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  1. xin loi

    Kitchens not in use

    Facilities lying dormant------On my recent Primitivo, I stayed in many beautiful Municipal Albergues that had very few pilgrims staying there. Seemed like the majority of walkers feel they MUST pre-book and therefore are NOT patronizing the Public albergues. Afraid we are going to lose them if...
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    Random thing that made you smile on Camino?

    Singing----At one Municipal Albergue, after the communal supper, they ask each person to sing a song from their home country. Interesting that NONE of the Ozzies knew the words to, "Waltzing Matilda" and even more interesting was that the pilgrims from Wales all said there was no music in Wales...
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    Adding notes to route planning apps

    Read the section of IBERIA that is about the Camino. Author--James Mitchner--writes about many places that are NOT in the guide books.
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    Random thing that made you smile on Camino?

    Meeting my future wife. When I asked why she did not have a Shell on her pack, she replied. "A friend in Germany told me to NOT buy a shell as I would meet a man on the Camino who would be important in my life and he would give me a shell". Gave her a shell that I had picked up off the trail an...
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    How to start an albergue?

    I walked with a Danish citizen a few years ago who weas planning to open an albergue but was stopped by Covid outbreak. He claims that any EU citizen can apply for a very low interest loan or a grant from a certain EU Commission that funds construction of facilities that are on or near...
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    Interesting parallel noted between Camino after-effects and...

    It is also on TV! I have walked a couple Caminos where I met professional Physiatrists who were walking just to determine why patients had felt changed after walking. They said they thought it was just another hike and had no idea why patients felt the walk made a difference. I suggested that...
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    Using booking.com on your Camino

    Never Pre-booked on a Camino ...But when traveling thru the rest of Spain I have had better results using Air BNB than Booking.com. Would expect that there are plenty of Air BNB places on the various Caminos , but I have never looked for them .
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    Cash

    Depends which Camino you are walking. Very few places took cards on the Primitivo, while a lot take cards on the Norte. Frances was usually cash .
  9. xin loi

    Ordering the Menu Del Dia

    One question is how much wine comes with your meal. Varies tremendously--from one liter per table to one liter per person to as much wine as you like.
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    Ordering the Menu Del Dia

    HIGHLY recommend the Pilgrims meal at the Casa Casanova in Estrella!! Best meal I had on 5 Caminos! Even better than the meal in the Santiago parador!
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    Weirdest/Strangest item someone has taken on the Camino

    Met him at Roncevalles in 2014. Usually the cello was in the Van carrying the film crew. But in 2014 There was the guy from India pulling a rickshaw that his wife rode in because she caught him cheating on her. 2014 I was in SJPDP and in Santiago with the German guy who walked the entire way...
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    Albergues with curtains

    Never stayed in an albergue with curtains. Fan-? Why not? I have carried an Iron on many backpack trips in South America for a good reason. Albergues get very hot at night from body heat and from people closing all of the windows because they are cold.
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    Using a second Credencial

    Used three on my first Camino. On that camino people were claiming the the "trophy" stamp on the Caminos is a stamp of a shell from a Shell gas station. No one found such a place on the Frances.. Did not find one like that on the Frances, The Primitivo, or the Portugese...but I did get a Stamp...
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    Muscle cramps & other bits

    Muscle cramps and how to treat is always a topic of discussion on caminos. Germans like Magnesium. Pilgrims who are American bird dog hunters use what they give their dogs for muscle cramps--Vitamin C. Trade Vitamin C for Magnesium tables --both seem to work but Vitamin C works better for me...
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    Toothpaste and deodorant - where to buy cheaper?

    WOW!! I thought that 8 euros for a cup of coffee was expensive But you beat that.
  16. xin loi

    Washing clothes in Albergues

    As soon as i get into an albergue, I take a quick shower then wash my clothes and hang them to dry. In hot Spanish sun they are usually dry before dark even if I wash at 1700. ALWAYS carry my own clothes line and pins and HAVE had to use them frequently. In fact on a few occasions people were...
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    Washing clothes in Albergues

    Was NOT impressed with your spin dryer! Clothes are NOT dry when finished.
  18. xin loi

    When the Camino speaks

    To my knowledge, no one has yet to post just what occurred in June 2014 when everyone in an albergue on the Frances had a "Mexican standoff" with the citizens of the nearby village. Started when a villager took ALL of the clothes of several Pilgrims to wash and dry them. Left them in their...
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    An "unofficial" Pilgrim Passport?

    On my first Camino i filled three passports with stamps!
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    Most Affordable Camino??

    walked the camino Frances twice and Portugese once--I think that the Frances is cheaper. I met my wife while walking the Camino Frances in 2016--she was broke and slept in the field/woodss each night--How broke was she? --After finding a zucchini on the path, that was ALL she ate it for THREE...

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