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    Lauren from New York on Planning my 1st Camino!

    Bread is always available but you don't have to eat it. We just ordered seafood and a mixed salad. The most basic salads were delicious in Portugal! So fresh and perfectly dressed. Breakfast could take some work but that's true everywhere. Just buy fruit, yoghurt, nuts, etc. the night before and...
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    Lauren from New York on Planning my 1st Camino!

    Welcome! If you walk the board walks along the Senda Litoral the ocean breezes really make a huge difference. There isn't much shade but I found it quite tolerable even when it was supposedly in the 80s. There are also frequent water stations where you can wash your feet if you've gone wading in...
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    Note to first timers re. accommodations

    I have not walked the Frances but I still think it is too early. To test though, look up some of the accommodations that interest you and see if they are accepting reservations yet. I looked for some of the places we booked on booking.com and they don’t even show up. I know it feels...
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    Note to first timers re. accommodations

    I’m seeing a lot of questions from first timers about accommodation. If you’re planning for next spring-summer, don’t start looking for accommodations yet. A lot of places will not show up in internet searches right now because they are closed for the winter. Don’t bother looking because you’ll...
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    SEPTEMBER 2023 Start – Check in here!

    Setting out this morning from Porto! Bom Camino! ✅
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    Hello!! Portuguese Route Sept 23

    I’m going with a Canadian friend who lives in Madrid but Im already thinking about a follow up Camino by myself. I’d really like to completely surrender to the Camino and plan absolutely nothing ahead. When the two of us are together we over plan. It will still be fantastic though, I’m sure...
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    Hello!! Portuguese Route Sept 23

    Yes! I'm very excited and a little worried. Typical, I'm sure.
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    Hello!! Portuguese Route Sept 23

    Hello! I will be walking a Portuguese Camino starting Sept. 26 so I might see you. I'm planning a hybrid Sentra Litoral/Coastal/Central/Coastal/Espiritual route. Probably overthinking but it gives me something to do as winter drags on a bit here in Canada. Bom Caminho!
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    First timer, Camino Portuguese Coastal Route late Sept 2023

    We might walk the Central route. The towns sound so lovely and there are more options for lodgings. Either way, I definitely want to do the Variante Espiritual. It sounds so lovely. I have calmed down about planning and am trying to let things flow. Thank you for your advice!
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    First Camino - Overwhelmed!!!

    Thank you for asking this question! Im another noob and Ive asked this ? to myself while reading these boards many times. And you've elicited some very good answers here re. poles. I still think I'll hold off and buy them on Camino if I have a problem with my knees which I have not had in the...
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    First timer, Camino Portuguese Coastal Route late Sept 2023

    Hi all! I’m from Toronto, 60 years old, retired early not by choice but I’m settling into it. I travelled a lot for business in China and some in Europe and I miss it incredibly. I am in reasonably good shape. I’ve already started informal training with long city walks in my new hiking shoes. I...
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    Introducing myself -planning Tui to Santiago this October - first timer

    Hi Liz! I’m another Liz first time Camino walker. I’m 60 and from Toronto. I’m walking with a friend, starting in Porto Sept. 24th so unfortunately we won’t overlap. It’s 4:30am here and I can’t sleep. There is so much information on line, I am spinning! Will my favourite tech pants be warm...

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