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    Backpack, vitamins, and gastronomy questions!

    I enjoyed two Michelin star restaurants on the camino and both were excellent quality and brilliant value for money. All other nights I had the usual pilgrim menu or menu del dia but for a treat I can highly recommend: Hotel Restaurante Europa in Pamplona Cocinandos in Leon
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    Best months to hike the Camino de Santiago

    I started from SJPP early April 2014 and it was perfect weather. Cool / cold overnight and first thing in the mornings, but most days shorts and T-shirt weather. I had 2 days of light rain which turned everything into mud and a couple of days wearing a warmer jacket. I stayed in hotels (self...
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    Soap

    I stayed in Hostels and Hotels all the way so I just used the shampoo and soaps provided by them. I'd take my clothes in the shower, add some of the soap and/or shampoo. Tread up and down on the clothes, rinse and hang out to dry. This did the trick from SJPP to Santiago and only on one day with...
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    Pyrenees in November

    We may well cross paths. I'm planning to depart Pamplona on 9 November and arrive Santiago on 11 December. I completed SJPP to Santiago in Spring (April / May 2014) and I'm looking forward to the challenge of a cooler camino. I will miss the social aspects of it though. But maybe quality will...
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    How do people adjust to home after their return from the Camino?

    I've had real problems adjusting to the real world after the Camino. I've thrown out a lot of clutter from my life but the lure of the Camino keeps calling me back like the Syren's song. So after finishing in May 2014 I'm already booked for November / December in the same year this time...
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    Santiago to Finisterre????

    I know this is an old thread but my $0.02 worth is: I found the mass at Santiago to be a moving experience, and dinner with fellow pilgrims I had met along the way to be a fantastic conclusion. But I disliked everything else about Santiago. I saw drug deals on the street and a real loss of the...
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    How do people adjust to home after their return from the Camino?

    In Finisterre I came up with the saying "Luggage is baggage". So true.
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    How arduous is the climb over the Pyrenees?

    That first day I encountered so any people that were under prepared climbing the hills. New boots, no training, ill-fitting backpacks etc. I passed so any more that first day than on any other day - so I often wonder did they give up? As long as you have trained and worn in your boots I'm sure...
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    My Camino Experience (Variety of topics)

    I agree there were a lot of jewellery stores. In the end I chose not to buy any T-shirts, trinkets, mugs or other tourist stuff because I felt doing so would just cheapen the whole experience. Maybe because the rest of the camino was such an exceptional experience. Others I knew felt exactly the...
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    My Camino Experience (Variety of topics)

    Having just finished the Camino here are some personal reflections on popular topics I've see discussed here during the time I was preparing for my Camino. I hope it's of some help to others. These are my personal views and are no doubt influenced on the time of my Camino (I started on 5 April...
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    Pizza in Leon

    For something very different, and if your budget allows, there is a Michelin Star restaurant - Cocinandos. 40 Euro for a set menu. The Michelin Guide says : "Located in one of León's newest districts, Cocinandos has a minimalist-contemporary dining room with an open-view kitchen. The...
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    Boots

    I'm 15 US. I share your pain.
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    Boots

    That's good. Mine are Keen too.
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    Boots

    They're well worn in. I've been doing 25km hikes regularly. I'm happy the boots are well worn in so I'm now training with other boots saving the tread life for the Camino.
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    Boots

    In less than a month I start my first Camino from SJPP to Santiago. My question is will one pair of boots see me through the distance ? I'm 6'4" (192cms), 95kg plus my pack (10kg). Tall people will know we can be quite hard wearing on shoes. To complicate matters I have large feet so simply...
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    Schengen Visa question

    Tourism.
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    learning spanish

    BBC Radio has a Spanish language section including an excellent video / interactive set of lessons. The Spanish section is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/ The interactive lesson is Mi Vida Loca. I highly recommend it. It covers most tourist situations (buses, cafes, hotels) and...
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    April 2014

    Starting from SJPP on 5 April for my first Camino. Looking forward to the experience on many different levels.

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