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  1. jim garrity

    First Timer Concerned with Amount of Walking per Day

    I walked 54 km one day and to this day i know it ended my camino after walking for a week!
  2. jim garrity

    Advice for a novice needed please

    Hello there- have attempted the camino twice! Some advice!!! Go with the flow - dont worry about prebooking! Things will naturally unravel! Have fun
  3. jim garrity

    Wearing a Kilt on the Camino

    I am Scottish born and I wear a kilt for many social occasions! I have no experience whatsoever in long distance walking/hiking wearing a kilt but as any regular kilt wearer will tell you there are issues around chaffing/perspiration in the groin area of undergarments arent worn! My advice - go...
  4. jim garrity

    Shipping poles and knife to St Jean Pied De Port

    Bring as little as possible! Poles - dont bother. Bring bare necessities and all will fall into place!
  5. jim garrity

    camino bug!

    Its happening again- the urge to get back to the camino! Have attempted the malaga to santiago route twice - both unsuccessful due to heat issues! Am getting this pang to return for a third time - any feedback would be much appreciated!
  6. jim garrity

    Visas for stays longer than 90 days.

    There are official guidelines on staying here in ireland! At immigration all you have to say is that you are here for a wedding/craic and you may stay forever! No one will ask you about your residency status - big dirty pints of guinness/fresh air/saltwater to bathe in and hospitality second to...
  7. jim garrity

    Malaga Camino - Mozarabe!

    I leave this tuesday from shannon, ireland to fky to malaga! Will meet with camino association that evenjng and then embark the next morning! I am very apprehensive about this camino, my second, as my camino last year from the same malaga ended in cordoba with feet problems! Many have said to...
  8. jim garrity

    How can I avoid blisters!!!???

  9. jim garrity

    LIVE from the Camino When your Camino doesn't go 'as planned'

    How does one post a photo?
  10. jim garrity

    camino mozarabe - malaga to santiago!

    Camino route is called camino mozarabe! There is alot of info on this site!!! Credentials are only avsilable on a tuesday evening at 730 at calle republica argentina - a street! They jave guide books!
  11. jim garrity

    having misgivings 2nd time around!!!

    My second Camino was scheduled for last Tuesday! June 24!! My flight from Shannon, Ireland to Malaga was cancelled as i was about to board plane! I returned to Galway city and have not rebooked a return flight!i am having misgivings about returning! My first Camino - Camino Mozarabe from Malaga...
  12. jim garrity

    Urgent help needed!! Flight cancelled

    Camino association in malaga - they meet every tuesday night at 730. They have maps and guide book that will grt you to cordoba in 5 days! Check under camino mozarabe on this web site -maps and blogs of malaga route also on web site - ask ivar!!! Good luck and buen camino!
  13. jim garrity

    Urgent help needed!! Flight cancelled

    I was ready to board plane this morning at shannon to malaga and flight can elled! Am home with no plan b! No camino mozarabe!
  14. jim garrity

    Camino Mozarabe!

    Arrive malaga tomorrow - meet camino administrators tonorrow evening for accreditation - and then its 1200 km - malaga to cordoba to merida to salamanca to santiago! All packed and ready to go ! My second attempt having failed miserably after 7 days last year! am feeling very confident and will...
  15. jim garrity

    Schengen Visa Issues!

    What i can tell you is if you have an irish grandparent you qualify for a EU passport and you can stay then in any of the 27 EU states for as long as you want! Hows them for apples!
  16. jim garrity

    Safe to Leave Your Backpack?

    To be honest - in my 7 day camino from malaga to cordoba i didnt meet one pilgrim! The albergues i stayed in were clean with lots of free beds and lots of hot water! My backpack and belongings were never at risk!
  17. jim garrity

    What to leave behind...

    I am about to embark on my 2nd camino - camino mozarabe! Malaga to santiago! 1st time around i was overly organised- all gear laid out! Blueprint for my backpack! Place for all! Now - i think i will bring my toothbrush and a change of clothes! Thats it ! Buen camino!!
  18. jim garrity

    camino mozarabe - malaga to santiago!

    thanks for reply. therapy yes! have been teaching for 30 years and feel the urge to walk the camino for evermore!
  19. jim garrity

    camino mozarabe - malaga to santiago!

    heading back to malaga soon! same walk made in june 2013 but had to stop in cordoba due to foot problems! in hindsight a 54 km trek over 13 hrs probably didnt help! why am i battling the urge to get back on camino? i met not a single other pilgrim - no one walking! hostels all to myself! early...
  20. jim garrity

    malaga to santiago dilemma!

    he hello maggie - my camino last yeat from malaga was one of getting lost and then getting lost! i found the route badly signed and unforgiving! am better planned this time and have retraced every step and know where i went astray!

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