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    My experience

    Sorry to hear your Camino ended abruptly. Having started in Roncesvalles, I had to stop in Ponferrada because I caught a virus in Manjarín that left me very sick fore a month, so I know how you feel. It's frustrating. Small wonder the albergue at Villamayor was full by 1PM: it's a small...
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    Skipping the meseta...

    Yes, the vastness of the meseta is a walking meditation. Sometimes the lack of reference points gives you the feeling you are not moving in space -- yet you are moving your body, alive, breathing. It seems like you are not really moving from point A to point B, but simply walking for the sheer...
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    Opinions on my loadout? Pretty sure I'm taking too much..

    Gals on the forum, that long-named thing is very easy to make from a 500ml plastic water bottle. Just cut the top diagonally. Keep it inside a plastic bag. Cheap and disposable! :)
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    anyone else have a problem with Burgos Cathedral Plaza?

    If violent events in the history of Spain lingered in its plazas for centuries, travel through the country would be like going to a horror show. To me this sounds like a mild panic attack. Having suffered from those for some years, I can say that it really is "all in your head". Perhaps the...
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    Five tips for the novice pilgrim

    I believe 2 pairs of pants/trousers are essential. They get dirty. You need to wash them. What are you supposed to wear while they are drying in the clothesline (most albergues don't have a drier)? Also, it's nice to arrive at your daily destination, have a shower and then put on a nice, dry...
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    Jet Lag

    I'll arrive from Brazil (5-hr time difference) at 10:30 AM, and will be in Pamplona around 5:00 PM on April 17th, after a 6-hour wait at Barajas airport for the flight. The only way I can deal with jet leg and the brutal effects of the 12-hour flight + airport wait is by having a day off. I...
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    Copyright on camino photos?

    I'd strongly advise against using any image found in the internet without permission, particularly if the photo in question shows a copyright notice. For instance: I'm a professional photographer, and I'm represented by GettyImages. They hold the reproduction rights of many of my photos, and...
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    The first few steps.

    The celebration is interior, and the fireworks go off right behind, not before, your eyes: in your head. Fortunately what lines the streets and beyond is not crowds, is something far more pleasant. And it's more like 'OK, turn left out the door and keep walking past that yellow arrow, and on to...
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    I used to be decisive, but now I'm not sure.

    I second that! Been there, done that. First person in line in front of Pamplona's post office before it opened in the morning! :lol:
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    Prayers for the Pilgrims walking now.

    I beg to disagree. Wearing cotton next to your skin in cold weather is suicide. You work out a sweat (possible even in polar conditions); your poly/cotton underwear RETAINS THE MOISTURE NEXT TO YOUR SKIN, as all cotton or cotton blend garments always do; you stop to rest; your body cools down...
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    seeking other walkers leaving SJPP late April 2012

    Hello there, I'm starting from Roncesvalles on April 19. I'm also a solo female walker and this is my second Camino. Hope to see you all there!
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    Walking in July 2012 and spending no money

    Actually, from what we know it's more likely that pilgrims in the past carried much LESS weight than we do. Besides the clothes on their backs, sandals on their feet and some money and documents, most carried only a staff and a gourd to drink water from rivers and streams, and relied on whatever...
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    Altitude Sickness

    There are no mountains in the Camino, just hills. You cannot get mountain sickness below 2200 m, as the concentration of oxygen at this level is the same as at sea level. I am prone to AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) having experienced it several times above 2800, never below. I didn't feel any...
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    First time walker and on my own! (eek)

    If you start in Saint Jean, a very amusing metaphor of what the Camino is all about is the huge "take what you want" bin at the albergue in Roncesvalles. Not only tons of makeup, but brand new Italian shoes, glitter nail polish, dresses, night gowns, books, gadgets, hairpins, hair brushes, hand...
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    Snow !

    Soooo... from now on, gaiters everybody! :P
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    Booking return tickets on the Camino

    Keith, do you happen to know if this place accepts females?
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    Booking return tickets on the Camino

    If you are concerned about buying tickets or doing banking transactions online from an unknown computer, Google PORTABLE CHROME, download the free portable application to a pendrive, and take the pendrive on the Camino. To use the application just stick the pendrive into any USB port -- no need...
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    Three things that you would not do at home...

    1) sleep soundly is spite of a symphony of snores; 2) sleep soundly in a zipped-up mummy bag and not feel claustrophobic or an urgent need to stretch all my limbs concomitantly in different directions; 3) drink whole milk (in café con leche) and eat at least a whole rustic baguette (pan del...
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    Lista de Correos - Poste Restante

    Thank you sillydoll for solving this mystery for me! :D
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    Lista de Correos - Poste Restante

    Hello, fellow pilgrims! I'm flying from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil this Saturday to start the Camino Francés from Roncesvalles on Tuesday. I am planning to send a package with a small bag containing clothes from Pamplona to Santiago's Lista de Correos (Poste Restante) on Monday, as I intend to...

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