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    Planning to walk the Gudbrandsdalsleden (western route) in Norway

    I am planning to walk from Oslo to Trondheim, starting in late Jun 2024 and arriving for Olsok. When I did this walk last, I walked on the eastern route leaving Oslo. This time I plan to follow the western route. At this stage, I will stay in Trondheim for about a week and attend some more of...
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    A short walk on the Sanabres

    I was extremely fortunate to be able to walk another pilgrimage this year, this time from Ourense on the Sanabres. I made the decision to walk on 24 May, picked up a credencial on 25 May, travelled to Ourense on 26 May and started walking on 27 May. This is clearly a short time frame, added to...
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    A GOM walking the Variante Espiritual

    I have been hanging back from posting about my recent camino on the Variante Espiritual. Some of you might have guessed that I would do something while my wife and I were staying in Coimbra, but other than it would be along the general line of the Camino Portugués route, I wasn't sure myself...
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    Camino Salvado Sep 2022, Australia

    In early September, I flew to Perth, Western Australia, to participate in the Camino Salvado. This organised walk is conducted twice a year by a voluntary organising committee based in St Joseph’s Church in Subiaco, WA, and has been running for about 12 years. I walked it in 2011, and had hoped...
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    LIVE from the Camino Leaving from Lisbon

    My delayed Camino Portuguese is now getting closer to fruition. I am trying to stay calm about any new restrictions that might still be in place when I plan to travel in late Apr. My broad plan is to leave Lisbon on 25 Apr, and shuttle back and forth for a couple of days on the train to keep...
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    Vision and eyeglasses while walking

    [MODERATOR'S NOTE: These first two posts have been moved from another thread, as the topic seems worth a thread of its own.] Edit (to explain the issue now that this has been used to create a new thread) Older walkers might have noticed that when they are using bi-focal, multi-focal or...
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    Departing from Lisbon in late Apr

    Things are coming together to make a return to the Iberian peninsula for my 2020 pilgrimage. Flights are booked to arrive on 25 Apr. I plan to walk to Tomar and then across to Fatima before heading north again. There are a couple of longer days, but I my thinking is to walk somewhere between 15...
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    There is no such thing as bad weather...

    I recently walked the Augustine Camino over seven days, starting on 14th Dec. So a late autumn walk with the weather conditions that one might expect at this time of year. Preparing for that on the other side of the world in a different hemisphere was interesting. Why do this as a pilgrimage...
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    Walking the St Olavsleden

    I am leaving shortly for a long trip to Sundsvall, and plan to start walking the St Olavsleden route from Selanger later in the week. I expect to be in Trondheim for Olsok eve, and stay a few days for the Olavsfestdagene before heading back home via England and Western Australia in early August.
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    Planning to Walk St Olavsleden, Norway

    I am beginning to plan my 2018 pilgrimage to Trondheim on the St Olavsleden route from Sundsvall. Some of you will remember that I had originally thought I would do this last year, but I deferred it and walked the CF with my wife. I was able to pick up a copy of Staffan Soderlund and Marie...
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    Camino Sanabres - Selected GPS Data

    dougfitz submitted a new resource: Camino Sanabres - Selected GPS Data - Camino Sanabres GPS track data Read more about this resource...
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    Camino Ingles - Selected GPS Data

    dougfitz submitted a new resource: Camino Ingles - Selected GPS Data - Camino Ingles GPS tracks Read more about this resource...
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    Market Days on the Camino Routes

    dougfitz submitted a new resource: Market Days on the Camino Routes - An incomplete list of weekly market days along the Camino Routes Read more about this resource...
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    Market Days on the Camino Routes

    There has been some discussion about the days when weekly markets occur in various towns. I know that there was a market in Los Arcos on the Tuesday when I walked in 2010, and other have identified market days in different threads. Here is an opportunity to provide that information in one place...
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    Doug and Elaine on the Camino Frances

    My wife and I have firmed up our plan to walk the Camino Frances in 2016. Our plan is to start in SJPP on 2 May, and progress slowly, so I expect to see many of you passing us along the way or seeing you in towns and villages when we are having a break.
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    Camino Jacaobeo del Ebro

    dougfitz submitted a new resource: Camino Jacaobeo del Ebro - Camino del Ebro GPS tracks (gpx format) Read more about this resource...
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    What blister prevention techniques did you use?

    I am interested in what blister prevention techniques are most commonly used by those who have undertaken a Camino, and whether or not you would take the same approach in the future. I would appreciate responses only from those members who have done the camino or a similar non-competitive...
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    Camino Ingles (extended) Covas to Ferrol

    dougfitz submitted a new resource: Camino Ingles (extended) Covas to Ferrol - Covas-Ferrol Read more about this resource ... Track notes for this route ...
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    Camino Ingles - walking notes for the extension from Covas to Ferrol

    dougfitz submitted a new resource: Camino Ingles - walking notes for the extension from Covas to Ferrol - Description of the Covas albergue and the route from Covas around the headland to Ferrol Read more about this resource... GPS track for this route ...
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    Walking the Gudbrandsdalsleden from Oslo to Nidaros

    It is now 10 days since I started walking the St Olav Way in Oslo. With the help of my daughter, I am trying to keep my blog entries up to date. You can find them at the link in my tagline below. So far it has been such a completely different experience to the Camino Frances; sometimes in ways...

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