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  1. Howie

    Something to chew on!

    My own & favorite saying: ""We are all but sparks from the same fire"
  2. Howie

    drain plug, guidebooks, soap, ear plug and knife...

    KiwiNomad - Sorry for confusing you, my fellow kiwi, but buena! hails from the US of A and they definitely have a different voltage over there (and, btw, different freuency too). So that post was directed to buena!. The voltage is the same (220/230 Volt, 50 Hertz) - so all your gadgets will...
  3. Howie

    drain plug, guidebooks, soap, ear plug and knife...

    So my deep thoughts about "plugs" (in general) where not in vain. I felt pretty much ashamed after I realized my silly mistake, I can tell you. Took quite a few bottles of NZ Pinot noir to get over it... Yes. Your problem is the difference in voltage. European chargers of course are ok for...
  4. Howie

    Different Camino Routes

    There is a very strong interest perticularly in the CF particularly from german pilgrims (or whatever they call themselves - as I said: many consider it sort of "sport", an "in thing" to do). I'm still trying to find out why - i.e. numbers etc. I have the strong guess it is connected to this...
  5. Howie

    Different Camino Routes

    I will be on the Camino francès from the 8th of April, starting that day in St Jean Pied de Port. See ya mate.
  6. Howie

    drain plug, guidebooks, soap, ear plug and knife...

    Now I got it. Not that kind of plug. Oh dear, oh dear. Can't even delete my shameful utterings. My apologies...
  7. Howie

    drain plug, guidebooks, soap, ear plug and knife...

    Folks - there are so many things running on electric power, i.e. digicams (yep, I'll bring one for my Camino), video cameras (no), ipods or mp3 players (yes, got one - can't live without my music), electric shaver (no), electric toothbrush (sic! - but no), laptop (oh my Gawd...), handhelds or...
  8. Howie

    drain plug, guidebooks, soap, ear plug and knife...

    Your profile says you're from the US of A. To repeat myself: US have 110/120 Volt AC at 60 Hertz, Europe has 220/230 Volt AC at 50 Hertz, so make sure you have a charger (or device in case you plug it straight in) that can handle both. Some do: "input 100/240V, 50/60Hz", some don't - so...
  9. Howie

    Camino April Stats

    I'm a bit confused too...
  10. Howie

    Camino April Stats

    In particular I'm interested in numbers for 2007 compared to 2006 and to 2005. My guess is that the number of german "pilgrims" will have at least doubled. Why so? See my post regarding that phenomenon under http://www.santiago-today.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=9547#9547 dated 21.04.07 From...
  11. Howie

    Camino April Stats

    Is there any information about nationality?
  12. Howie

    Different Camino Routes

    Kia ora - me again Good ol' Howie and his notorious tuppence... ...Why have the caminos to Santiago become so popular... Many pilgrims on the Camino francès - The one and only Camino for germans - are of german nationality (or from german speaking countries like Austria, and Switzerland...
  13. Howie

    DOGS DOGS DOGS

    To smile - that's the whole idea in life, Dawn. Wooof--- Maybe that's the right way ("ride way"?) to walk the Camino - all predetermined - by da doggie guide:
  14. Howie

    DOGS DOGS DOGS

    Yes. Sorry. My fault. Now back to the topic - the dogs. (Very interesting conversation, though. Thank you all. And I beg your pardon for going astray)
  15. Howie

    DOGS DOGS DOGS

    No. There is no plan. But for 5 weeks I have to leave every day a predetermined place A to walk to a predetermined place B (matter of fact by this definition the entire Camino is "predetermined"), because: Yes. Damn sure I am... And definitely on my own. The whole night, including dinner...
  16. Howie

    Hotel in Bayonne

    Sorry dg, I always forget the financial aspect. Well, I'm not Mr Bill Gates with his trölf zillion bucks but a journey from NZ to Europe costs us such a tremendous amount of money that in this context the price of a taxi fare can be negelected.
  17. Howie

    Hotel in Bayonne

    Maybe I'm a bit slow or what but I can't understand one thing: You will arrive in Bayonne by airplane, so that would be the airport. Check Google Earth to see where the airport is located - that actually cries out loud for a quick taxi ride from here over to SJPdP. At least that's what...
  18. Howie

    DOGS DOGS DOGS

    Don't ask me why - but the spiritual part of me (or what's left of it) insistently tells me to walk from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela - and not an inch less nor one more. I am to walk alone. And I am to listen. It tells me not to start somewhere else nor to stop somewhere else...
  19. Howie

    Hotel in Bayonne

    Try http://tinyurl.com/yrrmr4. Click on the map, it will show you the exact location and more hotels around. I use http://www.booking.com all the time and allover the world.
  20. Howie

    DOGS DOGS DOGS

    Hear hear, Omar - the voice from our "West Island"... Just to let you know Omar - after our trip to Europe we will come to Oz for three weeks to visit friends in the hills south of Brisbane. Eh? Wozzat? No. Not to retaliate. We come in peace. And we won't stay either. Too many people over...

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