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Hi all, I've created a neat and light essentials kit, following my own 500 mile Camino Frances walk in 2017. Does anyone know specific Camino shops that I could sell my kit from? I am finding that the e-commerce world is very big for my small enterprise, and I'm trying to personally reach out...
Dear all, I've been advised to pack Vaseline for my next trip in September (Santiago to Finisterre). I hear it has a multitude of uses but I am only aware of it's anti-chafing uses. What else can it do for a hiker/walker?
Thanks for that. I'll get a new pilgrim passport, because it will definitely be refugios I'll stay in. I'm in the process of framing my credentials from last year. :)
After walking the full Camino Frances last year, I'm taking my self off to walk just three days soon (short retreat). I'll be staying hostels but not municipal ones. Do I need a pilgrim passport for a three night break away?
Hello everyone! I had the joy and experience of walking from SJPP to Santiago last year, and am heading back in mid September to walk from Santiago to Finisterre. I am flying in early to Santiago airport and want to get my feet on the road that day, to stay in a hostel outside Santiago/...
I'm not familiar with the maker of those shoes but any good pair of shoes should last much longer. Hopefully, you've brought it to the maker's attention? I wore Salomon's for 500 miles CF last year and the tread didn't even look worn after walking on mostly hard ground.
I lay on my first bunk bed after my first day in the Pyrenees, and thought "Really? Am I going to sleep in such discomfort and listen to the dorm 'noises' for the next 5-6 weeks on the road? Really?" And within three days, I was adapting, enjoying the routine of a pilgrim day............oh, and...
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