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    Hair

    as a matter of course i keep my hair short and neat. Last summer i stopped in Leon...had a cut and shave. this saved taking the usual mens grooming essentials.As regards the ladies...have your hair done just before you leave?....and a pitstop along the way, although i suspect the smile on your...
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    Am I the only one who won't walk in the rain?

    i'm walking with my 17 year old son this august...i asked him about rain...his reponse was intresting "dad we are walking in running shoes...if the rain and mud is bad we switch to flip flops and wash our feet afterwards" more tellingly...."dad if it rain real hard will my hair get wet(he has...
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    Water Drinking Fountains

    thank you for the advice...i'm walking in august.time is tight...and i was weighing the options of skipping the measeta...
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    Are pilgrims benefitting from the financial woes in Spain?

    A complex issue a)some rural villages would have died out or become museum pieces without the camino passing through them b)i sell coffee in London England where i have a delicatesen.The mark up on coffee and drinks is what supports the whole shop.I charge a market rate for a cafe latte...but...
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    Post-camino tattoo?

    my tatoo has healed up well...and to my eyes looks great...it is just below my shoulder on my upper arm. In a normal t shirt it can not be seen, this is important to me.I may have another at santiago..maybe of a favoured sellos...never know how the mood will take you
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    Why isn't Spain a cheaper vacation?

    For a generation Spain was the bargain bucket,bucket and spade capital. Millions were lured to the Costas by the cheap prices and home from home food.The Northern coast with better food and higher prices was mainly enjoyed by the madrid population.Turkey,Croatia and Eygpt have taken lots of the...
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    Why isn't Spain a cheaper vacation?

    i was in northern spain on a walking tour.....went into a tiny hamlet called Sin...ordered a coffee (once i skirted past the giant barking dogs in the central piazza). The guy serving ..never went neer the coffee machine...just pulled a coffee from under the counter! As i went to sip it every...
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    Post-camino tattoo?

    awesome good to my eyes....i wish i saw this before i got mine done. Mine is a 4 inch st james cross on my arm
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    Morning coffee

    I TAKE GREAT ISSUE WITH THIS POST!!! the "on trend" way of walking is to be lightweight...bottles of Scotch or hip flasks are heavy....that was why the Scottish bladder sacs for rucksacks were invented .Has NASA invented dehydrated Scotch yet in powder form....just add water?
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    Music to keep you going

    but my next question is...where are you planning to plug it into the wall? The auberges/refugios aren't private, and with 30 people in a room, I am sure there won't be enough outlets for everyone to recharge things. Plus, are you going to trust your item, alone and unsupervised, recharging...
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    Morning coffee

    All pilgrims can do their bit by buying FairTrade tea or coffee i own a coffee shop/deli for fair trade you pay an extra £1.50 per kilo...this generates approx £30.00 in fairtrade surcharge growers are lucky to see 50p per kilo extra...for this reason i stopped selling it
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    Morning coffee

    for those that need the first coffee of the day to be first thing in the day there are 2 easy options. a)nescafe milk and 2 sugar sachets....other brands avaliable b)plain instant coffee sachets most small supermarkets stock the sachets and one pack purchased in each largish population area...
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    Music to keep you going

    Most of the time i prefer the sound of nature , my companions or my own thoughts...but sometimes i need that boost that music gives. nothing starts the day like "les nuit" bt nightmares on wax...a greet the day track followed by addagio for string...Samuel Barber i also have emergncy playlists...
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    Gluten Free on the Camino

    I live and work in London England. Here there seems to be a wide range of food intoerences(i own a deli). if i may add in my twopennies worth;the average cost of a pilgrim menu is 8 /10 euro....this will also purchase you an excellant single plate of food such as one of the famous "platos...

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