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    albergue recommendations?

    I joined up with some young people and accompanied them to municipal albergues. One night stayed in an independent for 10euros and was awful, the worst place so far. Now on my own and will stay in municipal whoever possible, they are well geared up for pilgrims and are not so hit and miss as...
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    Enjoying regional wine on the Camino

    Beer and gaseosa(similar to lemonade) makes a shandy called una clara. For wine it is una copa de vino tinto o blanco. Spain produces mostly red wines, so red should generally be of a better, more reliable quality than white wine.
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    Pack weight question

    A pullover, also have a fleece for top layer
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    Pack weight question

    I have merino wool base layer, top and bottoms, and a merino wool jumper. Can be expensive but never get smelly, wash once a year. Special properties make them ideal for the c camino. Also following a friends good advice I have a large poncho that covers my bag and most of me. Plenty of places...
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    Pack weight question

    On my first attempt, a trial week, I took extra layers from my clothes for charity shop/old stuff. As it got warmer I ditched things.
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    Levante/Sureste/Don Quixote

    Velencia ia a lovely city to explore but no connections to Salvador Dali (you need to be North of Barcelona for that). The Cathedral, the old river bed, the river was diverted due to flooding and now the old river bed is a park with many other things in. A wonderful little Church is Iglesia de...
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    Levante/Sureste/Don Quixote

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    Walking in March/April

    A good tip to avoid blisters is zinc oxide tape, you get it off the internet. You strap up every tiny warm spot, I have never had blisters on long treks (yet). The zinc heals. For everyday walking I use sudercrem but the tape is better, lighter and more effective on a long trek. I am starting...
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    Solo Female Camino Safety

    I live in Spain, it was on Spanish tv and the Guardia were everywhere in that area of the route. The Camino is of huge importance. I am a 66 year old femail, I did Sarria to Santiago alone last November and am starting in Pamplona(three days in from France) in a few weeks, starting in Feb. I...

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