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🏕️ Camping

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Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino?

Albergue Life

More on the life in the albergues on the Camino
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The electric coil changed my life on the Camino!

Bed Bugs

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Are Bed Bugs An Issue? How Do I Avoid Them

Etiquette and Customs

More about the rules and etiquette while on the Camino
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Tradition…. When to start wearing your scallop shell?

Food and drink

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Does anyone have recent experience of doing VdlP as a Vegetarian?
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Money, Banking and Budget

Some advice related to money, banking and budgeting while on the Camino de Santiago
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ATM in Spain and Portugal

Water & Hydration

Some advice on how to get enough water while walking the Camino de Santiago
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Water filter system needed?

Long Caminos - from home to Santiago

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LIVE from the Camino Camino home to home, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Credentials, Stamps & the Compostela

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Clarification on Compostela for mixed and non-standard routes

Accessible Camino

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Pilgrims with severe balance problems: how do you manage?

Pilgrims walking now - Live from the Camino!

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