes, definitely. With current availability, the only ethical thing is to require a diagnosis before prescribing. I expect that at some point there will be enough (production and inventory increase, epidemic waning) that we’ll be able to get Paxlovid and other oral treatments that emerge much...
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    New list of bonus items to pack?

    COVID-19 rapid tests and just-in-case Paxlovid?
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    COVID What to expect if you catch Covid?

    Thanks for this info. It’s very hard to find online reviews for travel insurance from people who actually made a claim (which does tell you something about the relative likelihood of needing to use it). Nice to know of your experience with this one, at least.
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    Trail Runner Brands That Work for wide feet

    I also struggle to find shoes that are wide enough. Here's my current list of solutions actually owned, ranked from widest to narrowest (though still in various "wide" versions): Altra Lone Peak 5 wide. (The zero-drop took some getting used to, but a great last for my particular feet) New...
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    Reviews of Four Camino-Related Books

    While Watching The Way I became increasingly agitated: “They stole this from that book I read a long time ago!” Then the credits rolled and the book was prominently cited as a source. 😬
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    Reviews of Four Camino-Related Books

    Jack Hitt’s book is what first planted the idea for me of walking the Camino. By the time I got there (2017), it was a much different experience than the one he had.

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