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      jrewins replied to the thread Albergues from Lisboa to Porto.
      WOW! Now THAT is a plan!
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      While I’ll only be with you in spirit this year, you’ve piqued my hidden desire for a winter Camino and am going to try for Christmas 2025 (assuming of course, that you’re planning another party a year from now AND that I might be invited 😄)...
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      jrewins replied to the thread There’s An App For That!.
      Huh! Who knew?! I've been hanging around the forum for 3+ years, and this is the first I've heard of the app. Good idea!
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      jrewins replied to the thread Some principles for packing.
      At the risk of starting another ‘polyester vs. merino wool’ war, I’d suggest that performance fabrics made of poly should not be summarily abandoned. As both fabrics have positive / negative features (and I have both), I can mix the two to...
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      jrewins reacted to Tincatinker's post in the thread Camino De Santiago Survey with Like Like.
      Indeed, random input from people who have never walked a Camino let alone actually undertaken a Pilgrimage to the shrine of Santiago is just what this sort of survey needs
    • jrewins
      Bottles, bottles, bottles. Easier to use, fill, clean and know how much water you have
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      jrewins replied to the thread Isn't twice enough?.
      There is no “one size fits all” answer to this question. For me, once is not enough because of the diversity offered by the different routes; e.g. the Portuguese is an opportunity to experience the Camino in a country other than Spain. Having...
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      Will never happen. Too many a**hole tourists walking the last years, and more will come. I have walked many years and have seen the changes in mentality. JMHO.
    • jrewins
      While I have always tried to practice a non-judgemental acceptance of the tour groups, their T-shirt uniforms, their consumption of Camino resources, and their obsession with collecting a compostella without doing all of the work, I have to admit...
    • jrewins
      I have long years of experience behind my "prejudice," thank you. Independent walkers in general are better educated in how to walk on a long-distance trail without leaving trails of trash behind them. Tour groups, especially youth groups, do...
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