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I just finished the Camino Frances and it was incredible! Everything I´d hoped and more. I had my fair share of physical woes through out and especially in the last week and a half with the decline coming down from O´Cebreiro and after. Because of all of the downhill action my ankles...
I've got about one month to go before I leave from Boston, Massachusetts USA to head to Paris and then on down to SJPD. I've started this blog to chronicle my training in the days leading up to the trip and will continue to update daily each night at the alberques. Enjoy and please feel free to...
Does anyone from the US know if you're able to use your GPS from your iphone overseas with a new local spanish card? Or does it require the usage of your dataplan to use GPS? I'd like to use my runkeeper app to track my progress for my family at home since I'll have my phone on me anyway for...
Oh man oh man oh man... two months to the day until I start walking my very first Camino and actually going on my very first trip alone in my entire life.
I just got some last bits of equipment in the mail today and tehn it suddenly hit me like a ton of bricks, "Exactly two months from now I...
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I've got my packing list together but havent seen any posts pertaining to the best way to actually pack your bag. Which things should go at the bottom? Which things did you want to keep handy? I have a Gregory pack with top and side loading, loading into the lid as well as two...
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Genuinely, the only part of my Camino that I'm nervous about is getting from Paris CDG Airport to SJPD. I don't speak a lick of French and am nervous about navigating the train/bus system. I fly in to Paris early on April 29th. Is anyone else flying in that day (or close-to) that...
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I'm preparing for my very first Camino in May2012 and am so nervous about physically be capable! I've just started really training with a 10 mile walk yesterday and hope to keep it up until I go.
How many miles should one expect to walk per day? I know that it's different for everyone...
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I'm a newbie with not a ton of money to spend on new clothing for my walk starting May 1st. I only plan on bringing a couple changes of clothes and supplementing with layers on top of that and am wondering what will work out this time of year.
I am thinking of just using a couple pairs...
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