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    Meet-up in Lisbon, March 27 - March 31?

    Hi Laurie, We would love to meet up with you---my daughter and I will arrive in Lisbon late on the 29th, what time would you be available the afternoon of the 30th? We are staying at Avenida Almirante Reis, 229 and of course plan to visit the cathedral area. This will be our first time in...
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    Camino Portugues Lodging -- Porto de Muge

    Thank you Laurie---I will take a look!
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    Camino Portugues Lodging -- Porto de Muge

    We are trying to find lodging after Lisbon, between Azambuja and Santarém, around Porto de Muge. Does anyone have information of what is available in that area---hopefully a place that won't break the budget, :) Thanks in advance!
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    2 dogs in need of immediate medical assistance. Can anyone help please?

    I agree with the above posts that say the best person to follow up with action would be the person who observes a situation to begin with. When I hiked the Norte one year, I found 2 small puppies, German Shepherds maybe, in the woods. They were still soft and clean, probably recently weaned...
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    RFID blockers

    Getting back to RFIDs, there is no doubt cybercrime is increasing. I purchased some of those sleeves for both credit cards as well as my passport and here is the reason: Although during my 2013 walk I never used plastic to make purchases, paid for everything in cash, I ONLY used my bank card to...
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    Permethrin & Silk Liner

    There is a company called InsectShield.com that will treat clothing and probably the silk liner with Permethrin. They are located in Greensboro, NC, but you can mail things to be treated. They would not treat my down sleeping bag for fear of ruining the down fill, but for a very reasonable price...
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    Camino del Norte - start in Saint Jean, Irun, or San Sebastian?

    Just start in Irun or San Sebastián. There will be plenty of people starting the Norte in both those places, and even from farther up the coast in France. The people who are starting in St. Jean Pied de Port will be walking a different route. You would meet them, then never see them again...
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    Panicking...

    Yes! There aren't as many people walking on the Primitivo, but there are people, and there are still plenty of towns with places to stay and places to eat. No big outfitter stores after you leave Oviedo though.
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    Warning: Improper behavior reported between Astorga and Rabanal

    Hi Sarah, there are 2 recent articles in the Spanish press, "Diario de Leon," about this situation. The most recent development, as per the articles, is that a local woman was victim of an attempted abduction, somewhere in the area of Santa Catalina de Somoza, a town located just after Astorga...
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    Ladies Only

    As a woman, I completely understand your wife's concerns. I am an avid hiker, gym rat, and FAR from what might be considered "high-maintenance." While at home, I rarely leave my house without wearing make-up or without using a lot of products to blow dry and straighten my hair. But on the Camino...
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    Viber

    Viber, yes! I used it for the first time last fall. It's great for texting and I couldn't believe the audio quality of calls--unbelievably clear. Drawbacks are that you have to find WiFi to use it, plus whoever you are texting or calling must also have Viber in order to communicate with you. I...
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    Camino aragonés

    Hi, I walked from Somport to Obanos in late September of 2012 and found the route to be MUCH less crowed than the Camino Francés. There was no need to book reservations, I had no problem finding accommodations. Spring season could be a different story, but it may still be cold up there and ski...
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    Another bedbug question

    Not only must we address treatment of gear and clothing, but people need to know what to do to treat bedbug bites. On the Camino last fall I heard about pilgrims who suffered such severe bites they needed to be hospitalized for treatment with corticosteroids. One person had such a bad reaction...

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