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  1. dazzamac

    Beat Those Cabin Baggage Nazis!

    I look forward to hearing what your thoughts are after a practical test as I'm basing my opinions solely on the pictures on the website. I can see it being very useful for the evenings or wandering around town after the day's walking is done.
  2. dazzamac

    internet access

    As a word of caution, I found the following on the PC world site: I'd suggest that anyone thinking of bringing a wifi enabled device should research how to make their device secure.
  3. dazzamac

    internet access

    It is as practical as you make it. While you should aim for 10kg as the maximum total weight, how you you make up those 10 kilos is entirely up to you. I brought 3kg of camera and related equipment with me, sacrificing other non-essentials instead. That said, my primary motivation for walking...
  4. dazzamac

    Beat Those Cabin Baggage Nazis!

    Not to put a downer on the product, but after looking where the pockets are on the Q-Zip, it seems to me that they are in exactly the wrong spots if you're carrying a backpack. The top pocket looks like it will have the shoulder strap sitting directly on top of it while the bottom pocket will...
  5. dazzamac

    What are the Do's and Don'ts of Albergue Etiquette?

    When I walked the Frances last year, the guideline for lights on seemed to be 6am. The albergue in Roncevalles has automatic lights that turn themselves off at ten and back on at six. At Casa Paderborn we were greeted with an operatic morning call from the German hospitalero. At many of the...
  6. dazzamac

    Broken Wrist

    Sorry to hear that you've injured yourself. I would suggest that the best person to ask if you're good to go would be your doctor. While a quick glance at the calendar suggests that you have eight weeks before you're due to start, the muscles and other soft tissues in your wrist will likely...
  7. dazzamac

    What comforted you?

    The soles of my boots were too thin for the gravely Spanish roads and the ball of one foot had started to blister. The simple addition of some toilet roll to the inside of the boot gave me enormous comfort and relief. I figured it was too late to buy new footwear on the Camino but I did buy some...
  8. dazzamac

    Camino de Santiago 2011 (St Jean to León) - A Flickr Set

    After almost a year, I have finally finished editing and posting the last photos from my 2011 Camino. The entire set can be viewed on Flickr at this address: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darran_j/sets/72157627730010421/ The images are released under a Creative Commons...
  9. dazzamac

    Why SJPP?

    For me, it was actually a more direct option as there was a direct flight from Dublin to Biarritz/Bayonne. I could if I wanted to be in St Jean the same that I left Ireland and be ready to walk the next morning. However, I'll be starting from Bayonne this year and walking as far as Ustaritz or...
  10. dazzamac

    Backpack Taxis?

    I was reading that and I wondered would it be possible to walk 100km in a day and while it's not something I'd try, the maths seems to bear out the idea that it might be possible. You'd probably want to have your pack transported though. :wink: As to the topic in question, I was staying in...
  11. dazzamac

    Just a thought

    While I met and chatted with quite a few people on the Camino, I never made any life-changing friendships but then again, I never expected to. I get on easily enough with others but I'm not one for forming deep friendships. Interesting people come and go through my life and every so often one of...
  12. dazzamac

    Full time camper

    I met a young man from Poland who was camping most nights. His strategy was to stay in an albergue every few days so that he could have a hot shower, wash his clothes, etc. This was especially true in the cities as he found camping places difficult to come by near the cities. I met him on the...
  13. dazzamac

    Hello

    Hello and Buen Camino. If you can't find the answers to your questions here already, just ask. There are any number of pilgrims that will share their experience and insights.
  14. dazzamac

    Weight of Camino Maps/Guides

    Sometimes you don't even have to look lost, standing still is enough. ;) That could be true too I suppose. :?
  15. dazzamac

    Dave Ireland

    I stand corrected. There was certainly room to wander when I took the train last August. I probably shouldn't have assumed that my experience was typical.
  16. dazzamac

    Translation help: http://www.autocaresartieda.com/?scc=svpr

    Thanks for pointing this out Falcon. I glanced rather too quickly at the bus schedule and didn't check all the dates. :oops: Apologies for the misleading information.
  17. dazzamac

    Translation help: http://www.autocaresartieda.com/?scc=svpr

    I clicked on the link to the Bus Roncevalles on the website and got the following information. There is also a summer schedule but seeing as you mentioned mid-October, I've only translated the winter schedule. From what I understand, this is the direct bus and does not call into any towns along...
  18. dazzamac

    Weight of Camino Maps/Guides

    I agree with Stephen that guidebooks should be assessed on the basis of usefulness as opposed to simply bringing the lightest one. Brierley's book is the one I used on my first Camino and one that is almost ubiquitous on the Camino Frances but my major gripe is that for a pocket guide, I've...
  19. dazzamac

    Did your Camino fail or exceed your expectations?

    Before I walked the Camino last year, I deliberately tried to limit my exposure to films, books and blogs that detailed other people's experience of the Camino. I read posts on this forum and others for advice on equipment, accommodation and the like but I wanted my experience of the Camino to...
  20. dazzamac

    Dave Ireland

    Hi Dave, I'm guessing that you're flying with Ryanair and so you should probably see a few fellow pilgrims in the queue to get on the flight. The bus to the train station is only about €1 and leaves from in front of the airport. When I flew in last year, it arrived about ten minutes or so after...

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