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I agree and have done that in the past.I usually prefer to not head to the luggage conveyer belt and wait as it can take too much time when I need to get to my next connection on a train or bus.
I checked a shipping tube with my poles and other sharp objects in it and carried on my pack. The shipping tube came through just fine. If it had been lost it would be no big deal.
I would NEVER check my backpack. If it is lost or if it takes a few day to get your luggage you are screwed. Carrying your backpack through an airport is a good final runthrough before your camino. Also when you arrive and I am sure you will be...
I have struggled with coming home and trying to live the life we lead on camino in "real life". That is until I realized that for me, "real life" is the camino and the spirit of joy and contentment I have on the camino is one of the prime...
+1 for the TP trail and horrible tea. I'll add bag rustlers at silly o'clock, head torches in the dorm, rabid non drinkers. Non judgemental non drinkers are fine. I try to sit next to them.
Now for some likes to balance. People who yomp past...
I love photos that show the Camino path ahead or behind. Especially photos with a long perspective. These photos seem to draw me into them.
I am wondering if anyone else shares my delight in these photos and so I have created this thread as a...
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