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    "Tapas actually Spanish for 'not enough food' confirms Spain"

    And the Chinese have their 'dim sum' - also served in tiny portions.
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    Help with blisters!

    Duct tape would work as well, and much cheaper to boot!
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    How do you use such a small pack?!?

    Have you considered using ziploc bags instead of dry sacs? They are inexpensive, waterproof, extra-ultra lightweight, easily replaceable and see-through.
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    How much route planning is actually needed?

    I hope you do not "over-plan". Was it John Lennon who said "life is what happens when you are busy planning," or something like that?
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    Joining a Camino de Santiago Group Tour with Tips and Guides

    I, too, am afraid of unleashed dogs on the camino. A trick I found very effective is to spread out your arms holding your trekking poles - guaranteed to silence any barking dogs, at least long enough for you to get away.
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    My first packing list for a decade and not pleased ....

    Pull always trumps push, especially on soft surfaces. That's why cars have front-wheel drive.
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    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    Me too. Poles help me maintain my balance, especially when crossing streams. However, I discovered another unintended use of poles, and that is to ward off barking dogs. Apparently you can enlarge your physical image - as viewed by the dogs - by stretching your arms holding the poles. It worked...
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    Casa Fernanda

    A great hostess for sure! I heard that John Brierley donated money to build one of the washrooms on the premises.
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    Focusing on transformation versus being 100% present

    To paraphrase John Lennon: Life is what happens when you are busy planning/thinking.
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    Focusing on transformation versus being 100% present

    My two cents: Don't over-think it; as Paolo Coelho said: "It's just a walk..."
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    For Canadians

    Of course, you are right. Don't get me wrong, I love the great Canadian outdoors.
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    Spanish language courses - Gold Coast, Australia

    Try watching Spanish shows on Netflix with subtitles turned on.
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    For Canadians

    Canada has a lot to offer in terms of outdoor activities, sadly Camino-style trekking is not one of them due to the lack of infrastructure such as albergues and restaurants. If one has to bring along a tent and freeze-dried food, it's an entirely different kind of experience.
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    More accommodation than you'll ever need.

    Personally, one of the things that draws me to the Camino is serendipity - the idea that you never know where or when you'll end up at the end of a day. I have never booked in advance in any of my five Caminos (2015-2019). Of course, things might have changed post-pandemic.
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    Would it be worth it to photograph the whole Camino Frances

    I would say, don't bother...unless you are doing it as a personal record of your trip. Much of the scenery along the Camino is pretty much the same and, quite frankly, rather monotonous. Besides, Google has already done it...
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    Accommodation in Paris

    Have you tried Airbnb? Should find plenty of listings there.
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    Compeed vs hikers wool or both?

    Ideas on how to prevent blisters are like navels - everybody has got one :)
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    “The worst footprint of the pilgrims”

    Imagine how quickly your "weighing nothing" stones can pile up over the years. Nonetheless, I think your idea of a stone "exchange" does have merits -- if the stone is picked out of the same pile.
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    Sign at entrance to Santiago

    On my last Camino, some idiot had spray-painted the word "LOVE" all over the place, which is far worse than littering since those can't easily be removed/erased.
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    Training walk in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    For me, a big part of the Camino is the experience of a culture different from my own -- people, language, food, scenery, etc. The Bruce trail just doesn't do it for me.

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