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Hi everyone,
I plan to carry the "Walking the Camino de Santiago" guidebook by Bethan Davies and Ben Cole on the Camino Frances this July. Is it also necessary to carry a map? I have seen the John Brierley map mentioned several times. I am interested in the most complete, but light-weight...
Hi Mark,
I am new to the Camino (setting out myself from SJPP this July), but have been a physical therapist for 25 years, with lots of time devoted to amputees. I would recommend taking hiking sticks for hilly terrain if you do not already use some sort of assistive device. All the best, and I...
Thanks everybody. It seems like the pepper spray question was the favorite. I have traveled extensively in foreign cities and rural areas, including under-developed nations. Never had a problem... but family members always think I take too many risks. It helps me to have all of your "votes"...
Hello everyone,
I have been voraciously reading your posts on this website for many weeks. Thank you all for great advice.
My daughters and I are preparing for our first Camino July-August 2009. We plan to stay in refugios, carrying the bare minimum with us. (One of our daughters weighs 100#)...
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