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    Pamplona reservations

    Which Pamplona albergue if any will accept a reservation via email
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    Vodafone Tourist Sim - Reviews?

    Has anyone recently used the Prepaid Vodafone Tourist Sim 60 min talk ( including international) + 1 Gb data -30days , @15euro I have previously had a Hits Mobile which used the Vodafone network, the coverage was good incl data, but the sim expired and I can't be bothered with the hassle to...
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    Back again, it's an addiction

    Hi all I have been absent from the forum for a while , so I will reintroduce myself, my name is Frank I am a Camino addict , I have resisted temptation for almost 9 months, but I have again weakened and recently booked myself a flight to Spain , I am again looking forward to my next Camino...
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    Charity Collectors Scamming in Santiago?

    Having spent some time on several occasions in Santiago I have observed what appears to me to be organised groups scamming tired arriving pilgrims. Their main targets appear to be Asian and elderly Pilgrims, their method is to approach you to sign a petition and if you oblige they then follow...
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    Porto road markings near airport

    The X indicated that this was not the Way, but that is actually the camino, and not the way under the flight path as indicated by the arrows! I was redirected by a local in a car after I followed the arrows, he told me the markings were wrong, Has anyone followed the arrows, if so where did...
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    LIVE from the Camino Protests in Pamplona and surrounding regions

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    Camino Porto Alburgues list?

    Is there an online list of Alburgues similar to the PDF available for the Camino France's? Frank
  8. ffp13

    Altus poncho versatility?

    For my next Camino I have ordered an Altus poncho the type that goes over the backpack. After my Camino I will travel to Vietnam (rainy season) but I won't be backpacking, can the poncho still be used without a backpack (or hunchback) or should I consider a normal poncho? I initially opted...
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    Vodafone or Orange ?

    There are some very good Spanish SIM deals available for advance purchase in Australia . The two main competitors Mobipassport and Prepaidsimcard use the Vodafone and Orange networks. Their plans are not identical and therefore difficult to compare. But for me the deciding factor may be...
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    Can anyone translate this sign

    It was on this building on the Camino I photographed the sign so that on day I could hopefully find out what this unusual building was/is Thanks Frank
  11. ffp13

    Youtube - The Way, a documentary worth watching

    http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=4dqOI87n ... dqOI87nSU0
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    Changing weather patterns:( make planning difficult

    This year Summer in Australia has been hotter and longer than recorded history, I have heard the same from friends in Europe for the past winter, It seems like the summer in Oz doesn't want to end, and expect the same for the winter/autumn in Spain. I fear that my next Camino will be wet and...
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    Travel from Santiago to Porto

    This year I will travel to Spain for 2 months and I will again be walking the Camino France's, after I complete that Camino I should have sufficient time to walk the Camino from Porto. What is the best and most economical means of transport from Santiago to Porto Thanks. Frank
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    Meaning of Camino Markers other than the yellow arrows

    On the Camino I noticed military unit style markers small rectangle plates of 2 or 3 colours I can't recall the colours and don't have a photo, are these markers related to the Camino? Do they have a meaning? Thanks Frank
  15. ffp13

    Travel Santiago to Paris

    Hi all, My return flight to Australia departs from Paris in early August , I am open to suggestions on the most economical route and travel method to get there, travel time is not an issue, I just want to have a safety margin just in case, to arrange alternate travel means should there be a...
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    What keepsakes did you find or acquire on your Camino?

    On my second Camino I was entering the village of Villafranca and passed some recent roadwork/escavation in the residual dirt and gravel a flat stone beckoned me to pick it up, it turned out to be an old coin from the reign of Queen Isabella and Ferdinand dated from around 1470, it is a very...
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    I strongly dislike Concrete paths

    Before I walked my first Camino I would not have picked up on the difference in hardness between concrete and bitumen. Now when walking longer distances I find myself instinctively walking on the shoulder of the road or the nature strip (grass strip) in preference to the concrete path. Some...
  18. ffp13

    Map My Walk (Phone App)

    I have begun using the Smart Phone "Map My Walk" on my iPhone, I am very impressed with this application which plots on a map your route and average speed, it even provides calories burned. During the walk it will announce your progress every mile (1.6 Km). The App links back to a WEB page...
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    LIVE from the Camino The other Religion in Spain

    See attached photo: Poor bloke in the Santiago Catederal square, he has just walked arround 900 Km and there is no-one there to greet him, no fanfare, no old faces, just silence, Where are all the other pylgrims, - following the other Religion in Spain- FOOTBALL! --- I am here...
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    Ferreiros private Albergue questionable standard for sleepin

    This albergue has a well deserved reputation for pilgrim menus, but the dorm is unclean , a mixture of various beds and matteresses most covers stained and not recently washed, they do give you a woven paper cover but i could not bring myself to stay, i dont think they could have bedbugs, they...

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