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I have a pick-and-mix approach. I find my mobile phone and internet access very useful and I wouldn't choose to leave them behind these days. Hot showers are a modern luxury I very much enjoy! :cool: Some recent developments like luggage...
You’re also ‘locked in’ to certain stages on the Primitivo anyway (compared with the Francés), so the ‘Do I want to stop here or go 4km further?’ question is often not really an option. In those cases where your end-of-stage destination is pretty...
Purchase a SIM for $30E when you arrive in Spain airport, they have vending machines or cell kiosk with nice attendant who will activate the card so you are 'good to go' ( maybe this option will be $40E but worth it ) . This will give you as much...
If economy is an issue, set and book your arrival and return dates, and in between those, take it as it comes.
Life is so full of dates and obligations. Walk the Camino and be free, for once. It may be a revelation.
Early June? It’s marginal. I’d pack the sleeping bag. It’s going to be a 1 season one at that weight. (Edit: I just looked and they claim three season. It isn’t. I like Alpkit, but they’re pushing it with that spec.)
When you’re finished just...
This reminds me of a long standing joke in the project management community when discussing getting a project to deliver a high quality outcome, on time and within budget. It can be good and cheap, but late, good and on time, but over budget, or...
Really depends a bit on the mileage you’re comfortable with doing on a daily basis. For example, most people walk the Ingles in 4 1/2 days, but if you’re fit and comfortable with slightly longer daily kms, it’s easily doable in 4 days . Great...
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