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    Mid-April to mid-May Camino Francés, my experiences, insights, mistakes and lessons

    Thanks, Michal, for taking the time to share your detailed and thoughtful perceptions. You are appreciated. It means a lot-- especially to us newbies --to learn from the experiences of seasoned camino comrades like yourself and other generous souls on this site to help us prepare. As an older...
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    Coffee

    May I ask which brand of coil are you using that has lasted SIX years? woo hoo! That is a LONG time. YES, some of us find our morning coffee VERY important LOL! Gracias Camino friends for your suggestions!
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    Coffee

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    Returning Home & Preventing a Bedbug Infestation!

    Re: Bedbug Protection in the future....SO SORRY about your bedbug infestation. Friend returned from a first class holiday in Italy. She too, returned with bedbugs in her suitcase! (No backpack, hiking or Camino-type travel!) She had to invest in very expensive extermination in her small studio...
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    Coffee

    Yes, agreed. Good reminder.
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    Coffee

    OUCH AMIGO! YES, we must be ALWAYS VIGILANT. SAD story. Thanks for sharing. Too many cables to mind!
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    Backpack?

    I have been to REI with a friend in the past. Not near one these days. But I would imagine, since they are so helpful, IF you could go there or some equivalent, there are very helpful salespeople who are also hikers that could help you choose? Also, you know you have to walk it around filled up...
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    Backpack?

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    No rooms available mid Sept in Roncesvalles, any suggestions?

    Thanks so much!
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    Coffee

    Maybe you can find your own drip filter in a store in a larger town as well as coffee. That is my plan anyway from decades of travel: Bring own mug, heating element, drip filter and coffee! Sometimes you can find a decent instant coffee to make it simpler but not my favorite. When you need that...
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    No rooms available mid Sept in Roncesvalles, any suggestions?

    I did try to pre-book for mid Sept. I am an older person and not one for bunkbeds and hostels... :)
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    No rooms available mid Sept in Roncesvalles, any suggestions?

    Thanks so much for great suggestions!
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    No rooms available mid Sept in Roncesvalles, any suggestions?

    Thanks. I did too but wrong dates. I will try again.
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    No rooms available mid Sept in Roncesvalles, any suggestions?

    Is there a list of albergues that also have private rooms on the Camino Frances? Gracias.
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    Be careful with phones.

    That sucks about your phone! Sorry to hear it! My phone is temporarily out of order (I hope) and I also have most addresses and contacts on it. No online banking however. I am looking into having it on a chain when on the Camino as I have learned to for my wallet after a theft living in Mexico...
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