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  1. tiagorosado

    LIVE from the Camino How crowded is the Camino Frances this August 2013?

    Hello everybody! I just did the Aragonese route from Canfranc and have arrived today (8th/Aug) to Puente la Reina. The main albergue was full so we had to find a bed a bit further in the Albergue of Santiago Apostol. The Aragonese route was beautifull and quiet - the first days I walked almost...
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    Bed Bug Sheets

    Hello, I'm very sorry to hear that PingHansen. I've checked again with a friend veterinary telling what you mentioned and it seems to can happen with most bug repellents on pure breed cats/dogs. They are just so much more sensitive. In our case all the cats were rescued from public depots or...
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    Bed Bug Sheets

    Hi Sally, PingHansen, I studied a bit this issue before my pilgrimage and found the product Faq - because I was also concerned with the cats situation. http://www.biokill.com.hk/ I am not a specialist on this matter, and I believe that some animals, like humans, might get allergic reactions...
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    Bed Bug Sheets

    I did the Camino 2010 and 2011, and in both cases I was attacked by bedbugs without any consequences. Before going to the camino I sprayed all my clothing, backback, shoes, matress, sleeping bag with permethrin (in Portugal and Spain you can try to find a product called Biokill: it's a...
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    From a Caminoholic! Our 2010 experience

    So true Falcon, Thanks!
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    Netbook or mini laptop?

    ...i brought with me 24gb on cards. I don't shoot in jpeg, only Raw, so each file was +/- 20mb.. And with some 720p vídeos added on top of this, the cards really filled up quickly! :D Some guys shoot a lot, some don't. Take care!
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    Equipment - A newcomer's thoughts

    Dutchpilgrim: Razor blades!! Truly a personal choice! The lightest would be not to shave all: many do it! I shaved with razor blades my last camino and usually is required to take also some kind of cream - the final weight, even with a half full container, was almost the same for the lightest...
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    where to carry camelback

    Ahah the extra mile for wine! :) Didn't knew that! - the water i mean Thanks for bringing that into attention. My experience was empyrical and as such it worked for me at the time but perhaps only because the water fountains were only sufficiently distant, so i didn't ever got a chance to blow...
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    Going now to make Ponferrada - Santiago / sleeping condition

    Thanks so much for the fast replies! I'm on route now, and will arrive tomorrow at Ponferrada. And the funny thing is that just also now I've heard of a group of fellow pilgrims a few days ago just started a new route by foot from the Cape of S.Vicente here in Portugal - southwest corner -...
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    Going now to make Ponferrada - Santiago / sleeping condition

    Hello! Just got a few days free and we're going tomorrow!! to finish our Camino that started on SJPP in July, but unfortunately had to end it in Ponferrada. My questions are adressed to anyone that made the Camino outside the summer season...about sleeping at the albergues: Is there any kind of...
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    From a Caminoholic! Our 2010 experience

    Hi everyone!!! Last August 2010, we've made the Camino from SJPP to Ponferrada, unfortunatly we didn't had any more time to end it - rush is always the enemy of times well spent! :D It was my 4th Camino, and to my girlfriend the 1st time. She loved it! It's always a diferent experience.. At...
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    Vegetarian food?

    We made the camino last summer of 2010. It was great. My girlfriend is vegetarian and it was also a big concern before our departure. Let me say that almost everytime we had absolutly no problem finding something to eat. I say almost because some hospitaleros forbit us to use the kitchens to...
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    where to carry camelback

    It's a personal choice of course! i preferred to buy cool disposable water bottles and used them for 2/3 days - i found it simpler and lighter to use, and also to fill it up without taking out my backpack. At summer it's also a good ideia to drink as much water as you can when you find a...
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    Altus Poncho

    I know ponchos are quite common! :D But just let me say the cheap ones are plastic made, which means that you'll heat up and sweet a lot bellow one of these things - and you'll get the chill problem when you stop even for 5mn. I would recommend breathable membrane clothing (don't know if they...
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    Equipment - A newcomer's thoughts

    Hi! Just made my last Camino at summer 2010 All my gear: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2 ... 66&theater 6-7kg Beware good sleeping and bedbugs - i never caught any. Some rules of engagement :D 1. treat your backpack, sleeping matress (if you take one) sheet or sleeping bag with...
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    Long lasting Bar Soap?

    Hi! Take a small bar soap of your choosing. After it runs out, buy another on any convenience store - it it's too big cut it in half and leave on a albergue. This way you don't have height issues, ave always fresh soaps :) and less thing's to bother on your mind!! Best Regards...
  17. tiagorosado

    Netbook or mini laptop?

    I did the Camino last Summer 2010 I'm a huge photography fan and my girlfriend is a pro photographer. We didn't miss having a laptop - i think that easy acess to internet really takes off that isolation so necessary for this kind of journey. Nevertheless I took with me an iphone and it was...
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    advice on trekking poles please

    I Kknow this is a late reply, nevertheless here it goes: I'm a big fan of trekking poles due to ohter activities, and the thing i really enjoy most on hot weather walks in having natural cork on the hand grip - For some it can be a luxury i know but you'll always have a confortable and dry...
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    Portimão-Lisbon-> from St. Jean here we go! :)

    Hello! So sorry for the late reply to my own post!! Thank you so much for your support Yes!!! Tiago is indeed a guy's name! (i'm a guy by the way) The Camino as been completly astonishing - it trutly gave me the right answers for my issues. I have some photos online at my website with a few...
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    Portimão-Lisbon-> from St. Jean here we go! :)

    Hello! At July 4 we're going to start our pilgrimage from St. Jean to Santiago, by foot. It's going to be first time for my girlfriend, and the fourth for me :D Each time has been totally different: 1. 2002 - August, just passed my 1st year of vacations of the architecture course doing it. At...

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