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    Impact of Paris Olympics 2024

    As I stated, I was considering doing the French Camino in the fall. To clarify that would be starting late Sept at the earliest. Nor sure how many days yet but I definitely won't be experiencing the last 100 km. I don't need another compestela, find SDC more about $$ than crosses and abhore the...
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    Do you collect a Compostela?

    On my first Camino (Norte/Primitivo) in Sept/Oct 2022, I started in San Sébastien but after realizing my 30+ km per day plan was unrealistic in 35 degree plus temps while dealing with a brutal bed race I skipped two stages and restarted in Bilbao. I put my starting point as Bilbao when applying...
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    Do you collect a Compostela?

    "Composer" should be "compostela". Auto correct. Sheesh!
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    Impact of Paris Olympics 2024

    I was considering walking the French Camino this fall. Visiting Paris and Juno Beach prior to hitting SJPDP. I am concerned the impact of the Olympics in Paris will increase traffic on the crowded Frances and increase prices. I am now leaning to 2025. Thoughts?
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    Starting in Lisbon

    I walked the Central from Lisbon last September. My advice is to spend some tourist time in Lisbon, then train to Tomar. There are narrow somewhat dangerous roads after Tomar, but the worst stretch is Lisbon to Tomar. Starting in Porto misses Tomar and Coimbra which are both worth experiencing...
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    Do you collect a Compostela?

    I have 4 composer's and a Salvadoran. I've been to SDC 3 times and find the last 100 km and congestion in SDC soul killing. I've completed 5 Caminos and the Muxia-Fisterra loop twice and plan to walk the French Camino, but will never go to SDC again.
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    Women's sandals for plantar fascitis

    I am currently dealing with PF and can walk 25 km comfortably. According to my family doctor and orthotic specialist, the cause was wearing flip-flops on hard surfaces after hiking. What has helped me is Miranda Esmond-White's Essentrics program. She has a daily PBS program in the U.S. and a...
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    Portuguese Drivers

    I had no issues with drivers on the Portuguese Coastal this April. There were few high speed/high traffic roads and a greater police presence. On the Central I didn't see a cop between Lisbon and Porto. Then no cops until Spain. Also there were very few narrow, walled cobblestone roads on the...
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    Lisbon to Porto – the good, the bad and the ugly...

    I agree with starting from Tomar and recommend spending a day exploring the town-especially the Templar castle and Convento. The experience changed for me after Tomar. I had planned to hike in Morocco's Atlas mountains for 2 weeks after finishing the Central and Muxia loop, but the earthquake...
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    Bus and Train Hubs Along The French Camino

    Greetings I have searched for transportation information along the Camino Frances. I am considering spending time in Paris and at Juno Beach (I'm Canadian) prior to starting the French Camino next fall. I won't be walking the last 100 km. I had that experience 3 times in a 14-month period...
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    What I lost on the Camino

    I had the same problem on my first 2 Caminos On the Portuguese Central from Lisbon (better to start at Tomar), I carried a laminated inventory list, packed everything in waterproof bags, checked my list when I unpacked and repacked and nothing on this trip. I made 2 copies of the inventory and...
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    Those BRIGHT motion activated lights, or how to pee in 5 seconds

    When seated I often feel like John Williams conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra.
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    Gregory Zulu 40L as carry on.

    For the flat trails, I would agree, but I have two bad knees and could not have walked the San Salvador, the Norte nor the Primitivo without very sturdy poles on both the uphills and downhills. Certainly next year when I tackle the Pyrenees climb on the French, I will need excellent poles.
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    Gregory Zulu 40L as carry on.

    Update. Between Sep 2022 and Oct 2023 I made 3 Camino trips to Spain and Portugal with my Zulu 40 pack. All trips were from Toronto. Trip 1, checked poles, carried on the pack on flight to Barcelona KLM. Left poles behind on return. Trip 2 carried pack on, bought poles in Porto, gifted poles to...
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    Sleeping bag or liner on the Salvador/Primitivo?

    I walked the Primitivo last October and the San Salvador this year in May. I took a very light liner and used it once on the Primitivo when a very rude woman, in a sleeping bag refused to shut the window beside her bed. On both routes extra blankets were available in most albergues but not all...
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    Stamps- missing a few days

    I have 4 Compostelas. Each Pilgrim Office visit was very different from an intense grilling and stamp-by-stamp examination of my credential to the one a few weeks ago that was over in less than a minute. The guy looked at the first and last stamps, asked no questions and handed my the...
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    Portuguese Drivers

    I walked the Portuguese Coastal from Porto and San Salvador this spring after my life changing experience on the Norte and Primitivo in autumn 2022. This autumn I tackled the Portuguese Central from Lisbon and had 100's of close encounters with too fast and too close drivers in Portugal. One...
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    Gregory Zulu 40L as carry on.

    Thanks for the response, but as previously posted my bag is 10 cm oversized when it is empty so cinch straps aren't the answer. Prior to COVID we often witnessed many people with oversized bags and even sometimes more bags than were allowed to carry-on and the crew made it fit. No I think--not...
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    Gregory Zulu 40L as carry on.

    I have been considering this. I was planning to buy poles, knife etc. in Spain, but this is also an option. I don't believe I can take my oversized pack on board in Toronto since it is 10 cm oversize. Toronto is having huge issues with lost luggage currently.
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    Gregory Zulu 40L as carry on.

    Thanks for your comments and suggestions. I am not comfortable checking my pack given our current uncertain travel environment. My Gregory Zulu is 10 km over KLM carry-on standards in length--totally empty, so there is no way I can address my challenge by squishing or adding a second bag...

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