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    Hydration pack or water bottles?

    For some it is more difficult with a bladder to keep track of the remaining water supply since you can't see it. I remember being sadly surpised by an empty bladder on a long and hot road and whished I had brought a water bottle with me. Sipping and forgetting about the refill turned out to be a...
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    Bed bugs in books!

    They do need blood! Meanwhile the bed bugs learnt to hide in crime novels.
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    It becomes harder to find germans on the camino

    The exceptional yellow hand wash gel tube already has its monument in Palas de Rei. :)
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    Tips for Choosing Comfortable Ear Plugs

    Earplugs (the compressable ones that are made out of a sticky foam) were an essential item on my list!
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    I Need a Hiking Buddy

    Not intending to sound offensive but maybe your camino experience will tell you something about the kind of relationship between you and your boss. You could as well run the camino exactly the way you and your boss have agreed upon. But there are chances that on the way there is something...
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    Starting first Camino November 23, 2021! Sanabres plus!

    Buen camino! Walking in fall and winter is a great choice! I did in 2009 and would do it again, if I had the chance! It is quiet, only a few pilgrims are on the way, less open albergues but closer contacts to other pilgrims and no race for the next bed since there are only about 20 other...
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    Scenic route from Villafranca

    Watch for the old chestnut plantations on the way, with beautiful gnarled trees. At this time of the year you can still find some edible chestnuts on the ground.
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    Scenic route from Villafranca

    That route is called "camino duro" and beautiful indeed!
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    Questioning the wisdom of bringing mosquito netting

    Mosquitos! I'd have rather been bitten by them than by bed bugs, to be honest!
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    Vaseline - Is it an Essential Item to Pack?

    That's exactly what Hirschtalg (deer tallow) is known for, in the German speaking part of Europe. I haven's seen this product in Spain though. On my next camino, I will definately take it with me again!
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    Vaseline - Is it an Essential Item to Pack?

    Whatever you rub upon your feet will surely heat up at some point. But one of the big advantages of deer tallow is the fact that it does not get absorbed by the skin but remains as a very effective lubricant between skin and socks during your walk. You must, however, accept the somewhat greasy...
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    Vaseline - Is it an Essential Item to Pack?

    No way, deer tallow itself is completely odorless and white. The cream is perfumed like any other cosmetic product nowadays. Sometimes (the Scholl product) it has a rosemary scent.
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    Vaseline - Is it an Essential Item to Pack?

    Search the Internet for "deer tallow cream" or Hirschtalg (adeps cervidae). It's very popular among German speaking pilgrims and mountaineers. Known brands: Scholl, Rohde, Xenofit. Not for the vegan pilgrims, though. But extremely effective against chafing and blisters! I never got blisters on...
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    Not getting it

    "Boredom is not a problem to be solved. It's the last privilege of a free mind." -- Gayatri Devi Buen camino!
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    "Pilgrims"asking for money

    The idea described in http://www.coffeesharing.com/ could be practiced along the Camino as well for pilgrims in need.
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    "Pilgrims"asking for money

    My experience is that the camino is a place where unexpected things happen and unexpected help is provided, if you walk with an open heart and an open mind. People asking for money etc. are asking you to make a personal decision about how do you want to face yourself in the mirror at the end of...
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    "Pilgrims"asking for money

    BTW: There is no need to fill in forms, leave your addresses etc wherever you drop a Euro. Doing this anonymously has quite a healthy side effect on one's ego... ;-)
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    Finish this with a maximum of 3 words....

    Camino blues medicine
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    "Galicia, el buen camino"

    Galicia, a good way of homecoming since over 1000 years
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    "Galicia, el buen camino"

    Galicia, the way of homecoming

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