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    Shoes for the Salvador

    Another weigh-in for Altra LPs here. Perfect for the Salvador (in summer, anyway). Low-tops, not the boots.
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    Inviting reflections on the wider costs of walking a Camino

    I struggle with this as well, and not just in relation to the Camino, but with all the travelling that I do. My immediate family is large and spread out across the four corners of North America. I'm Canadian and half of my best friends live on the west coast, while I'm on the east coast. Our...
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    Return To Canada after Camino

    Yes, you definitely have to have a passport with at least 6 months of validity to enter most countries. The question of whether you have to have a return flight or not isn't linked to that, though - you can still enter without a return flight if your passport is valid.
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    Return To Canada after Camino

    Depends where you're entering. I have never once been asked for proof of return when arriving in Paris (flying from Canada, but entering on a US passport).
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    Return To Canada after Camino

    I have done the YUL>CDG to get to Spain/Portugal many times and have always returned one of two ways: SDC>OPO>YUL (direct with Transat) or SDC>BCN>YUL (direct with Transat). Transat always has direct flights from Porto and Barcelona and they are reasonably priced, even when you book the return...
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    Favorite Pilgrimage Memoir *Not* Set on the Camino Francés?

    I love The Old Ways, by Robert MacFarlane. It's gorgeous and captures the pilgrim spirit beautifully.
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    Poll Why did you have to abandon your Camino? Anonymous

    TW: suicide I left a camino (Frances) halfway through last year, after discovering a fellow pilgrim in the throes of a suicide attempt. With the help of a doctor (who just happened to be walking by...because camino magic) we got him to safety, but after another week on the trail, I was just...
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    Poll Why did you have to abandon your Camino? Anonymous

    I read and loved this piece! Thank you!
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    Any foodies in the house?

    Oooh, enjoy!! The Norte is the best camino for food, IMHO. You can't go wrong in San Sebastian and Bilbao. I know there are a lot of recs above, but if you forget to write 'em down or can't find 'em or there's a lineup, you can walk into any decent-looking place in the main square(s) and find...
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    What’s going on?

    I'm heading out in a few weeks to walk the Francés (to Léon)/Salvador/Primitivo, and I'm going to wing it, because I haven't had time to plan and I didn't decide where I was going to walk until this past wknd! I'll book sthg for SJPP and that's about it. Orisson is already way booked up, so it...
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    Hebridean Way

    I should also say that there is probably less need for advance booking & planning if you're on your own or a party of two. We were six, which occasionally took some finagling!
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    Hebridean Way

    I walked the Heb Way in 2019 and it was one of the most SPECTACULAR experiences I have ever had. One of my walking friends and I said to each other afterwards, "Will we ever consider anything beautiful again? How could it possibly compare to the beauty of the Outer Hebrides?" We used this...
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    Saucony Kinvara as camino shoes

    Agreed re: the Kinvaras not being ideal. They have almost no grip on the sole (as you know) and, while the Frances is not super technical, some of the section you're walking could use a little bit more grippiness in the sole (I'm thinking in particular of the descent from O Cebreiro). I also...
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    Acquapendente to Bolsena

    Loving all of these updates, as I am toying with the VF for the fall. Perhaps you covered this in earlier threads (e.g. when you were in the Po Valley), but how have the mosquitoes been? I heard that it's a terrible year for 'em.
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    A good hat.....

    Agreed! I love it (pictured in my avatar here)! My trusty hat.
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    Altra trail shoes versus hiking shoes

    I've worn Altra Lone Peaks for years, for every camino and every thru-hike. They don't REALLY last the whole time, but by the end of the Frances, your feet will be leather anyway. I would say the only time you really need them at full functioning capacity is if you're taking a route with lots of...
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    2018 chainsaw accident near La Espina, looking for Peregrino who saved his life

    Wow, what an amazing story. Brought tears flooding to my eyes this morning.
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    Tampons

    Weird! I never saw any. But then again, I don't like them so maybe I just never noticed! Thanks for the info.
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    Tampons

    One other point - the tampons that are widely available in Spain are those without an applicator (like the o.b. brand in the US/Canada). Those are actually my preference, but I know some fellow peregrinas who have been freaked out when they realized it's hard to get the applicator/playtex style...
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    Bed bugs in El Acebo!

    Oh man, believe it or not, El Acebo is where I had BRUTAL bed bugs in 2013...I will honestly never stop in that town again. I ended up sleeping outside in a lounge chair while critters rustled in the garbage cans next to me. One good thing about it is that I learned that night that bedbugs are...

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