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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Booking.com cancellations

    I’ve gotten burned TWICE by Booking.com!! They are horrible about responding back to you until you just give up. They screwed me out of $300 +. Plus they totalllllllly misrepresented a closet with a picture of a small living room, dining room and bedroom. I got there and it was literally a...
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    Prayers for the Pilgrims walking now.

    I just read that Spain is getting hit with a big freeze... is this true?? I immediately wondered how the pilgrims walking now are faring?
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    Trekking Pole Use

    I LOVE walking with my poles... just let them go with your natural stride. The more you use them, the more comfortable you'll feel. I went through American security traveling... I just put mine down to their shortest length, strapped them to my pack and then covered the whole pack with my rain...
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    New Camino documentary

    Thank you Neil... that was truly awesome. My Camino was very short and extremely stressful. This made me realize that probably everyone's is. I recently watched "The Way" and it's made me revisit all those old thoughts, I actually loved yours more because it was so much more realistic. Maybe I...
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    Karla

    Wow... it's so wonderful to be judged by you all. I thought I had done my homework... mentally and physically. I spent a year preparing and starting to learn the language... enough that I thought I could get by. I didn't expect anyone to cater to me nor did I go there as an "American"! I've...
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    Karla's Camino

    Interesting to read all the replies... I DID think I was prepared, mentally and physically. I wasn't prepared for how little sleep I was getting because whenever I snored, I was awoken by someone... it went from bad to worse because I was sooo aware how my snoring (trust me, I tried to sleep...
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    Karla

    Hi all.... I am HAPPILY back home in Oregon.... I did not find what you all have talked about for the last year that I have followed this. I am still trying to figure out what the problem was, but I was not having a bit of fun. I found the people were rude, not helpful at all... I don't know...
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    Swimsuits??

    Howdy!! Thanks everyone for taking the time to give me a heads up... it's truly appreciated. I planned on taking my top piece with shorts but wondered if I'd need the whole thing. It would be good for walkin' in the rain...great idea. Actually I've found I LOVE to walk in the rain...and you...
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    Swimsuits??

    Can anyone tell me about swimsuits please? I know at least one Refugio has a pool... can we just swim in our shorts and shirts?
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    GoLite backpack

    This doesn't seem like that light of a pack at 3lb 10 ozs. I have the Osprey Aura weighing in at the same weight and I'm thinking of taking it back and getting a seriously lightweight pack. Some are as light as 10 ozs.... anyone tried any of those packs????
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    Aug/Sept Advice

    Hi there Stpatricksbhoy, I will starting at SJPP about the same time frame. I was planning on being there around the 13th but I just found something of great interest for me so I don't think I will be starting until about the same time frame. I'm carrying my 2lb down sleeping bag as well as a...
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    Anyone know where I can buy a new power converter on the Fra

    I have a friend who is on the camino frances right now near Logrono... any ideas where he might be able to pick up a new power converter? His wife emailed me so I'm passing it along.
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    En route to Spain / Free tours

    Thanks... I'll for sure check it out since I will be on your beautiful isle for a week before my Camino and four days after.... I'm really excited to spend a most sacred day (Halloween)on your homeland. I hope the Universe conspires that we meet in person either on the Camino or in Ireland...
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    Anyone know where the Witches Caves of Zugarramundi are ???

    Thanks Falcon for the great info...and thanks Peter for letting me know the correct name... this is going to be a part of my Camino!! Thanks again....
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    Anyone know where the Witches Caves of Zugarramundi are ???

    Thanks Falcon.... do you think I can get a bus from Bayonne.. I'm leaving my car in Chicago....grin.
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    Anyone know where the Witches Caves of Zugarramundi are ???

    Hi all.... I would LOVE to explore the Witches Caves of Zugarramundi and esp to be there at the last day of the festival on Aug 18th. I'll arrive at SJPP on the 13th and would love to know how to get to Zugarramundi. I can't seem to find it on any of the maps I know. Thanks for all replies...
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    Currency ($ to E)

    I talked to the Travel Exchange at the Portland Oregon airport... if you exchange even a dollar over a thousand dollars.... it is free. And if you exchange that much and don't need it... they will buy them back at the rate you bought them at.... pretty good deal I think. A friend who is living...
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    Vatican introduces 25 Euros Fee for the Compostela!

    Ok... I'll go confess that I think organized religion SUCKS!!! If that saves me $25 anyways... and I do... I have that old time religion before the catholics came in to takeover and "SAVE" all of us for their monetary gain! I do hope this is just an April Fool's joke.....
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    Wicking Underwear

    Hi all... I thought I'd add a new post about this amazing stuff called "wicking underwear"... it's new to me and despite being alot more than regular underwear, I don't want to wear anything but this stuff. Mine is from ExOffico...and it is AWESOME!!! It doesn't make sense to me that we send all...
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    Leaving Vancouver Canada

    Frankfurt is way cheaper than flying into Paris....and probably the same amount of time on a train....also Dublin is really cheap to fly into and you can get a quick hop over to Biarritz for 88.00

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