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    Can I pack my small multi tool in carry on luggage (backpack)?

    Even the multi-tools without blades sometimes get confiscated, and airports can be very inconsistent. After losing a bunch of tools, I realized that I primarily use the scissors and so now carry a very small pair. Which bytheway are far sharper than my multi-tool had been 🤷🏼‍♀️. But so far, it...
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    Madrid early check-in

    If you just want a place to crash for a while before taking a bus or train to your next location, they have “air rooms” at the airport which you can rent by the hour. If you want to go downtown, some hotels will allow early check-in for an extra fee.or, simply book the extra night, but message...
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    Can you Jack Reacher the Camino??

    Reacher may be a mountain of muscle, but trouble follows that man like a bedbug infestation. His Buen Camino would quickly surface a conspiracy within the local Guardia Civil, a monk with dark secrets, a cheating cafe owner, poisoned tortilla, and a racket selling counterfeit Compeed.
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    How do you manage to overcome your language learning laziness?

    I am sooo fluent in Spanglish. Now just need to work on more “Span” than “glish”. For my part, I am working on listening comprehension through podcasts and I have trained the Netflix algorithm to feed me Spanish language programs (with English subs). I’ll give Duolingo another try for vocab...
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    Permethrin

    Not sure about France, but the pharmacies in Spain do carry an aerosol spray that is suitable for bedding and bags. I don’t recall the name, but just ask. I am very reactive to bug bites and got eaten alive in my first Camino. So, I now pre-spray with permethrin. I understand the arguments...
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    Your Ideal First Aid Kit for the Camino

    Yes, although the intestinal distress drugs tend to be just 3-4 pills
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    Your Ideal First Aid Kit for the Camino

    I have a small kit that always travels with me, on or off the Camino. In addition to the most commonly mentioned items above, I always carry- - a few Cipro (or similar). Which are antibiotics for intestinal distress. Yes, Spain has clean water but I have been hit with issues in places like...
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    My VldP celebrity sighting

    When I was in Santiago this year, I ran into Patrick and Justin…the I’ll Push You guys. There leading a tour. I fangirled all over them and we hugged. Better then Brad Pitt.
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    Lugo to Santiago

    I did the Primitivo in June. After Lugo, I stopped in Ferreira, Melide, a Calle and Lavacolla. Perhaps it was my timing, or that I stayed off stage, but I didn’t find it too busy and none of my albergues were even full. I did meet a woman who did the Verde alternative by herself and she...
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    I’d like to hear from some Hospitaleros

    Thanks for the info. I can definitely get by in Spanish, just not fluent
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    I’d like to hear from some Hospitaleros

    My Spanish is about 40%, mi Spanglish es perfecto! Duolingo also has a podcast (outside of the app) which has interviews in intermediate Spanish— they may also have something for Portuguese as well.
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    I’d like to hear from some Hospitaleros

    Thanks. My Spanish definitely needs some up skilling
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    I’d like to hear from some Hospitaleros

    Did you choose places where you had stayed before, or did you let them assign you as needed?
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    I’d like to hear from some Hospitaleros

    Go forth, ye Templar Knight.
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    I’d like to hear from some Hospitaleros

    Thanks. Hoping to make the April training session
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    I’d like to hear from some Hospitaleros

    After having done several Caminos and appreciated the loving care provided by many Hospitaleros, I would like to do a volunteering stint(s) myself. I know that I can get training through the American Pilgrims confraternity…and also that they do help with placement. But I’d also love to hear...
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    Information for Oviedo visit, on interesting churches and architecture nearby

    I really enjoyed the modern art museum in Oviedo. It’s right next to the cathedral. It’s not too large and hour or so will do it. There is so much **old** in Spain, that I like to mix it up with the new for a range of experiences.
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    MAD airport Correos office open?

    Thanks. I think then that I’ll just drag it to Oviedo and offload it at the Correos office there
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    MAD airport Correos office open?

    The El Camino con Correos site shows the MAD T1 post office closed. Google shows it open M-F 8:30-2:30 and the airport website mentions that they have a post office but then only gives locations for drop boxes. I’ll likely be flying from MAD to Oviedo (for the Primitivo) and am trying to...
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    How much does ease/cost of arrival affect your choice of camino?

    I think for a first time Camino pilgrim, it mostly has to do with time. The shorter Camino from Porto is chosen by a lot of people because it fits into the allotted vacation time. And there is that “whole thing” thing mentioned above for the Frances. For my first Frances Camino, I chose to...

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