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    Backpack Transfer

    No need to book luggage transfer in advance of your arrival. You can do this "one day at a time" as you go. We usrd several different companies and they were all good. The albergue manager can usually recommend an operator and contact them for you or you can do it yourself online or by phone...
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    Where to stay in SJPP ?

    I stayed at Belari for two nights before starting the camino in April. While I am not an "icebreaker" fan, I decided to just go with it and ended up meeting some lovely people. I enjoyed it even more the second night, as I realized the diversity of people walking the camino and their...
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    Mailing/shipping items to another country

    We just shipped our backpacks from Santiago to Oxford UK with Mailboxes etc. Takes a week, cost about 100€ for two big packs.
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    Sending your backpack home

    Thanks so much - do you recall how much it cost? Sorry for all the questions!
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    Sending your backpack home

    Thank you! Did you have any issues with customs? US or Canada? I shipped my boots home after a hiking trip to Scotland and got dinged by canadian customs.
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    Sending your backpack home

    Thank you, very helpful!
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    Sending your backpack home

    Has anyone shipped their backpack home to Canada (or US) from Santiago? If so, would be very appreciative if you could please share any advice from your experience - carrier, cost, time, customs etc. I am going to England post-camino and would prefer not to haul my pack around with me. Many...
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    How to get Credentials from S JEAN please ? Can I do it online

    How's the weather there, Tom? Beun camino.
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    Avoiding highways on the Camino Frances

    Thanks again, everyone, for all your posts in reply to my question. As a regular forum reader, I did expect to get a variety of responses and they are all truly helpful for this first time pelligrina. So many options....all of which serve to reassure me that whatever happens, it will all be...
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    Avoiding highways on the Camino Frances

    Thanks very much to everyone who replied to my request. My instincts align with Mark Lee's advice to just start in SJPdP and adjust as we go...thanks for that, Mark.....will keep the different perspectives on the meseta and other options for skipping ahead that were offered in mind, too. Love...
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    Avoiding highways on the Camino Frances

    Hello everyone - Looking for advice from more experienced peliginos. Through a series of unfortunate events, the time my friend and I had originally allocated to walk the CF has been compressed. We'll now start April 10th from SJPP and she needs to be in Santiago by May 8 - 4 weeks. That's...
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    Camino Frances late March

    Thanks, Chloe!
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    Camino Frances late March

    Thanks, MT - appreciate your helpful advice. As we say in the north, there's no bad weather, just poor clothing choices!
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    Camino Frances late March

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    Camino Frances late March

    Hi Kathy - I live in Yellowknife, but am in Mexico at the moment. Thanks for your advice!
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    Camino Frances late March

    Thank you, Felipe - it's minus 30 today where I live so anything warmer than -10 is like a spring day!
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    Camino Frances late March

    Thank you!
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    Camino Frances late March

    Thanks for these helpful tips, Mike. We won't be trying to set any speed records so will take it easy at the start, and be mindful of hydration, as you suggest.
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    Camino Frances late March

    Thank you, Scruffy! Love your positive outlook - and the photo. Looking forward to experiencing the change of seasons on the Camino.
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    Camino Frances late March

    Thank you - appreciate your advice.

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