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  1. onwayhome

    Cafe con Leche / Coffee on the Camino: Enquiring Coffee Lovers want to know!!

    I've noticed that home coffee tastes more like Camino coffee to me when made with UHT milk. Worth experimenting - it adds a distinct flavour.
  2. onwayhome

    At 62 thinking of getting my first tattoo, A Tau Cross?

    Yes why not? I was lucky to have an inspiring artist do mine. Even for something as simple as a tau cross it's worth thinking about the design in detail beforehand.
  3. onwayhome

    Another boring weather question

    Very comprehensive stats dougfitz- what a range of possibilities! Frida1 looks like a selection of light layers and a water resistant shell would keep you comfortable as conditions change.
  4. onwayhome

    How hot is too hot to walk?

    Just noticed it's looking super hot in central Europe and NE Spain this week, with 40degC forecast for Pamplona. This is unusual for June and pilgrims might not be expecting conditions that make walking potentially dangerous.
  5. onwayhome

    How to stay cool in this heatwave

    I'm amazed at his capacity to evoke a sense of place and time with a few well chosen words. There's a collection of Cider with Rosie and other editions in the bar of his local pub, The Woolpack, which probably hasn't changed a great deal since he lived in Slad.
  6. onwayhome

    How to stay cool in this heatwave

    As the heatwave continues across Europe, with temperatures forecast over 40degC for some parts of the Camino Frances, here's Laurie Lee heaping up the crushed ice in one of my favourite passages. I hope it helps us all to keep cool: "By now it was noon, with almost everyone under cover, in the...
  7. onwayhome

    Phew! Getting hot this week.

    Heatwave predicted in Spain and Portugal. http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/01/temperatures-in-spain-and-portugal-could-exceed-48-degrees-breaking-all-time-europe-record
  8. onwayhome

    Medical Insurance

    Personally I think travel insurance is a good idea, I go for something basic to mainly cover any serious medical issues. Heres some ideas though it might be useful to say which country you are from if you want specific suggestions...
  9. onwayhome

    what is going on? why are so many people paying a fortune to follow one of the many routes to Santiago?

    Compared to some other medieval pilgrimage routes, the main Spanish Caminos have had recognition, support and infrastructure for a very long time. Plus there's the sun, wine and often good company too. Try a pilgrimage to a comparative medieval centre like Canterbury and the difference is...
  10. onwayhome

    GPS with voice guidance

    Thanks Alwyn, sounds like OSMand works well for you and I'm going to try it out. I've downloaded the app and will take it for a walk this week.
  11. onwayhome

    GPS with voice guidance

    I think I'll need be needing GPS for my next pilgrim adventure along a largely unmarked route. On previous travels Maps.me has worked great on an android phone. Now I need reading glasses I'm finding it a bit of a performance getting everything out and on to check where to go and would like to...
  12. onwayhome

    Love Walking Thru Cities :-)

    Great post. I've heard that some Camino routes go back to the 8th century so you might have a lot of scope for choosing the 'authentic' city boundaries to suit your transport requirements!
  13. onwayhome

    As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning

    Thanks for reminder of my favourite Laurie Lee book. Its difficult nowadays to imagine the extent of his adventure, a lot of it on foot- playing his violin for pesetas as he travelled down through Spain. I particularly remember his poetic descriptions of the impact that hallucinatory searing...
  14. onwayhome

    CF - Albergue Kitchen Etiquette?

    Mmm this thread is getting me hungry... Also on the kitchen etiquette front I don't think it's helpful to leave behind extra cooked pasta, rice, sauce etc without specifically offering it to other pilgrims. If just left, it will be thrown away by whoever does kitchen clean up the following day-...
  15. onwayhome

    Are bed bugs here to stay?

    Discovering there is a Masked Bed Bug Hunter has made my day. And no I didn't just make it up. Unfortunately they do bite people if there aren't enough bed bugs to go round -but it would at least make a change for pilgrims.
  16. onwayhome

    Schengen and our options

    I hope your passport journey goes well John. There are news stories here of an increase in UK citizens applying for citizenship of EU countries so they can continue to have free movement or residency . As many have already posted this seems all unclear territory so far.
  17. onwayhome

    Ball walker or heel walker? Fun, fiction and facts

    Fabulous video thanks for posting- this could revolutionise the whole Camino experience.:) Most developmental descriptions I've seen start with tip toes, then heel down then heel-toe walking on into later childhood. In practice everyone comes up with their own version of how to use their...
  18. onwayhome

    Feeling empty after finishing my Camino.

    After three Camino endings in Santiago I've come to accept the strong possibility that I'll be feeling some kind of loss. The city is lovely but also a big and busy tourist centre so places for quiet contemplation need a bit of seeking out. And then there are the meetings with Camino companions...
  19. onwayhome

    A Bit Heavier Than Ear Plugs

    I'm imagining the industrial version needed for a large albergue dorm!
  20. onwayhome

    Article about mental health benefits of walking

    I like the sound of "hiking makes you smarter' ( though sometimes wonder after my self induced Camino injuries) .

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