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    Backpacks Check-in or carry-on

    Last year when I bought a new Backpack at a reliable place in Canada the person in charge of hiking equipment went online to check the requirements for Air Canada and was able to confirm my backpack would be allowed in the plane compartment. All was good.
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    Respectful donativo amounts in 2024

    I do not Inflation has hit everyone even Pilgrims. I normally do not stay in Albergues.
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    Refuge Orisson vs. Auberge Borda

    Yes, the communal meal at Orison is fantastic, yet I am not one to enjoy a communal meal I prefer to eat alone. So when I am done I am done. I think I should have become a |Carthusian hermit, although I did think of it when I was a young man
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    Camino del Norte advise please

    I don't agree there are plenty of Pensions if you are able to do them.
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    Refuge Orisson vs. Auberge Borda

    I have been at Orison and seen some undermined things by the owner. A seventeen-year-old Italian lad was late and even though he had a reservation the owner kicked him off the property. A few of us who were Italian rescued him he was crying it was getting dark. We asked him if he had money...
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    Alert WARNING - indecent exposure leaving Ponte Lima 5 Jan 2024

    I believe we all have to be vigilant. I stopped taking Camino trails that go through wooded areas. I had an older man follow me with his car. I finally climbed down a ditch to go onto a regular road. Low and behold he followed me on the road for about half an hour until I stopped and crossed the...
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    Question about phones and SIM cards in Spain

    When I was in Madrid in early May to start my Camino I went to an internet store and I got a Spanish sim card. When I arrived in Santiago I got another since they are only for 28 days.
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    Staying in Madrid

    I have heard its very noisy, mind you I have never stayed but that's out there.
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    Man arrested for filming peregrina in albergue shower

    no wonder I stay in pensions! I had a man follow me in his car on a wooded trail when I was doing Camino Norte. I eventually walked off the Camino route and did the road and he followed me there. I eventually crossed the road and stopped by some construction place where men were out and just...
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    Bed bugs in El Acebo!

    I was recommended only to spray the outside of your backpack.
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    Bed bugs in El Acebo!

    Permethrin is still the best protection. I spray my sleeping bag and saturate and hang it out to dry before I leave for the Camino. I also spray my Backpack my boots and my Outback hat. AS of yet no BB.
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    Del Norte-Ruta del Mar double?

    I prefer to walk the Camino del Norte, yes a bit tough but pleasurable. Three times walked from Irun to Santiago. A few years ago started in Bilbao to the end but prefer to walk from Llanes to Santiago. I did last year and hopefully again next year. The only problem with starting from Llanes is...
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    Live from the Camino - Churches are closed

    sorry, but it takes more than a priest to open the church doors. Why doesn't the municipality make it possible to have churches open by a lay person?
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    Lizard shoes

    Lasting footwear. I wore my Keen boots last year and this year and perhaps how they look I can wear them next year on the Camino Norte. Keen are hardy and comfortable.
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    Lost & Found Missing Boots in Estella

    sad to hear of this how can someone do this to another human being? Hopefully, it was a mistake. This has always been one of my fears that someone would take my boots.
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    Switching from Norte

    I have done fourteen Caminos and never have had blisters. Knee pain yes. I believe the walking boots I have always used brand name Keen are the results of my blister-free. Have done the Norte and walked mostly roads due to being harassed by creepers when walking trails in a wooded area...
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    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    I'm a solo walker and always have a main meal in a restaurant. Usually, you get the works affordable and plenty and wine included. I eat only one full meal around the usual time the locals eat.
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    Morgade bed bugs

    wonder about the advice given; seems questionable??????
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    Trouble finding a bed on the Norte

    I did Camino del Norte and started in Llanes started to walk on May 8th., and had no problem finding places. Yes made a few reservations but usually the day before. Mind you a cheaper fare in early May is the only reason went in May.
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    Oviedo Cathedral - No longer free to pilgrims?

    the solution is to go to one of the cafes and get stamped.

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