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    Orujo de Hierbas - digestif, pain killer, conversation start

    Still miss this nectar of the godz...gotta order it one of these days, or better yet, walk again & enjoy it at the source!
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    how much weight did you lose on your Camino?

    I lost around 20 lbs, but have gained it back since then (2007). I'm in solidarity with those who'd like to go back on the Way to re-shed their chunk... :oops: Man, one of my favorite things about the Camino was being able to eat/drink whatever I wanted and not pad my gut as a result...sigh...
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    Orujo de Hierbas - digestif, pain killer, conversation start

    Yum - sounds good! I wonder if cinnamon as an additive would work? My favorite whiskey is a brand called "Fireball," which has cinnamon in it. It goes well with stogies, and makes a great hot toddy when I'm sick! :wink:
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    Did ANYBODY take crappy equipment

    I brought a pair of chintzy gaiters that I got rid of quite quickly. My boots were also too heavy, and I ended up replacing them with a light Spanish pair in Logrono. I had a non-breathable rain jacket that I left in SJPP because it was like a portable sauna. And my neck wallet ended up being...
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    Orujo de Hierbas - digestif, pain killer, conversation start

    Copied and pasted for future reference - gracias! :mrgreen:
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    Items I overlooked, but wished I had

    Way to bust a rhyme, homes! Say, if you stagger across one of those never-ending vino bottles, let me know! But then again, the Spanish bar economy would suffer, and we can't have that... :mrgreen:
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    Class of 2011

    I highly recommend taking the Segway tour around the city - it was a blast. I did an hour for around 30 Euros back in 2007 w/two guides who ended up giving me a cool tour with some extra time at no charge...buen Camino! :arrow:
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    Kindle the perfect pilgrim gadget?

    Good points, except that one can go with the Wi-Fi only iPad and avoid any data charges at all. Plus, I never did much reading in the hot Spanish son - instead, I read in bars, cafes, restaurants, and albergues in the cool shade. Anyway, I see the iPad as a device for the pilgrim who wants to...
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    Has your camino experience changed who you are as a person?

    Well, here are a couple of mine: I became an atheist after walking the Camino, which is kind of ironic given the Way's context...but that's how the walking stick bounces sometimes, I suppose. Perhaps it was the reading I did on the Camino's background, along with meeting so many cool people...
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    Hand sanitizer?

    When I did the Camino Frances in 2007, I tried to replenish my supply of hand sanitizer (alcohol-based gel/moisturizer) at a farmacia. However, the person behind the counter told me that Spain didn't have such a product. Anyone know if that's still the case in 2011?
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    Kindle the perfect pilgrim gadget?

    Luves my Kindle, but I'm coveting the iPad 2 (with Kindle app, of course)...still waiting to see if anyone's done the Way with an iPad, cuz it would be pretty handy depending on how much free wireless there is on the trails nowadays (the 3G fees would probably be horrendous)... :arrow:
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    Smokers

    The first shot of orujo's on me! :wink: I just saw a funny and topical episode of South Park that should be required viewing for all who post/lurk on this thread... :mrgreen:
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    Spanish Language

    I recommend that you know numbers from one to 100, names of common food items/utensils, simple commonly-used sentences, directions, and courtesies. Arn's list is a good start (I would add "grande" to the vino tinto phrase, though, and "orujo" is kind of like the pepto-bismol of Spain...
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    What did you read on your Camino

    I spent a lot of time poring over my Brierley guidebook, but I also picked up books on the trail or hung out in the rare albergue library/reading room (like the one at Rabanal). I love to read, so I always had something on hand to go through. But I also made an effort to spend time just...
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    "The Way" movie being released??

    I'd like to see a Camino trek combined with a Bachelor or Bachelorette premise, where one person starts off in SJPP with, say, twenty members of the opposite gender, and then he/she picks a spouse out of whomever makes it to Santiago with him/her...I'd be happy to star in that one (hehe)! :mrgreen:
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