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    Which Lisbon Train Station is closest to The Cathedral?

    I have just discovered that there are two train stations in Lisbon: "Estación Oriente" y "Santa Apolonia". I will be flying into Madrid next April and will take the train to Lisbon and my question is, which station is closest to the Cathedral where I will obtain my credential? Unless, of...
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    Is Sleeping Bag Necessary on Camino del Norte June and July?

    I am trying to decide whether to take my sleeping bag when I walk the Camino del Norte during the months of June and July of this year. Galicia, I know can be cold in June but I will not arrive there until July, towards the end of it. I am taking a permethrin treated sheet for the bunk beds and...
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    Is Seven too Young for Child on a "Short" Camino...from Sarr

    I wonder when is a child too yoing to walk The Camino? t appears I shall be headed to Madrid next month, accompanying my daughter and three grandsons, visiting family in Spain. I have just had the bright idea of walking from Sarria to Santiago with my oldest grandson, just seven years old. I...
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    Hospitalero(a) - How Does One Become One so as to Volunteer?

    I asked the question on another thread here but decided that perhaps others might wish an answer to the question as well. I am surprised the answer is not already here somewhere but I have searched but to no avail. So, just how might I become a hospitalero and be able to volunteer for doing so...
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    BED BUGS-How Not to Get Them!

    There is a simple way to protect oneself from getting bed bugs, and that is the use of a chemical called Permethrin. This is a liquid which was designed for use by the US military to be applied to battle dress uniforms and equipment so as to protect the soldier from biting insects. This chemical...
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    Sandals for Summer Backpacking

    Sandals for Summer Backpacking An article which appeared in Backpackinglight.com by a hiking and backpacking guru with the above title: Article Summary: Sandals for hiking? Even trail shoe wearers often find such an idea ridiculous or incomprehensible. I didn't take them seriously for...
  7. J

    Triangle Defined-Santiago-Finisterre-Muxia-Santiago

    I wonder if anyone could share more light upon this mystical concept that I have only seen mentioned in a few places. I am especially interested to learn if there might be an actual route to fit the definition of that mystical triangular route occasionally called "The Eye of God" or "El Ojo del...
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    Via de la Plata End of Oct to mid-December?

    Anyone care to venture advice as to what to expect along the Camino Mozarabe from the end of October to mid December? It appears I should start out northward from Sevilla on the 24th of October. I did the Camino Frances in 2005 starting three weeks earlier and had mostly good weather, with a...
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    How to Become a Hospitalero/a?

    I was curious how one might volunteer to become a hospitalero/a. I am bi-lingual, speaking English and Spanish and have some spare time
  10. J

    A Striking Sew (iron?) on badge or patch

    What I cannot seem to find is a striking sew or iron on patch for my backpack that represents the Camino and, specifically, the scallop shell. Hopefully it would also carry the red sword of Santiago Matamoros upon its face. I have seen this symbol represented in various places but never as a...
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    Heavy edition-"Via de la Plata" Guide/Alison Raju

    My "new edition" (?)guide for the VdlP came in and I was surprised at the book's weight...it weighs a ton...well, 13 ounces (370 grams) anyway, considerably more than my older guide for the Camino Frances. Perhaps it is because the Camion Mozarabe is 235 km longer than the Camino Frances...
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    Tiger in Southern France?

    Here is yet another challenge to the Camino, this time for the walkers in the Bordeaux area of France: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070720/od_ ... 7KL_8E1vAI Apparently a tiger is on the loose, wandering through the countryside!
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    Santiago to Madrid-After the Camino!

    When my flight arrives in Madrid for the Camino soon, this time for the VdlP towards the end of October, I have found (thanks to Grant's links) that there are a number of high-speed trains offering very fast (2.5 hrs) and reasonable cost passage from Madrid to Sevilla. Regrettably, I have been...

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