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    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    I was in Dinant in December, having a drink at a local place overlooking the river before we headed out to explore, and looked down, and there was a Camino sign! And since I was with two of the people with whom I'd walked my latest Camino, of course we had to take a picture. So now it's on our...
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    Is it me? (Pilgrim signs are everywhere)

    I live in Portugal now, and besides the Camino signs I see on my daily walk (Caminho do Mar & Caminho Fatima) I'm finding they pop up all the time when I'm traveling in Europe. Bratislava, Dinant, Allcoutin - all places I wouldn't have necessarily expected to find one. Although the funniest...
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    Advice on Abbreviated Coastal CP

    Oh, but the coastal walk from Baiona to Vigo is so beautiful! It's only when you arrive into Vigo that it gets less nice. The Cies Islands to your left, beautiful beaches....
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    20 hours in Paris

    I'd make it a Camino-themed visit! The Tour St. Jacques, Notre Dame (even though it's scaffolded and surrounded by construction fence, you can still get close) and Salvador Dali's Camino-themed sundial on Rue St. Jacques in the 5th. There are probably (definitely) other spots, but those are...
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    The problem with good ideas

    "I am a problem solver and so my automatic way of behaving when I come across an idea that I am interested in is to first work out why it might not work so that I can then find a way of getting the idea to work." That's one definition, I suppose! :) I do know a whole lot of problem solvers who...
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    Growing numbers on the Camino Portugues?

    Last January Spain was still pretty tough to get into (tail end of Delta/beginnings of Omicron). I was with friends near the border (I live in Portugal) and just going to lunch in Spain we had to show our residency cards and vaccine proof.
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    Relocation to Spain - Culture shock?

    I've been in Portugal almost 2 years now, and there was definitely some culture shock, we're still so delighted to be here that I think we skipped right over the Negotiation stage! It helped that we're in a community with a decent number of expats who have helped us get our feet under us, and...
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    Relocate to Spain after 65

    My husband and I enrolled in government-sponsored language classes this fall, and while Portuguese is not an easy language to learn, we persevere, and find ourselves already able to have simple conversations. Portugal requires A2 level language acquisition for permanent residency and for...
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    Credencial stamp Location

    We got ours on a Sunday afternoon at the Se in Lisbon - didn't realize that the cathedral's loja (store) would be closed, but asked and a kindly gentleman unlocked the drawer and stamped our credencials.
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    Relocate to Spain after 65

    My husband and I moved from the US to Portugal in 2021 (living the dream!) and I can tell you there's lots and lots of information out there. International Living Magazine might be worth a year's online subscription - lots of information on the website and access to past articles - Spain is a...
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    From Santiago to Lisbon

    Actually, the first part is easy - follow the blue arrows towards Fatima (yellow arrows will be pointing to Santiago as you go). You can go all the way to Fatima and then figure out how get yourself back on the Portuguese, or continue following the yellow arrows backwards one the two paths...
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    The enduring legacy of the movie ‘The Way’ (and a new book by Jen Hutchison)

    I started from Leon on May 15, so we just missed one another!
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    The enduring legacy of the movie ‘The Way’ (and a new book by Jen Hutchison)

    I already knew of the Camino (and knew Marty - went to mass with him regularly at St. Monica's in Santa Monica in the 90s and early aughts) and saw the movie the first weekend it was out. I had just (badly) sprained my ankle, which eventually required surgery, so I didn't walk my first Camino...
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    Where was your most memorable stay and why?

    I was going to say Molino Galoches. I was my first day of my first Camino, and I was kind of amazed that I'd made it. We had a full house - 1 American, 1 Canadian, 2 Belgians, 2 Alsatians, 2 Aussies, and a Brazilian. Wonderful dinner, much laughter as we communicated in all our languages, and...
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    "Fixing Your Feet"

    Agreed! Changed my life, after too many blisters on Camino #1. Camino #2, using Vonhof's advice? 1 blister, and that was because my foot got wet when I misjudged a rut and went into a puddle. Paper tape and Body Glide are always in my pack!
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    Camino Tattoos

    Coming late to the party - I have a flecha amarilla on my right ankle (2015 - Leon to Santiago), a shell on my left ankle (2016 - Ingles), and Solvitur Ambulando on my left inside forearm (2018 - Baiona to Santiago). I completed another Baiona to Santiago (mostly routed differently from 2018)...
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    Portuguese Currency / ATM / Credit Card use

    I live in Portugal and have withdrawn funds from my US credit union account. To get your best rates, use Multibanco machines only. You will have to reject the conversion (terrible rates!) twice, and it's disconcerting at first, as it feels like you're cancelling the transaction, but persevere...
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    Pilgrim in spirit?

    Been thinking about this thread overnight, and the word that keeps leaping into my head is "ableist." Now, I moved to Portugal from the US a bit over a year ago, and have noticed in all my travels here that in general, Europe isn't as good in dealing with people with disabilities as the U.S. I...
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    Spiritual variant - is it worth it?

    I've done both, and hands down the Spiritual Variant was a highlight. Petroglyphs, lunch in Combarro before tackling the mountain to Armenteira, the Pilgrims' blessing there, the Route of Stone and Water, and the boat ride - all were magical. Yes, I missed dinner by the Roman bridge in Caldas...
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    Registering your details in advance for compostela

    I got my compostela last week, and the process (almost) couldn't have been easier. Registered online the day we arrived, and headed to the PO the next morning. Showed the guy at the door my number, and he sent me on to the office downstairs to get my line number. Honestly, that was the only...

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