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    Pamplona to SJRR - 25 Sept

    Anyone interested in sharing taxi from Pamplona to SJPP on 25 September? I arrive at Pamplona airport at 12:45 pm
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    Effectively Avoiding Blisters

    To avoid blisters, slather vasoline (petrolium jelly) on both feet BEFORE setting out on each day's trek. I have seen advice of using this to soothe blisters after they develop, however if doing this in advance you will be far less likely to ever get any blisters. I have done four caminos and...
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    Woman Eaten By Vultures

    Never did quite trust those lurking birds circling overhead ... http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/05/06/Woma ... 367867144/
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    Less Expensive Travel Alternative From US

    Travelers from the US can often save with significantly lower airfares while not incurring excessive inconveniences by traveling through Dublin, Ireland. Usually not considered, it may seem counterintuative and more time consuming, but it's not. There are many direct flights to Dublin from...
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    The 10% Rule

    Someone somewhere arbitrarily came up with this guideline that one should strive to restrict the weight of their backpack to 10% of body weight. This gets passed around over and over again and seems now to have become a golden rule. Where does it come from? Obviously it helps to limit...
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    Primitivo - General Comments

    After having twice exprerienced walking the Camino Frances Route, during the first half of June, 2012 I walked the Primitivo. A few general miscellaneous comments and comparisons follow to add to other comments on the forum. The route itself is indeed beautiful. While it is more mountainous...
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    Primitivo Albergues

    Does anyone know of the existance of any internet sites that provide a comprehensive list of albergues along the Primitivo? A realted subject: Any info on albergues in the city of Oviendo? Suggestion of any 'not to be missed' albergues on this route? Another subject: Has anyone done the...
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    Forum Devotees

    Thanks to those who devote so much feedback to this forum. You make this the great resource that it is. And now Falcon, as you approach your 3,000th comment, we await something profound to mark the occasion. Your advice and comments are spot on (well usually anyway). The pressure is on!
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    They've Paved Paradise ...

    to put up a parking lot. So the song goes. Particularly throughout 2010, much of the Camino Frances along what were not very long ago dirt trails has now been paved. A much greater percentage of the trail is now tarmac. Have any recent returning pilgrims noticed this from their Caminos past...
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    Don't Eat the Salad!

    Is the e coli breakout affecting anything along the Camino or generally in Spain. The US news scare mongers, knowing that fear drives viewship ratings, are making a big issue out of it making it difficult to determine just how serious the problem.
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    What is a Compostela? What is it not?

    Along the way on my Camino and again in the Pilgrim’s Office in Santiago I heard a number of people advising pilgrims that when they present themselves in the Pilgrim’s Office upon completion of the Camino, be sure to state that the Camino was completed for spiritual or religious purposes...
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    Srike

    Anyone know what effect the strike in Spain scheduled for 29 September will have on air and ground transportation within the country? Turns out I will be arriving in Madrid that morning with a connecting flight scheduled to Pamplona, then hoping to catch a bus to Roncesvalles. Thanks in...
  13. M

    Fear Not!

    It is amazing to read all of the pre-camino fears that people express. Having had a few of my own I wished my camino to be over before it even began, in fact I half considered calling the whole thing off. What a mistake that would have been! I never contemplated harsh blizzard conditions -...
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    Thank You All

    To all those who take the time to post information and experiences on this site - Thank You!!! Reading the comments here prior to setting out on the Camino provided much insight for assisting both in the preparation before and as a practical guide while on the Camino. The spirit of overall...
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    Napoleeon Route Alternative - Fear of Heights Issue

    An extreme fear of heights makes Napoleon Route from SJPP unthinkable for me. Are there any similar concerns on the Valcarlos Route?

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