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  1. cbacino

    Hiking Sandals only?

    In 2022, I walked from Gibraltar to Muxía in Keens Newport H2 sandals. No sweaty feet. 👍🏾
  2. cbacino

    Hiking Sandals only?

    I wore Keens Newport H2 last year from Gibraltar to Muxía, abt 900+ miles. I wouldn’t even consider trail runners again.
  3. cbacino

    Footwear - Waterproof or not waterproof.

    Try sandals. I just walked from Gibraltar to Muxía in a pair of Keen Newport H2 sandals. Never hot and wet sweaty. Waterproof will just leave feet hot and wet from sweat all the time.
  4. cbacino

    Bringing CBD Oil to Europe in Luggage

    Never a good idea to travel internationally with substances of questionable legality, especially one with questionable utility.
  5. cbacino

    Effective quick bed bug killer

    Find a laundromat and use the drier at high setting, 30 minutes. Bedbugs are more likely in your sleeping bag and pack than in your clothing. I’d hate to think the mess (melting and burning) of putting fabric with synthetics in a microwave, not to mention that stuff not fitting in a microwave...
  6. cbacino

    Hiking Trailers

    I’ve never used on and don’t plan on using one. In my opinion, they look like torture devices. If I were not able to shoulder a full pack, I would look into luggage service (and pare down belongings).
  7. cbacino

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

    I found tapas as a way to make small food expensive.
  8. cbacino

    Winter Camino in Andalusia – but which one? (Answer: Via Serrana)

    Some random recollections and thoughts: I walked the Serrana this spring (third week of April) on the way to Muxía. You are correct about solitude; I saw one other hiker. One day was brutal cold and windy on the plains. Two nice canyons to walk through north of El Colmenar. A train runs along...
  9. cbacino

    Lucca to Rome, short stages

    As you walk, take note of flyers posted along the route that advertise lodging. I rented a complete apartment in a Torrenieri for 20 euro. Very nice. I walked by the bridge hostel in Ponte a Cappiano several times while living in Tuscany. My only experience with it, when I walked the Via in...
  10. cbacino

    April Camino del Norte

    My gear and I got infested with bedbugs at a hostel in Villaviciosa in 2018.
  11. cbacino

    Key Lesson of the Camino (IMO) in a simple quote...

    Living and working in half dozen countries disabused me of having so much “stuff.” And then I took to long-distance walking. 6000 miles later, even less “stuff.” My wife said what I have left is mostly fit for the dumpster. 🦄
  12. cbacino

    Clinic Bill

    Ask via email if you can pay by Apple Cash or other phone payment. Worth a try. Or just mail them euros if you brought some home and the bill isn’t much. Just thinking out lot.
  13. cbacino

    Rationing

    I kept a notebook journal, but haven’t published it. Let me know if you would be interested in a recap (food & water situation, closed hostels, bedbugs, weather, nice towns, etc) or have questions. cbacino at gmail.com. Craig
  14. cbacino

    Rationing

    I walked Gibraltar to Muxía, mid-April to late May. I found that carrying food for at least one meal was prudent. Sometimes breakfast was available early morning, but most often not, especially mid-section of the Via and Sanabrés. Bars and grocers yet to open at 9 or 10 am. The guide may show...
  15. cbacino

    Credit travel or debit card???

    Credit card. I’ve taken to paying with a credit card via a phone tap when possible. From what I understand, the credit card number is not transferred, making it safer.
  16. cbacino

    Credit Card Nightmare

    Loaded credit cards? Credit cards don't need to be loaded. They extend credit. Sounds like you used some kind of pre-pay debit card, which may work only in country where issued.
  17. cbacino

    Effective quick bed bug killer

    Just use a clothes dryer for 30 minutes at high heat.
  18. cbacino

    Any don't-miss places on the Primitivo

    The Hospidales route on the Primitivo has great views. Worth the climb in my opinion.
  19. cbacino

    Umbrella for sun and rain - buy good quality (expensive) or just use a cheap one?

    I have a backpacking umbrella I paid $35-40 while on the Appalachian Trail. I had it on the Norte in June 2018 but mailed it home and bought a large cheap umbrella in Irún for more coverage. If you think rain will be moderate, go for a smaller, lightweight backpacking umbrella; otherwise for...
  20. cbacino

    Packing boots while in city

    May I suggest that you don’t need boots to hike any Camino. They’re overkill, heavy, and blister factories. I walked Paris-Norte-Primitivo, 2018, in trainers, and Gibraltar-Muxía in Keen sandals, 2022 - feet never sweaty.

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