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    I will walk the Camino with “NO” money

    well, yes - my post was negative, judgemental when I re-read it and reflect further on it and may not sit comfortably with others. I am sure that I am not the best natured of people and I know I am cantankerous and prone to grumbling. If I offend I shall withdraw, take my own advice and depart...
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    I will walk the Camino with “NO” money

    I ernestly assure that I shall never, ever, "look you up" - were I to return to Thailand, have the misfortune of encountering you on the camino or anywhere else for that matter. Self-obsessed nonsense. Desist and depart.
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    Elephant in the room (forum)

    Absolutely, as oursonpolaire wisely states, a great many on the camino are moved and motivated to a different spiritual view through their experiences on the way.
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    Evening bag

    Ortlieb bike handlebar bag! Brilliant, waterproof, with compartments, divisions, sections, clip for keys and a waterproof mapcase on the outside with a shoulder strap as added encore for easy carrying as well. It manages up to 5KG and is organised to perfection so as to give the reassurance of...
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    I will walk the Camino with “NO” money

    I feel that this is most unfortunate and not in keeping respect for others. As Sil and others have explained, the spirit of sharing and generosity of spirit that one experiences along the camino will only be diminished by playing with people's kindness. Having experienced Thailand and Spain I...
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    pretty sure i am leaving the camino after tomorrow

    curious indeed - does one ever really leave, finish, end or complete the camino? I would say not, personally. All sincere experiences inform us and broaden our understanding - in that way the expereince gained is worthwhile if neither satisfying or expected. She may well return in time. The...
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    The Camino Space-time continuum

    I hope your camino was excellent in every where. The juxtaposition you highlight shows how bizarre our "normal" daily routine actually is, how weird our humdrum montone existance is compared to the multicoloured variety that we can otherwise experience on the camino as we get back in touch with...
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    Full time camper

    Now that really is sublime - awesome abode! Really you will meet many, many people - even those one meets whilst walking disperse then regroup as some go to albuergues or hostales. Nonsense to say the experience wouls be diminished - it would be different and no lesser. Camping along the camino...
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    Camino Frances, in reverse, in a car.

    congratulations! Cacabelos area - valle del silencio - smaller places around maragateria - puebla de sanabria - going over towards Braga. all good. go north of Leon - in to the picos de europa. visit fuente de parador, potes, garganta de cares, riano. we too spent much of our honeymoon on and...
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    First Camino Panic attack

    Anxiety and panic affect many of us a great deal. Learning to get around and bypass issues can mitigate situations as can rehearsing mentally for what may occur. Sometimes it can be best if it all actually does happen - one can be left saying so was it so awful after all? was it worth the dread...
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    Would a camping hammock be useful?

    whilst unsure about the practicalities of a hammock, I do endorse entirely tarps and hootchie style sleeping arrangements. I carry a tarp whilst cycle touring and would most definately use one whilst walking - they combine brilliantly with poles to establish a height adjustable cover. It is a...
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    Cycling from Pamplona to St Jean Pied de Port?

    I assume you are aware that 7 July sees the first running of the bulls - San Fermin - in Pamplona. In the five years I went for the week it was park or city walls under the stars at night as there was nowhere else available that was habitable. Many people flock early for the chupinazo and it...
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    A lost hiker.

    If he is in Spain on the camino, I would encourage you to contact the Guardia Civil. I'd be only too pleased to help - please just ask. Do let us know any developments and do please add the descriptions requested above.
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    Vegetarians of the world Unite!

    I understand yor premise entirely. I am a great fan of Spanish cuisine. Whilst living in Spain I had the misfortune of having to entertain my sister from Scotland who at the time had eschewed eating meat. Eating out was at best problematic and served only to strain an already difficult...
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    Shortest Amount of Time to make the Camino from SJPP to Sant

    Well, fine. If you really must, I suppose. I just do not relate to that. I remember meeting - once and very briefly - an overzealous cyclist wishing to impress by "doing" the camino in 3 days. Whatever it offers the individual, I suppose. It feels collosaly undercooked, unripe and partbaked. No...
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    Skipping the meseta...

    In many ways I feel that it is a core and essential element of the camino. The massive sky and landscape does make one reflect and meditate. It is a place of such beauty - many of my dearest memories of the camino as a walker and cyclist are from those areas. It does, of course, connect and give...
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    Suggestions on Where to Take Breaks for a Couple of Days

    Whilst there is much of interest in the larger cities - as mentioned leon especially is outstanding - I would opt for the smaller places. Cacabelos is wonderful - sublime food and countryside and much to see and do nearby. San Millan is lovely and a worthy detour. Time spent day dreaming on the...
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    Municipal Albergue in Leon is closing

    With the economic slash and burn of the present government, I do fear that there may be more of this to come - most especially earlier on the camino. Harsh times. I entirely endorse the absolute need for pilgrims to give so as to bolster the resources that are so central to the camino...
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    Help needed from a low budget pilgrim! + Awesome food?

    Choose your season carefully and you can enjoy the most amazing fruit and veg throughout the camino, utterly fresh and in season at great prices. Buy from markets, farms etc. and this will give health and insight into Spain as well as being the most economical way to travel. If budget is...
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    reality about any discimination ?

    I am quite sure you will be pleasantly surprised. Despite the fact that there are ignorant individuals throughout this world, I am sure that a more diverse and cosmopolitan melange could hardly exist than the ragtag bunch that are pilgrims on their way to Santiago. The route is ancient and those...

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