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According to the given dates, you are already on your way, but I will still add my opinion for people who will read this topic in the future.
On both trips I carried a large backpack, on the first Northland Expedition, on the second Osprey Atmos AG 65.
Atmos AG 65
So 65 liters, empty weighs 2.3...
Don't worry so much about the weight of the backpack considering your youth. If you're in reasonable shape for your age, you won't have any problems. On all my trips I've carried several extra kilograms on my back and large rucksacks, even though they are heavier, because they gave me a lot of...
Maybe I'm really wrong, but this article is not a confirmation of that.
It is said here that the particles stay in the air for a long time
(The particles can be suspended in the air for hours) but in this way there will be no transmission of the virus because we sleep on beds that are at least...
If you’re happy with that backpack, don’t buy another one.
I always walk with such a large backpack of 65 liters of volume.
Everything fits in it, I can easily find what I need in it because there is a lot of space, you can tighten it with straps so things in it won’t have room to move as you...
If the measures are followed and there is a prescribed distance between the beds, there is no danger of the virus spreading due to a longer stay in the room during sleep.
Open windows could even make the situation worse because they could create an air current by which the virus could spread...
I agree with you but I only use the mask when I enter an enclosed space or public transport, I do not intend to walk with it unless required to do so by regulations.
I only sit on open terraces where masks are usually not required.
My son and I will leave Pamplona on July 6, before that we will tour Barcelona but we plan to finish the Camino in 25-27 days so we will definitely meet along the way.
I’m not interested in the Camino family but I still think continuous walking is better than skipping stages.
Calculate how realistic it would be for your fitness level to pass in 19 days and start the Camino from that point. I say 19 days to leave yourself one day to enjoy Santiago and your...
For all long walks I use only Gore-Tex shoes. Combined with medium-thick socks, they guarantee that my feet will be dry no matter how much the outside temperature is and no matter how hard it rains.
When it rains, I put on over-trousers that have a rubber that holds around the shoes so the rain...
I have been using a lot of equipment from Decathlon for years and I am very satisfied. If they say they have a ten-year warranty, there’s no reason to doubt them. It looks like a pretty good backpack, with lots of compartments and well-padded straps.
Before deciding to go on the Camino I was very inactive and with a lot of extra pounds.
So I decided that I would prepare a year before departure and that I would cover about 25 km a day on average on Camino.
I started with regular 5km walks a day. Then I extended it to ten km a day. After that...
No one knows what tomorrow brings.
Maybe next year the pandemic will become even more dangerous, with some new mutation in the virus. We may not be here next year for some other reason.
When I first went, I was hesitant about a hundred things, I didn’t know what to expect or how it would be.
Now...
I don’t think it’s an ethical issue if vaccinated people travel.
I know that my country, Croatia, needs tourists and that this summer millions will come to spend holidays with us again.
We subordinated everything to tourism last year and we welcomed the summer months with very few infected...
I have tickets for a direct flight from Zagreb to Barcelona on June 22, 21.
I booked a sleep for two nights in Barcelona and then I should travel to Pamplona and start the Camino.
Expect to receive two doses of the vaccine by then and it will be possible to travel.
Time will tell if I was too...
Of course, not all shoes are the same, just as not all feet are the same.
Since you wore a lot of shoes and you have a lot of experience, I think you helped me with choosing next shoes.
I’ve been wearing these since 2018 and they’ve really done a lot of kilometres, I believe they’ll last another...
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