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    From Santiago to Fatima

    Hi after walking the camino five times from different starting points I now want to walk from Santiago to Fatima in September. I am trying to find some accurate information, but all links I find here on the website don't work. I bought John Brierly's book so I can walk it the other way round...
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    walking from Santiago de Compstela to Fatima

    I am thinking of walking from Santiago to Fatima in september of this year, but some of the sites mentioned here are down. Is there any actual information about the route? I have just bought the John Brierly guide from 2019, so hopefully that info is updated (I have an old one). Thank you if...
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    anyone young walking from Ponferrada?

    Hello fellow pilgrims :) april 26th I will start my third camino. This time I will walk together with my son, who is 18. Because his time away from school is limited we will start in Ponferrada. Now I am wondering if there will be more people his age walking around Ponferrada that time. For me...
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    old walking stick on my 2nd camino

    Hello I can only tell you my experiences with my walking sticks.. Both caminos my husbanc made me sticks, ingraved with text and they ment a lot to me. The first camino I went to St Jean by train so that was no problem, but coming back from Santiago I had to give them together with the luggage...
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    Abrazos gratis (Free Hugs Campaign)

    Thank you so much for sharing this with all here.. I forwarded it to many people and one of them send it back saying that in Rotterdam (holland) someone was there today with the same sign free hug! Wishing a wonderful day and a big hug Estrella
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    walking now!

    Hello all! Well I am just back two weeks now and I had a great time walking the camino portugese. From Oporto there were not many other pilgrims, but from Tui I met 10 other pilgrims. I slept in the albergues if there was one, but in Portugal there were not many, but in Rates and Rubiaes (a...
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    Weight Loss

    I lost 6 kilos in 5 weeks last year walking the camino frances, and I ate about three times the amount of food I eat at home. This year I lost 1,5 kilos in 2 weeks again eating more than I normally do... Wish it was like that at home.. eating more and losing weight :) Greetings Estrella
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    Should I? Three weeks in Spring 2007

    Hi Thomas I walked the camino frances last year. My children were then 10, 14 and 16 and all went well. Ofcourse I missed my children and my children missed me.. would not be very healthy if this was not so! But I think you are the only one that can make this decision. Ofcourse it will be...
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    walking now!

    Hi everybody Well I am walking the camino right now and it has been wonderful so far! (for the dutch I have a website http://www.geocities.com/weernaarsantiago) I met up with another pilgrim Pierre from Canada.. sorry Pierre French Canada, Quebed and he knew me because of this forum :) The...
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    37c in Santiago

    you are great! the quick response and the accurate information, thanks!! I am not so much worried about the fires.. I have made up my mind to go now and I will see what my camino has in store for me, but my parents are very worried so now I can reassure them. I am very looking forward to...
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    37c in Santiago

    Hi Ivar Will you be making wine with your grapes? :) Can you keep me posted on the fires please? I will be leaving fridaymorning and my mother called me to say there were 9 new fires in Galicia Is there somewhere to inform myself when I am walking the camino? Have my fingers crossed for...
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    is it safe?

    Hi Athena!! Thank you so much for the info. This is very helpful. I have decided to start saturday 8th and I have a returnticket the 23d so I have plenty of time to do the camino and visit my grandmother who lives near Santiago! Ivar I will post my findings about the camino portugues here. I...
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    is it safe?

    Hi Ivar Thanks! I've changed my plane to the 8th, so I will start to walk my camino the 9th. Am véry looking forward to it! Is the camino portugese well indicated? You're a great help and I think this forum is very informative! Greetings Estrella
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    addicted

    Hi Annoke Wish you all the best on your camino! Hope you meet many angels on your way :) Buen camino!! Estrella
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    is it safe?

    Hello! I was supposed to leave to Porto 6th of September with a girlfriend, but because of the problems with the bushfires we decided to postpone our camino. But now I decided that I want to go after all, but my friend probably won't go. Is it safe to walk the camino portugese alone as a...
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    Forest fires

    muchas gracias Ivar! I called the portugese association and they adviced, if possible to postpone the trip. (how long does it take to regrow a forest though! :? )The roadsigns and yellow arrows are not really a problem, the camino is still well indicated, but a couple of days walking through...
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    Three weeks, and counting

    Hi there David and Christine Many of the albergues have blankets and if it is really cold you could always sleep with a sweater on. It is sooner hot than cold in the rooms, because yes.. many sleep with closed window (I prefer open windows also). Sometimes you sleep with 100 or more people in...
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    Forest fires

    Thank you Peter! Yes I did read the same thing about the signs, so I will call the pilgrimsassociation in Porto just to be sure. I will post my findings here for other pilgrims that were thinking of going. :) Estrella
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    Starting the Camino Portugues on September 7 from Oporto

    Hello I will start the camino portugese on the 7th of september also with a girlfriend! Are you going despite the damage of the forest fires? Will no doubt run into eachother :) Greetings Estrella
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    Have recent events change your pilgrimage-plans?

    Hi Ivar I was going as planned, but then I saw one of the messages here that the camino portugese is not indicated as well anymore because of the fires.. so I am now doubting it. Hope I can find some information about it before I leave. Greetings Estrella

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