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sunrise5am

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      sunrise5am replied to the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain.
      A lot of the infrastructure and economic advancement has been, and continues to be, paid for by taxpayers in Northern Europe via transfers from the EU. For example under the Recovery Plan Spain's received over €30bn, and will get €10bn more...
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      sunrise5am replied to the thread Backpack size.
      Decide what you want to take, how heavy you want it to be, and go from there. It all depends on you. As for me: Normally I'd take a 33l Osprey for winter trekking in mountains, so more than adequate for a Camino (for me). It also fits most...
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      sunrise5am replied to the thread Bed race on the VDLP….
      That's very useful information. Many thanks. I think I'll get the Alpkit Hunka (360g), silk liner (126g) and a suspendable mosquito net (90g, just needs the head end tied up to an object or draped over a rucksack placed by your head so the mesh...
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      sunrise5am replied to the thread Bed race on the VDLP….
      Thanks for the info
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      sunrise5am replied to the thread Bed race on the VDLP….
      That's amazingly light. How heavy is your sleeping bag and how warm? Rather than tarp I was thinking of a bivvy (360g) but I'm still at 4.3kg without sleeping bag (hoping to sleep with my clothing on, in a silk liner in the bivvy...???). Do you...
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      sunrise5am replied to the thread Bed race on the VDLP….
      Very useful to know. I hate the bed race thing and was going to continue with my VDLP (still have Merida to SdC to complete) on 18th May. I plan taking a bivvy bag, so I can do a responsible wild camp if Albergues are full, or if there are times...
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      sunrise5am reacted to JustJack's post in the thread Bed race on the VDLP… with Like Like.
      One reason for me choosing the VDLP is to avoid the constant stress of the bed race on the busier routes. Alas I haven’t escaped it. Literally every bed (that I’m able to contact) is full from where I am (Canaveral) for the next 45km or so...
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      sunrise5am replied to the thread What do you wish you had worried less about?.
      I should have just worried less. Spain and France are safe countries, the routes are mostly well trodden and not hyper difficult, the Caminos pass through enough villages and towns that you're not going to starve or die of exposure and you can...
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      sunrise5am replied to the thread Walking with headphones?.
      Maybe it depends on what Camino you are walking? It seems sad not to take in the sounds of nature, or of village life and church bells sounding the hours. But I can understand if the Camino is jam packed with pilgrims. On the Plata there were...
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      sunrise5am replied to the thread The one thing I should have done before I left for the Camino.
      Renew the batteries on the smoke alarms in your dwelling, if they have batteries. If they run out while you are away, the alarms make a really loud bleeping sound, that can annoy neighbours or panic anyone staying in the house. It happened to me...
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