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    Toothpaste and deodorant - where to buy cheaper?

    A bit late but antibacterial base layers are fantastic. I've sweated buckets into mine and they never smell, deoderant or not. I've got the Rab long-sleeved tshirts. They're a very fine material, like a synthetic silk, so nice and cool but the fine weave also has a high SPF. I think it's like...
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    Camino hacks

    Foam massage ball is fantastic for rolling out all the knots and aches in your feet at the end of the day. They are very light. Just stand on it and run your foot back and forwards. It really is wonderful on tired feet. Get into the habit of checking under the bed as the last thing you do...
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    Fears

    The best advice I can give is that fear is not a brick wall, it's a feeling and it is up to you to decide whether you can go or not. You can't do 30 days of anything and have every day be perfect. You're lucky if you get 30 mins of perfect most of the time. You will be alone and there will be...
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    Pilgrim in spirit?

    It's an interesting question. When I walked the CF I did it for personal reasons with the intent of getting to the cathedral in Santiago. When I did the Salvador it was just a nice walk across the mountains, I didn't care much about any spiritual aspect of either the walk or the destination. I...
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    Brands of tea in Spain

    My local supermarket is a small, family-owned independent chain. They started out in the 1850's as tea & coffee importers and it's still one of their main focuses. I buy my loose tea from them. For teabags I buy Yorkshire, they're still an independent and tastes decent.
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    Brands of tea in Spain

    Sadly, the methods of the people we got it from now seems to be using a mass produced teabag from Unilever rather than the locally produced tea. The times you get locally produced tea done in the traditional manner it's always lovely but in my experience it's harder and harder to come by. Last...
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    Framing my Compostela(s) & c.

    Mine has been on my wall along with my stamped credencial since 2012. Neither have faded that I've noticed. It's just in a cheap frame from Ikea, I can't remember if it's even glass or acrylic.
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    Brands of tea in Spain

    Loads of places in Asia use condensed or evaporated milk.
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    Brands of tea in Spain

    Totally agree. The consistently worst tea I ever had in my life was travelling in Asia (closely followed by America). I was really shocked that tea-growing nations generally could not produce a decent cup of tea locally. It amazed me that 9 times out of 10 it was that yellow Liptons stuff that...
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    The Laundromat is my friend

    I like antibacterial base layers. I have a couple of sets by Rab, they weren't cheap but they don't smell either. I've done week long summer trips in the mountains where I've sweated buckets into one set I'd worn 24hrs a day and they still won't stink. They'll develop a bit of musky scent but...
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    Overtaking étiquette.

    I walk at a reasonable pace, a steady 5km/h over most terrain. It's fast enough that I'll do a lot of overtaking but there's still people faster than me. Unless the path physically doesn't allow passing then I wouldn't expect anyone to stop for me and especially not to stop to allow me to put...
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    For introvert crowd-averse pilgrims

    I enjoy my own company generally but I've also had issues with PTSD that affect me in crowded, chaotic places. I loved the balance of the Camino in that it gave me time on my own when I chose and time with others when I chose. But also when they chose as well which is really important (and I...
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    Money, credit card, passport+camino passport weather and security

    I use a map case when I travel for documents. One of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CK9YOAG/?tag=casaivar-21 I never put my cards or cash in it, though. I keep 20 £/$/euro in the pocket of it for emergencies but my wallet stays on me at all times. If you have everything in one bag then if...
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    Compostela, Credencial or Certificate of Distance?

    I bought a painted stone for my daughter in Rabanal from a roadside donativo stall. Always reminds me of the Camino.
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    Villafranca Manifesto: Camino Future?

    I wouldnt say impossible, wind, animals, etc. S**t happens :) I may be there for the same reason or I may be there to have some food or I maybe there to enjoy some sunshine for a few minutes or have a rest out the way of the foot traffic or whatever. The difference is that I know the right way...
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    Villafranca Manifesto: Camino Future?

    I'm an adult, I can deal with uncivil. It's sad but it doesn't really bother me. I'm a walker, not a pilgrim so maybe I am viewing it differently. For me it comes down to two areas that I think a lot of people lack: respecting the environment and taking basic safety steps. These can be...
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    Villafranca Manifesto: Camino Future?

    I don't know if it is just the lack of detail as to what values they are signing up for but one thing I'd really like every pilgrim who is given a Credencial is a set of practical "rules" to sign up to. Philosophical values are great but I think it would be far more useful to realise that many...
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    Mold for top of tarta de Santiago

    There was a sort of cookware/kitchenalia shop on Rua das Orfas which sold stainless steel crosses for the top. Are those what you are talking about? It was on the left hand side if you were walking north along it. If my fading memory serves me right, about 200m north of Praza de Galicia on the left.
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    True Spirit.

    I really get the coffee analogy. It makes sense to me. What good is there in saving 5 minutes if the coffee is bad? Pretty much sums up Western life.
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    breakfast

    Any time I treat myself to a hotel I always make sure I stock up on those little packets of jam and Nutella and keep a stash in the top of my rucksack. A tip I learned from an interview with Robin Williams... he was so poor he used to go into diners and just order a cup of hot water. Mix in...

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