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They sell waterbottles for the pack pockets that have a hose and mouthpiece that goes over your shoulder can attach to shoulder strap, so you don't need to take out bottle to drink, and always know how much water you have.
My wife and I walked the Via Francesco from Dovadola, Italy(small village on south side of Bologna) to Rome, via Assisi. From Florence you would probably start the walk in La Verna. The route is hilly, but maybe 65% woodsy trails, 35% pavement. Assisi & Gubbio are the most popular towns on...
On my earlier Caminos I had a small Fuji with a telephoto lens. But, on the last two I upgraded to the Canon M50 (mirrorless) it comes with a small telephoto, but I use EOS 18-150, it handles all occasions.
My wife and I have been in many of San Sebastian restaurants, Michelin star included, just dressed in our Camino clothes, usually with the boots, but I also have a super light pair of shoes to give feet a break from the boots. We have eaten in Michelin star restaurants in Paris, and again just...
Mier, inexpensive, super lightweight & fast drying, cargo pockets but not obvious, zippers on all pockets, ties on bottom cuffs. And can pass for dress occasions.
Take the time to build up, one day is not what it is about. People ask me how far do you walk a day? I say, on average 15 miles. They think about it and respond, I can probably walk 15 miles. Yes, but can you do it day after day after day. I did the Camino Frances it was 36 of those days...
I have several Tillies, one that spent too many years on a sailboat, I took to a hat shop that sold Tillies, gave them the hat, they gave me a new one, no questions asked. My Camino Tilly has gone some 2300 miles without a care.
Get the Miam Miam Dodo guidebook for the Geneva - Le Puy route. All the info is there. Many of the accomodations can be homestays. guides@amis-st-jacques.org
For me the Spirit of the Camino is my inner voice, a voice that day to day is drowned out in our 24/7 hurry, hurry society. The Camino is the opportunity to hear the voice. Possibly the change we sometime feel from the Camino is just our responding to our inner voice, our real self.
Kindle has changed the system for Kindle's 5th generation and older. Not sure if this was your problem, but they said you would have to have the Kindle app.
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