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    Fear

    Hi! Just saw this thread, I was away when it started. I walked Via de la Plata in March, with no map, no guide book, my first camino, knew nothing. Then I was frightened beacuse I had to leave all my things behind and carry so little. As I walked I realized every day had its own torment. I had a...
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    Fire stations on the route Lisbon-Porto, how does it work

    Yes I saw the list with places to stay. And they all seemed to be fire stations :) I imagine when I knock on the door, a lot of handsome men with muscles will turn up and wonder what I want? And then I will make a gesture which means I want to sleep there. Then all will laugh at me! And say I...
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    Fire stations on the route Lisbon-Porto, how does it work

    Hi! I'm leaving from Lisbon at the end of this week on my way to Santiago:) I wonder about the places to stay from Lisbon to Porto. I found a list here and the refugios seems to be fire stations. I wonder how this works. Do you just turn up there, like at an albergue? I speak 0 portugues so...
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    walking from Lisbon to Oporto

    Hi! I'm also walking this route this year and planning to start in August. Wonder if the hotels etc are to crowded then? Guess the Portuguese people have their holiday in August?
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    Only one week to go and my new shoes gave me big blisters

    I think it's a good idea to have a pair of sandals with you, not just boots. Whenever I could, I walked in my sandals (Teva) and I walked in March. Even if it was raining, a bit muddy, rocky terrain etc, my sandals did a good job. Anything is better than walking with blisters in a pair of wet...
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    Backpack size

    I used an Osprey Talon 33 l. I liked it very much and the size was perfect.
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    Walking without preparation and guidebooks, can you do it?

    I'm back home now and I did it! The weather was everything from +20 and so much sunshine is was a torment, to snowstorm in the mountains. Lots of rain around Sevilla and in Galicia of course. Have never seen rain like that and never been so wet ever in my life (since I practised swimming with...
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    Walking without preparation and guidebooks, can you do it?

    Thanks to all of you! I have now packed my bag and will take a nap before I'm going to the airport. I will return when I find a wifi and tell how it's like. I't will be a lot of rain I've heard so I guess no lack of water ;-) Best wishes to everyone Susanna
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    Walking without preparation and guidebooks, can you do it?

    Hello! I had planned to walk the Camino portuguese, when I suddenly realized I just Got! to walk Via de la Plata instead. I have now bought myself a ticket to Sevilla and I'm leaving tomorrow morning 07.00 from Stockholm. I got tired of planning my Portuguese trip and started to wonder if...
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    NEW! Revised Techno Geek’s Guide to the Camino

    Re: Techno Geek’s Guide to the Camino Just me, again, I just found out there already is a lot of Google maps of the camino, here: http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/Camino- ... o-Maps.htm. They are really ok. I haven't seen them before. /S
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    Class of 2010

    Hello, I'm Susanna from Stockholm, Sweden. I am going to walk from Porto to Santiago, starting at the end of March. I am walking alone, and this is the first time on the Camino. I'm doing this walk for spiritual reasons, and I'm also very fond of church architecture. This will be so fun! Best...
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    NEW! Revised Techno Geek’s Guide to the Camino

    Re: Techno Geek’s Guide to the Camino Thank you very much, that was indeed helpful! I have made some samples and tried and they look great. Much better than the maps in the guide book;-) I looked at your blog, how sad you could not walk all the way. I'm hoping you will soon get well, All the...
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    NEW! Revised Techno Geek’s Guide to the Camino

    Re: Techno Geek’s Guide to the Camino Thank you! I guess you made the map on your computer and then sent it to your phone? Another stupid question: How did you manage to put the map on your phone? Creating a map is easy. But how to put it on the phone and make it stay there when offline...
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    NEW! Revised Techno Geek’s Guide to the Camino

    Re: Techno Geek’s Guide to the Camino Hello! New here:-) I'm walking the Portuguese camino in March. I wonder if it possible to have some kind of map of the camino on my Iphone. If I use the map-function on the Iphone, I will have to get out on internet and thats so expensive ( when there is no...

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