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  1. dazzamac

    internet access

    As a word of caution, I found the following on the PC world site: I'd suggest that anyone thinking of bringing a wifi enabled device should research how to make their device secure.
  2. dazzamac

    internet access

    It is as practical as you make it. While you should aim for 10kg as the maximum total weight, how you you make up those 10 kilos is entirely up to you. I brought 3kg of camera and related equipment with me, sacrificing other non-essentials instead. That said, my primary motivation for walking...
  3. dazzamac

    What comforted you?

    The soles of my boots were too thin for the gravely Spanish roads and the ball of one foot had started to blister. The simple addition of some toilet roll to the inside of the boot gave me enormous comfort and relief. I figured it was too late to buy new footwear on the Camino but I did buy some...
  4. dazzamac

    Why SJPP?

    For me, it was actually a more direct option as there was a direct flight from Dublin to Biarritz/Bayonne. I could if I wanted to be in St Jean the same that I left Ireland and be ready to walk the next morning. However, I'll be starting from Bayonne this year and walking as far as Ustaritz or...
  5. dazzamac

    Backpack Taxis?

    I was reading that and I wondered would it be possible to walk 100km in a day and while it's not something I'd try, the maths seems to bear out the idea that it might be possible. You'd probably want to have your pack transported though. :wink: As to the topic in question, I was staying in...
  6. dazzamac

    Just a thought

    While I met and chatted with quite a few people on the Camino, I never made any life-changing friendships but then again, I never expected to. I get on easily enough with others but I'm not one for forming deep friendships. Interesting people come and go through my life and every so often one of...
  7. dazzamac

    Full time camper

    I met a young man from Poland who was camping most nights. His strategy was to stay in an albergue every few days so that he could have a hot shower, wash his clothes, etc. This was especially true in the cities as he found camping places difficult to come by near the cities. I met him on the...
  8. dazzamac

    Weight of Camino Maps/Guides

    Sometimes you don't even have to look lost, standing still is enough. ;) That could be true too I suppose. :?
  9. dazzamac

    Translation help: http://www.autocaresartieda.com/?scc=svpr

    Thanks for pointing this out Falcon. I glanced rather too quickly at the bus schedule and didn't check all the dates. :oops: Apologies for the misleading information.
  10. dazzamac

    Translation help: http://www.autocaresartieda.com/?scc=svpr

    I clicked on the link to the Bus Roncevalles on the website and got the following information. There is also a summer schedule but seeing as you mentioned mid-October, I've only translated the winter schedule. From what I understand, this is the direct bus and does not call into any towns along...
  11. dazzamac

    Weight of Camino Maps/Guides

    I agree with Stephen that guidebooks should be assessed on the basis of usefulness as opposed to simply bringing the lightest one. Brierley's book is the one I used on my first Camino and one that is almost ubiquitous on the Camino Frances but my major gripe is that for a pocket guide, I've...
  12. dazzamac

    Crowds- Please read all the questions below

    Just to return to the OP, there was a suggestion that perhaps men don't feel concerned or may not be as aware of the trepidation that a woman might feel walking alone. Having walked the Camino, I can say in all honesty that I was more concerned walking through the bigger towns and cities than I...
  13. dazzamac

    Crowds- Please read all the questions below

    He might have been a cycling fanatic and admiring the trailer or just liked the look of you. ;)
  14. dazzamac

    Camino 2012

    The race for beds and crowding is largely due to the fact that the majority of pilgrims leave at the same time and head for the same towns. While there may be a vast difference between the fastest walkers and the slowest, there is little difference in speed for the average walker. It stands to...
  15. dazzamac

    no good deed goes unpunished

    Much as I admire your generous heart Paddy, I fear that I would be less tolerant. I'm all for helping other folks but not at the expense of my own health. I may be wrong but it seems unlikely that she hadn't noticed the pack was too heavy in many of the villages that she must have passed before...
  16. dazzamac

    movie "Radio Buen Camino" - A R R I V A L

    Re: movie "Radio Buen Camino" - part 1 Another great reminder of the Camino. And I get to see myself immortalised in film. :) In case anyone's wondering, I'm the pilgrim in the day-glo yellow at around the 4 minute mark. :oops:
  17. dazzamac

    Vegan

    After remembering now that there was a vegetarian albergue, or at least one that offered a vegetarian pilgrims meal in Agés. They also had a yoga or meditation room I think. Can't remember the name of it but it's just on the entrance to the town. I spent the night in Agés rather than San Juan...
  18. dazzamac

    Vegan

    Hi Fiona, I meant that the jars are easy to buy when you get in to a town as opposed to carrying them with you. I carried bananas and dried fruits with me when walking. Depending on when you arrive in a town, you may have quite a wait until the local restaurant opens. I found bean or similar...
  19. dazzamac

    Vegan

    Hi Fiona, I met a young Israeli vegan last summer and he carried dried chick peas, a small pot and burner with him as he walked between stages and on the more isolated routes. He was unaware that chick peas, lentils and other pulses are easily found - ready cooked in glass jars - and can be...
  20. dazzamac

    Travelling the Camino without a Guidebook

    The Camino Frances is very well waymarked with the famous yellow arrows so you are unlikely to get lost should you decide not to bring a guide book or map. On the other hand, guide books and maps give an indication of elevation and distance in addition to showing the route. The also give you an...

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