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    Packing List Review & Questions 3 days before departure.

    10% is an arbitrary upper limit. If you can get by with less do so. If there are any items that fall into the “Just in case…” category leave them behind. Spain is a modern country where you can get any thing you might need often at prices well below what they cost elsewhere. For oddments the...
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    Annual Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage

    I’ve done it barefoot once. Out of necessity, my shoes disintegrated. It could have been worse.
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    Nicknaming the People You Walk With

    Dumb is me, I should have twigged that!
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    Nicknaming the People You Walk With

    What is the JMT Trail, and where is it?
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    Gpx files?

    Hi Mull, If you search Wikiloc.com you will find stage:maps for nearly all casinos. You can download for free.
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    Dealing with Vertigo: Seeking Solutions for Balance Issues

    Hi Paladina, the reasons for vertigo are many from minor to not minor. One common contributor is dehydration. This is a very real danger on the Camino. Rather than relying on the experience of forum members, however well meaning and widespread, you should discuss it with your regular GP and then...
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    Travel question (connection through Schiphol) for the seasoned travelers

    Check this out https://www.schiphol.nl/en/blog/find-your-way-quickly-and-easily-at-schiphol/
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    National passport in card form

    Try entering the US with it
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    National passport in card form

    It is merely an ID card but not Irish. It is in fact an EU id card.
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    National passport in card form

    All the time! No problem at all.
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    Parador de Santiago

    It is nice and they do a pilgrim rate. I’m not sure if they would have a room for three, but the bed I had was king size so plenty of room
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    Accommodation Santander

    If that is the upstairs one I stayed in in 2016 it is a trajedy waiting to happen. There must be more than one.
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    Hiiker GPX maps are free

    I use wikiloc as my guide and to record my walks. They have a vast library of maps from other users where you can find ready to use stage maps for many of the Camino and other trails. It is free to download.
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    Possibly cancelling my camino

    Do what you feel you need to. The Camino is not going away.
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    Mid 70 Male & Potential Issues

    Ask the hospitalero/a at check in if you can have a bottom bunk and explain that due to your age you may need to get up several times during the night. Use a dim light to find your way and you should not unduly affect other pilgrims.
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    Electrolytes.

    I’ve noticed several advocates for Nuun but beware of the effects. On one of Camino I used it by dropping a tab into my water bottle in the morning and sipping it all day. The effects were explosive. On another occasion on a hike in the USA I did the same with the same results. Very...
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    Resmed equip need on CF (Resolved)

    Nearest pharmacy, bring the old one with you.
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    Need help from Roman experts

    Found this on fascinating Spain.com “More than 230 square meters is the space occupied by the mosaic of the Roman villa of Noheda. That is a good part of the room of about 14 by 18 meters that contains it, which has about 300 square meters of surface. A major work developed with a careful...

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