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    Safety concerns: First time walking Camino Portuguese as a female traveller

    You will be accompanied by your mother. She is not worried. ..I travelled and walked a lot on my own. My mother was always worried. I had to explain how safe it is and gave her assurance. Unlike some other mothers who prohibit such an adventure, she understood and let me go. Now, I am planning...
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    Hostels in Porto

    I stayed in HI Porto – Pousada de Juventude. they have 24 hours reception. I stayed in 4 bed room and shared with one nice girl. We were told nobody would be coming,,,but! in the middle of the night, a woman got in, got us wake up, then settled in a bed and snored the rest of night! well you...
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    Scam & booking.com

    If you use a debit card, the loss might be less, but credit cards have much more protection when something goes wrong.
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    A brief taste of the Shikoku Henro pilgrimage

    Ummm...the link looks garbled. Does it not work!?😵
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    A brief taste of the Shikoku Henro pilgrimage

    Shikoku transport bureau issued a comprehensive handbook to visit them using public transport. Each county has 6 or 7 routes with the list of temples with photos and details incl. the availability of temple accommodations. It's in Japanese I'm afraid. Would Google help...
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    A brief taste of the Shikoku Henro pilgrimage

    Very interesting to hear your views. I was born and lived in Japan for 32 years...shorter than you, Burton. In my youth, my idea of Shikoku 88 was for elderlies with religious convictions. We have hiked around the mountains of Shikoku and often come across those white clad pilgrims with sticks...
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    Spiritual Variante

    100 % agree. It was the best accommodation I stayed in Camino de Portuguese. While it's away from the monastery, you can escape from the busy camino to the lovely countryside. It has lovely gardens. Everything was arranged with TLC. The route down from the monastery on the next day was...
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    Long pants and long sleeves in summer? Smart or big mistake?

    It was hot and sunny for 13 days of my Camino Portuguese from September to October last year. I walked in shorts for the first 2 days and back of my legs got terribly burnt as the sun was behind. I have to give up shorts for the rest of the time. I normally don't walk in shorts in the UK since I...
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    Any Advice about how to strengthen my knees for down hills.

    Wearing a pair of knee supports helps. No need for bulky complicated expensive ones. I use simple tubes.
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    Camino etiquette - passing others on less-busy caminos

    Ear buds are the sign that the person doesn't want to talk to anybody🤐. I will leave them alone on Camino or local footpaths. As for me, I'd rather listen to the birds, wind and sounds of bubbling stream🐦.
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    Camino etiquette - passing others on less-busy caminos

    I think it's rather rude, not to say hello or Buen Camino when you meet other walker. I normally say Buen Camino...meaning 'I'm a pilgrim, not a tourist.' and see how the others respond, as many of you said. I don't greet in order to start a conversation either. I wouldn't dare ask: would you...
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    Porto to Santiago

    From UK, I flu to Port and caught the return flight from Santiago. 2 completely different trips. You don't need to go back to Porto depending on where you start. More people in Portugal seemed to speak English than the Spanish did. I was helped by Google translation. some restaurant didn't have...
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    Camino Devil Dog Deterrent

    I have complete sympathy for those people who had bad experiences with dogs and developed possibly disproportionate fear. It's like cows to me...I have several bad experiences and don't want to be in the same field with cows and bulls alone. I don't have fear of dogs but hate it when they jump...
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    Camino Devil Dog Deterrent

    I thought the same. I don't want to be p****d!
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    Resources / Logistics Guide to Kumano Kodo

    Increase of 70 % on JP rail pass! That's very steep. I went in November 2022. I only used twice out of 7 days, but using it to get to Kyoto station from home, then took Shinkansen to Osaka ( I don't normally take Shinkansen to Osaka as there are lots of other private train lines run between...
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    Resources / Logistics Guide to Kumano Kodo

    Now, i've enjoyed reading it. I can add some tips: You can get cash from post office ATMs, as well as 7/11. Post office ATMs have limited hour as it only opens during the post office hours. If you are travelling around Japan, you can get Japan Rail Pass. With it, you can take any trains incl...
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    Resources / Logistics Guide to Kumano Kodo

    That's great. I'm from Japan, but having lived in UK for a long time, I felt it was much easier to find the info. about Camino de Santiago. I have done a part of Kumano Kodo last autumn. Having done the Camino, I am hoping to get a dual certificate. That's the plan for my next visit to Japan.
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    Man arrested for sexual assault on a peregrina in Nájera

    Well done, this victim. She reported straight away and the perpetrator was arrested in a few hours. Also, well done, the police handled it very well. There have been cases that victims weren't taken seriously. Everyone has to take risks sometimes and which risks to choose? Should I trust what...
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    Romanesque, and others, architecture on the camino

    Very interesting. I also love the BGM 🎵 I am especially interested in rather primitive carvings. Sometimes I found different styles between the top statue and the one below on a cross. I am always attracted to the primitive one.
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    Tarta de Mondoñedo

    It looks like a mouldy pumpkin 😵 or the web of Ermine moth.

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