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    Return trip to Madrid?

    Ok. This is it. My LAST question for the forum before I get on the plane tomorrow night! I am starting my walk in Ponferrada on July 8 and walking as far as my body will let me until July 19 when I then have to head back to Madrid to be there for a 7:00am flight on July 20. I am assuming I...
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    Apprehensive now with a tinge of "uh oh"

    Dang it! I didn't think the pre-Camino jitters would happen to me. I have been planning and thinking and dreaming about this Camino walk for a year (well, actually 30 years but am just now getting around to it!) and have never felt any doubt about it. Yesterday and today I am feeling a bit...
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    To plug in or not, that is the question...

    Hi all. So I am leaving in less than two weeks (PSYCH!!) and every other day I change my mind about whether or not to bring my iPad. I want to unplug from technology, but at the same time I'm thinking it would be dumb NOT to bring my iPad because I could then have the Camino App and my night...
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    Worried about walking alone

    Greetings all. I am starting my Camino in early July and have been SO SO excited over the past year planning and thinking and dreaming. A big goal for me on this walk is to have some serious solitary think time, but now with these recent safety warnings , as a woman by myself I'm worried about...
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    shopping for supplies in Ponferrada?

    Is there a place in Ponferrada to buy trekking poles? I want to arrive in Spain with carry on only (to avoid possible lost luggage delaying my start) and suspect that carrying poles onto the plane will not be allowed. TIA for your ideas.
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    Finding accommodation every day?

    Hi folks -- I'm starting my walk in 3 months and just today have had a bit of a worry pit in my stomach about finding accommodation every day. I don't own an iPhone (and don't plan to ever buy one!) so can't download the Camino App. Something about having everything at my fingertips seems a...
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    Pilgrim Passport

    Could someone please tell me where to get a Pilgrims Passport in Ponferrada? I arrive around 20:30 and am hoping I can get one that night. TIA :)
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    Timing to get from Madrid to Roncesvalles?

    Hi all -- boy I'm really having a hard time deciding where to start from (I have a total of 12 days to spend in Spain). My original thought was Pamplona because as much as I am dying to walk over the Pyrenees I don't think my knees will let me. BUT, I'm arriving in Spain midday on July 8 -...
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    Lodging in Pamplona during Bull Run?

    I am planning to arrive in Pamplona on July 13 to start my walk on July 14. Am I crazy to think I'll find a room during this week of the Bull Run? Or find a room for less than 100 euro?? It seems not so easy to find a place to stay, although perhaps I'm going about it wrong. . .
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    Make your own sleep sack?

    Hi all -- I am walking for a week in July (Pamplona to . . . . ?) and am planning to just carry a silk sleep sack. I live in Saudi Arabia where finding such a thing is next to impossible, but having one made for me would be easy. Is there anyone out there who made their own or know of a good...
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    Permethrin -- any suggested alternatives?

    I've done a little research on permethrin suggested for treatment of my sleep sack/bag and I'm worried about sleeping surrounded by chemicals. Not to mention the effect of this broad-spectrum chemical on the beneficial insects I may encounter! Anyone have any thoughts on this? Has anyone...
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    Sleeping Bag needed in July?

    Sorry to post a new thread, but a search of the site did not reveal info I was looking for. I am taking a week to walk a section of the Camino Frances in mid July 2015, probably starting in Pamplona - maybe in Roncesvalles if I'm feeling frisky! Will I really need a full-on sleeping bag at...
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    Cost to walk?

    I am at only the beginning stages of consideration, but am very intrigued by the idea of having days and days of "think time". What a blessing that would be! My first question is: How much should I budget to walk the Camino from sjpdp to Santiago (The French Way), not including transportation...

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