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  1. fortview

    Diatomaceous earth

    A few Gite's on the Le Puy route are using Diatomaceous earth, in the fight against bedbugs. "Here’s how diatomaceous earth works: each particle of DE contains microscopic sharp edges. When bed bugs are exposed to these sharp edges, their exoskeletons are eviscerated. Once the exoskeletons are...
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    The good, the bad and the ugly!

    A beautiful route ( the parts we walked ) ! More a " walkers" route , than a pilgrimage, and mostly French walkers. Loved the compost toilets, and picnic spots. Stayed in some great Gite's, very clean, with fantastic four course meals. The demi-pension option is brilliant. Good idea to stock...
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    Le petit dejeurner - oui ou non ?!

    From reading other threads and comments, it seems that there are long stretches without cafes etc, and that le weekend everything is closed. So is it worth paying 6 euros each for petit dejeurner in places where it is not included in demi pension? It seems a lot, and we'd love to hear what...
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    Le Cele variant advice needed !

    For those of you who walked the Cele route : we have been wondering whether to stay on this route all the way to Cahors, or whether to rejoin the GR65 after Concots? Any help or advice is greatly appreciated, as we are struggling with planning this route!
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    Train from Lyons to Le Puy

    Good morning! We are starting the Le Puy route Sept 5th and looking for some help and advice from this wonderful forum , once again.... We saw on a previous thread that there is a problem on the train line between Lyons and Le Puy. Does anyone know how long this is likely to continue , and how...
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    European Peace Walk 2015

    Great news, in that the European Peace Walk will continue this year, and hopefully into coming years. Attached is the information posted on Facebook, with a link to a YouTube video will more information.
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    Mieres to Oviedo

    Hola! Having spent an amazing two weeks on the Frances , I needed to get to Oviedo for my flight home tomorrow . I was on the bus from Leon ( a stunningly beautiful journey) and although it was - 5 with a heavy frost the sun was shining and I suddenly decided to get off at Mieres and walk on the...
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    Risk no sleeping bag in November ?

    A question for the winter walkers.. I'm taking the plunge, and am planning to walk from Logrono for just under 3 weeks, starting 30th October. I've only ever taken a silk liner on previous caminos, and relied on the blankets in the albergues. Is this a crazy thing to do in November? I've found...
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    Anyone else walking the Camino de Invierno from Ponferrada in May?

    I'm walking from Leon to Santiago from May 9th/10th this year and I'm considering leaving the Camino Frances after 4 or 5 days at Ponferrada to follow the Camino de Invierno to Santiago. It sounds like a beautiful route and would be a pleasant alternative to the potentially crowded latter stages...
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    Ciao?!

    Last year, I didn't notice this, but this year, I kept hearing people say " ciao " to each other. Maybe there are a lot of Italians around, I thought. But after saying " Adios " to a man in the Officina de Tourisme, he said that " Adios" was not used so much anymore, and had become outdated. It...
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    Nice things to do in Santiago ( apart from the obvious)!

    We had a lovely three days in Santiago . It's a great city! Here are a few things we did, that if you have time, are enjoyable. Roof top tour of the cathedral. There is an English spoken tour, worth finding out the time of . Costs 10 euro and is worth it. Great views and fascinating to find out...
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    Update from Grandas de Salime

    Hola ! All going well on the Primitivo. Had all sorts of weather, lovely today. Has been mainly quiet and we have been walking alone most of the time. Albergues not full, no rush for beds . Made the choice ,which was no choice really since we both really wanted to , take the hospitales route ...
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    Our Camino del Salvador

    Hi All, Here we are in Oviedo! Got our Salvadoranas from the Cathedral, and very beautiful they are too. We bumped into a total of 5 Peregrinos in 6 days from Leon to Oviedo. Such peace and solitude in stunning surroundings. Our stages were: Day 1 Leon to La Robla Here we stayed in the Albergue...
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    Begin the Salvador tomorrow

    We, Helen and I, begin the Salvador in the morning. A very big thank you to all who have given us advice either directly, thank you peregrina2000, or indirectly through the wisdom of your posts. Will hopefully post some updates as we progress. Very excited.
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    Logrono to Burgos

    Next camino plans are coming together! Am very excited! Will walk , with a friend from Pamplona to Logrono. (She only has a few days). Then I need to get to Leon to walk the Salvador, and Primitivo. I can see that I can get a train from Burgos to Leon, but I'm struggling with the the Logrono to...
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    Barcelona to Pamplona

    Hi, Any ideas on best way to travel from Barcelona to Pamplona? Thinking of the train, but am unable to find out where it goes from. Does anyone know which train station? Where it is in relation to the airport? Any help much appreciated! Helen
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    Vdlp Jan 2014

    Hi all, Have been reading around this part of the forum, which is very helpful. My husband is 60 in January, and we would like to walk the Vdlp, maybe starting on his birthday 24th Jan :) We walked the Frances last Sept and used sleeping bag liners. Also used the Altus poncho, but I'm...
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    Unlikely Pilgrimage

    Have just finished " The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry " by Rachel Joyce. "When Harold Fry leaves home one morning to post a letter, with his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a...
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    Internet access and printers

    Hi, We have just returned from our camino, and want to share some useful information about using the internet. Most computers that you find in cafes and hotels are "Euro powered " and can be very slow. We discovered that in a town with a library " Biblioteca " you will find fast and free...

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