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I like to leave my kiwi things at home when I travel and enjoy the local cuisine, whatever that may be.
Nothing. Especially not food. I go to Spain for the food so I see no need to mask the flavor with nasty hot sauce
I hate green chili sauce and a tortilla doesn’t need anything else. I’m a purist and don’t like Americanizing or texmexing foods from other cultures. Don’t even get me started on the abomination that are things like “peach” mojitosObviously you have never tried good green chilli sauce on eggs...I bet you green chilli sauce would make a Tortilla Espanola taste devine.
Actually, next time I’ll take my own Celebrex. It’s cheaper here in the US. Same for Voltaren gel. I can get a stronger dosage by prescription in the US than what is sold in Spain.
Nothing. Especially not food. I go to Spain for the food so I see no need to mask the flavor with nasty hot sauce
Actually, next time I’ll take my own Celebrex. It’s cheaper here in the US. Same for Voltaren gel. I can get a stronger dosage by prescription in the US than what is sold in Spain.
Tweezers. I didn't forget them, but I regretted not having them. I often longed for black pepper.
I second black pepper if i asked for it ( cayenne negro) and they had it, it was usually a fine black powder. Next time ill bring my own, how much could pepper weigh, think i could handle it!Tweezers. I didn't forget them, but I regretted not having them. I often longed for black pepper.
or a bandana (multi usage!)A small square of terry towelling ("face-flannel" in the UK.)
Ideal for brow-mopping, hand-drying after using a water tap or eating fruit/anything messy and, soaked in cold water and wrung out, an instant cooler. And, of course, a nod to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
I now carry one in my pocket.
Agree the tiny screwdriver!I don't go anywhere, except through airport security, without my Victorinox EXPLORER model pocket knife. It comes with tweezer, toothpick, corkscrew, scissors, and all of the other usual items. What makes this model a bit different is that the phillips screwdriver comes off the end, rather than from the middle. A tiny screwdriver for use on eyeglass screws is an additional purchase. It is secured on the knife via the corkscrew. I'll have mine with me on the CF and I'll likely use it multiple times each day.
And, deep breath, count to 10, and exhale . . . . and, deep breath, count to 10, and exhale . . . .I hate green chili sauce and a tortilla doesn’t need anything else. I’m a purist and don’t like Americanizing or texmexing foods from other cultures. Don’t even get me started on the abomination that are things like “peach” mojitos
Normally I feel this way about food. Our son is a classically trained chef whose best metier is pastr, and whose second forte is elaborate vegetables. Everyone in my paternal family cooks for adventure and cultural transmission of heritage, plus exploration of other food heritages. I teach a course in the anthropology of food.... I even have a lovely cookbook of foods from the CF (which represents an augmented art form version of the simulacrum most of us encounter on the CF). Pilgrim food across the meseta made me sad. Things improved from Astorga to the end.
What I ate on Camino last time was overwhelmingly bland, and I didn't see a green vegetable on a plate for weeks. Sometimes a microwaved frozen dinner served as a "pilgrim meal" (somewhere in Cacabelos), far too many "patatas bravas" that were actually just frozen french fries....
So this time Spouse is cooking for himself a lot, staying in smaller albergues in smaller towns where the food has been better than I experienced. But for our cooking (I join him Tuesday) he has a bottle of dried chilli and lime, and I am bringing a "Mediterranean" herbed salt blend. "To each their own" and those who like the bland food of the pilgrim meal are not robbing us of anything by doing so. I see nothing disrespectful to local cuisine (which is one thing), by shaking a little "zip" from home on what is served on the Frances (which is another thing).
If we were going on the Portugues, it wold be a different matter entirely. I've heard food on the Portugues is wonderful, fresh, and beautifully prepared. The CF? Not so much (even though, yes, I had beautiful tortillas and empanadas, and a really neat baby eel salad with fried egg, those stand out as unusual). I'm not complaining about what one gets for 10 euro. It gets the job done. But I don't revere it as cuisine.
I've always used the tip of the small blade for this without any problems.A tiny screwdriver for use on eyeglass screws is an additional purchase.
Don’t even get me started on the abomination that are things like “peach” mojitos
And, deep breath, count to 10, and exhale . . . . and, deep breath, count to 10, and exhale . . . .
Better how? Please describe how the pharmacology is different given that it’s the same mechanism of action? Please cite peer reviewed articles if you can. I’d like to know why you think outs better. Celebrex works for me but I’m open to researching others. As long as they are sold in the USA where I can buy them. Thanks!Next time, try ARCOXIA, its a better COX-2 inhibitor than Celebrex. Available in Spain.
Lol! Mojitos aren’t frozen. But I get your meaningPeach Mojito...after a long hot day on the Camino...I will drink anything if it comes frozen!
Kurt5280 - I agree with all three you mention, especially the peanut butter and Louisiana hot sauce!For me all I thought about was food on the Camino Frances...so this time I am bringing...chewy chocolate chip granola bars...peanut butter for the hard dry bread (but will buy olive oil for the bread as soon as I can find it)...and I would really like to bring green chilli sauce but with no refrigeration it will have to be Louisiana hot sauce instead.
Well, I'm not @Constantine, whose post you were referring to, but here is one study:Please describe how the pharmacology is different given that it’s the same mechanism of action? Please cite peer reviewed articles if you can.
I had to check what is Celebrex. An anti arthritis drug? I'm bringing 2 small bottles of Tibetan arthritis oil ( mostly walnut oil) which has made all pain in my knees disappear ever since I started using it faithfully every day. Sporadic use, uh uh. Every day!Next time, try ARCOXIA, its a better COX-2 inhibitor than Celebrex. Available in Spain.
That's why I have string, in the happy case I lose enough weight.A belt to keep up my pants, which started falling down as I lost weight.
Try "cortapluma"Ok It is easy to find a navaja in Albacete and Toledo But the last time I needed one in Bilbao I explained the owner of a Chinese shop what a navaja was.
Huh? Nothing aggressive about my post. I was asking for information. There is a difference.Well, I'm not @Constantine, whose post you were referring to, but here is one study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16936327
(@Constantine was simply expressing his opinion, @alaskadiver - this is a Camino Forum, not an academic venue where opinions are routinely and aggressively fought over. Peace...)
It’s just an NSAID used for inflammation of any kind. Not specific to arthritis.I had to check what is Celebrex. An anti arthritis drug? I'm bringing 2 small bottles of Tibetan arthritis oil ( mostly walnut oil) which has made all pain in my knees disappear ever since I started using it faithfully every day. Sporadic use, uh uh. Every day!
I brought US Voltaren cream but bought Inuprofen gel in Spain.Nothing. Especially not food. I go to Spain for the food so I see no need to mask the flavor with nasty hot sauce
Actually, next time I’ll take my own Celebrex. It’s cheaper here in the US. Same for Voltaren gel. I can get a stronger dosage by prescription in the US than what is sold in Spain.
Depends on where you start, I think. SJPP and other large cities have Camino shops - I saw them a lot in those kinds of stores.I forgot my first, my second and my third time a pocket knife to peel fruit, and then It is not easy to find a pocket knife in shops in Spain .
I have just come back from the Camino and I had salad (as a starter) at every meal: lettuce, tomato, carrot, asparagus, sweetcorn, cooked green beans, peppers.... onion.... I forget what else but some were fan-tas-tic.What I ate on Camino last time was overwhelmingly bland, and I didn't see a green vegetable on a plate for weeks....
Do you need a prescription? I tske celebrex but happy to try something elseNext time, try ARCOXIA, its a better COX-2 inhibitor than Celebrex. Available in Spain.
Every El Corte Ingles mall is selling Victorinox Swiss Army knives. Not to mention Tabacos (not all of them!), chino shops and sportswear shops. I've seen pocket knives even in shops selling office utensils, pens etc.I forgot my first, my second and my third time a pocket knife to peel fruit, and then It is not easy to find a pocket knife in shops in Spain .
For me all I thought about was food on the Camino Frances...so this time I am bringing...chewy chocolate chip granola bars...peanut butter for the hard dry bread (but will buy olive oil for the bread as soon as I can find it)...and I would really like to bring green chilli sauce but with no refrigeration it will have to be Louisiana hot sauce instead.
Normally I feel this way about food. Our son is a classically trained chef whose best metier is pastr, and whose second forte is elaborate vegetables. Everyone in my paternal family cooks for adventure and cultural transmission of heritage, plus exploration of other food heritages. I teach a course in the anthropology of food.... I even have a lovely cookbook of foods from the CF (which represents an augmented art form version of the simulacrum most of us encounter on the CF). Pilgrim food across the meseta made me sad. Things improved from Astorga to the end.
What I ate on Camino last time was overwhelmingly bland, and I didn't see a green vegetable on a plate for weeks. Sometimes a microwaved frozen dinner served as a "pilgrim meal" (somewhere in Cacabelos), far too many "patatas bravas" that were actually just frozen french fries....
So this time Spouse is cooking for himself a lot, staying in smaller albergues in smaller towns where the food has been better than I experienced. But for our cooking (I join him Tuesday) he has a bottle of dried chilli and lime, and I am bringing a "Mediterranean" herbed salt blend. "To each their own" and those who like the bland food of the pilgrim meal are not robbing us of anything by doing so. I see nothing disrespectful to local cuisine (which is one thing), by shaking a little "zip" from home on what is served on the Frances (which is another thing).
If we were going on the Portugues, it wold be a different matter entirely. I've heard food on the Portugues is wonderful, fresh, and beautifully prepared. The CF? Not so much (even though, yes, I had beautiful tortillas and empanadas, and a really neat baby eel salad with fried egg, those stand out as unusual). I'm not complaining about what one gets for 10 euro. It gets the job done. But I don't revere it as cuisine.
Every El Corte Ingles mall is selling Victorinox Swiss Army knives. Not to mention Tabacos (not all of them!), chino shops and sportswear shops. I've seen pocket knives even in shops selling office utensils, pens etc.[/QUOTE
From my experience is not a common good in Chino shops. But I agree that is not imposible to find.
Every El Corte Ingles mall is selling Victorinox Swiss Army knives. Not to mention Tabacos (not all of them!), chino shops and sportswear shops. I've seen pocket knives even in shops selling office utensils, pens etc.
I would have brought a few antihistamine tablets. They take up no room. I had an allergic reaction to a vinegar gone bad while I was on the Camino this summer. Also a few extra safety pins for hanging clothes on my pack. No way would I bother with food from home. Too much weight. I embraced the Spanish cuisine.For me all I thought about was food on the Camino Frances...so this time I am bringing...chewy chocolate chip granola bars...peanut butter for the hard dry bread (but will buy olive oil for the bread as soon as I can find it)...and I would really like to bring green chilli sauce but with no refrigeration it will have to be Louisiana hot sauce instead.
And, for me it was needle and thread to drain blisters. Had to carve them open with a Swiss Army knife. Insult to injury.For me all I thought about was food on the Camino Frances...so this time I am bringing...chewy chocolate chip granola bars...peanut butter for the hard dry bread (but will buy olive oil for the bread as soon as I can find it)...and I would really like to bring green chilli sauce but with no refrigeration it will have to be Louisiana hot sauce instead.
I have just come back from the Camino and I had salad (as a starter) at every meal: lettuce, tomato, carrot, asparagus, sweetcorn, cooked green beans, peppers.... onion.... I forget what else but some were fan-tas-tic.
The vegetable soups were pretty good too
Vinegar can get bad? I thought wine can get bad and turn into vinegarI would have brought a few antihistamine tablets. They take up no room. I had an allergic reaction to a vinegar gone bad while I was on the Camino this summer. Also a few extra safety pins for hanging clothes on my pack. No way would I bother with food from home. Too much weight. I embraced the Spanish cuisine.
Interesting. I always leave some of the calluses (like 1-2 weeks old) because it prevents blisters in my case. Too soft skin on your soles couldn't be good for first few days of walking I think. But to each its ownIt's stupid, but I started developing stupidly thick skin on my feet after about 5 days that would itch a fright at night. The body's natural callus-building response, I suppose....
Strap a sleeping bag on the outside of your pack. You'll not only have place for Tupperware but also for a beer or twoI would have liked to have a small tupperware piece to carry cheese, sausage, and any other thing that can get mushy.
But my pack was too full already (not too heavy, just full), so I’d only add it if I walked in a season where I didn’t need a sleeping bag.
I embraced the Spanish cuisine.
I wished I had a lightweight, round tupperware-type container for squishable fruit like peaches, nectarines or plums.
Interesting. I always leave some of the calluses (like 1-2 weeks old) because it prevents blisters in my case. Too soft skin on your soles couldn't be good for first few days of walking I think. But to each its own
You could ask for a ‘tortilla francesa’ in most cafes...Maybe I was moving to hard and fast...but but the majority of food I ate on the Camino Frances was simple Pilgrim Meals, Bocadillos with Mayonesa, Torrilla Espanola for lunch, and an occasional Hamburguesa...my last eggs for breakfast was in Roncesvalles...until finally an omelette for lunch 100km from Santiago...and almost every meal was with french fries...and except for a Special Seafood/Chicken Paella one night at an Albergue the majority of food I could have made at home.
Although I always carry a "work" pocket knife while trekking, I found that it wasn't always the best option for food prep during the day on the Camino. In addition to the work knife, while on my next Camino, I will be carrying an Opinel No. 8 w/ carbon blade specifically/only for food prep. It's only 1.6 oz/45 g.I forgot my first, my second and my third time a pocket knife to peel fruit, and then It is not easy to find a pocket knife in shops in Spain .
Did you mean "eliminate"? I don't know that I would want to elevate them, which sounds suspiciaously like increasing them.Spare set of Spenco insoles might help elevate foot discomfort/pain.
I think you've posted to the wrong thread @KJFSophie but that was my answer there too.A donkey ?
Although I always carry a "work" pocket knife while trekking, I found that it wasn't always the best option for food prep during the day on the Camino. In addition to the work knife, while on my next Camino, I will be carrying an Opinel No. 8 w/ carbon blade specifically/only for food prep. It's only 1.6 oz/45 g.
Since Opinel knives are relatively inexpensive & made primarily in France, I would hope they are readily available in Spain as well. A quick glance at their store locator shows availability in Biarritz, Bayonne, and Pamplona.
Since Opinel knives are relatively inexpensive & made primarily in France, I would hope they are readily available in Spain as well. A quick glance at their store locator shows availability in Biarritz, Bayonne, and Pamplona.
I AGREE! I'm a bandana girl and always travel/hike with at least 2...they dry so quickly and work as a "face" cloth, hankie, pot holder on the trail, water filter (before the actual filter for murky water), TP, etc. Its my best tip to every "new" hiker.or a bandana (multi usage!)
Google maps allows you to zoom into an area to download off-line maps, do this whilst on a good connection and they will last a month (I think).For the most part I brought to much. I agree with those who say food was not the issue. I really wished I had a Swiss Army Knife or multi-tool and had to find one in country because I didn't want to check my bag. I am still debating with myself if I should have spent the money so I could use my phone for GPS and to find a alburgues--everyone else had those apps so I was not a big issue. Just coming with the attitude that I could adapt to any situation and to go with the flow was ONE attitude I would not have done well to forget.
But you really need a Harley and a studded leather waistcoat to carry it off successfullyI AGREE! I'm a bandana girl and always travel/hike with at least 2...they dry so quickly and work as a "face" cloth, hankie, pot holder on the trail, water filter (before the actual filter for murky water), TP, etc. Its my best tip to every "new" hiker.
Small nylon shopping bag. Ideal for putting your clean clothes and toiletstuff in when going to bathroom.
And to go to the shops afterwards.
No food though : Spain has such good quality products that I don't see the need at all to bring food from home.
Better how? Please describe how the pharmacology is different given that it’s the same mechanism of action? Please cite peer reviewed articles if you can. I’d like to know why you think outs better. Celebrex works for me but I’m open to researching others. As long as they are sold in the USA where I can buy them. Thanks!
The pharmacology is very similar however it was my clinical observation with patients (and myself) that Vioxx was more efficacious. Supposedly this drug is similar to Vioxx. Drugs in the same class have different efficacy in different people. Can’t get any more specific than that. Celebrex is fine.
Perhaps alleviate?Did you mean "eliminate"? I don't know that I would want to elevate them, which sounds suspiciaously like increasing them.
4) I was advised not to bring anything like a nightdress which in retrospect was advice I wished I did not take. I saw lots of women in lightweight summer dresses they put on after the shower. I plan to take a feather weight beach coverup which could double as a summer dress for when I get out of the shower. It's very modest.
Thanks for the professional advice. What dose did you take at night?As a professional nurse with forty years of experience I feel the need to add some caution. Yes, I took NSAIDs during the Camino: at night so my aches legs would allow me to sleep, but we all need to be mindful that NSAIDs DO WORK...however, pain is the feedback loop of our body saying some this wrong or "stop doing that." I met a young Englishman who gave me Spanish OTC ibuprophen which comes in 600mg...he as taking three at a time, three times a day. Needless to say I gently mentioned this was a HUGE dose, more then we give people in an emergency room after a car accident. The point is--listen to your body--do not use anti-inflammatories and analgesics to push yourself into serious injury. Allow time to enjoy and for your body to recover from joys of walking 15 to 45KM a day.
As a professional nurse with forty years of experience I feel the need to add some caution. Yes, I took NSAIDs during the Camino: at night so my aches legs would allow me to sleep, but we all need to be mindful that NSAIDs DO WORK...however, pain is the feedback loop of our body saying some this wrong or "stop doing that." I met a young Englishman who gave me Spanish OTC ibuprophen which comes in 600mg...he as taking three at a time, three times a day. Needless to say I gently mentioned this was a HUGE dose, more then we give people in an emergency room after a car accident. The point is--listen to your body--do not use anti-inflammatories and analgesics to push yourself into serious injury. Allow time to enjoy and for your body to recover from joys of walking 15 to 45KM a day.
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