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Getwood replied to the thread Will the Protest Against Tourists in Barcelona Come to Santiago?.Meh, I've got a couple of hotels in the mix, mostly due to lack of available space elsewhere. A smattering of albergues, pensions and hostals/hostels, and around a third of my journey is off-stage anyways, again due to lack of accommodations at... -
Getwood replied to the thread Will the Protest Against Tourists in Barcelona Come to Santiago?.I must admit, reading messages like these in the forums has truly dampened my enthusiasm for walking the Camino Frances, to the point where I'm re-considering going at all. I still have a little over a month to cancel my plans before the...
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Getwood replied to the thread Weight, Heat, Humidity.I'm aware of the handsfree possibilities (I'm trying several of them myself), but I meant for the purpose of overall weight-reduction. And, unfortunately, shipping the umbrella to North America is cost-prohibitive (and doesn't actually seem to...
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Getwood replied to the thread Weight, Heat, Humidity.I'm doing tests with a "sunbrella" right now, and it's making a HUGE difference for how hot and drained I feel. The sunbrella might be the single most important item I bring with me come September. I might just leave the walking poles behind in...
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Getwood replied to the thread Weight, Heat, Humidity.You can also use a service app such as FreeNow, which appears to be quite popular in most of Europe.
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Getwood replied to the thread Trekking poles.I *believe* Ivar (the owner/operator of this very forum) has a service similar to that (you can drop your poles off at his place of business in SdC as a donation), but I don't know if they get trans-shipped to any origin points.
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Getwood replied to the thread Trekking poles.I bought a pair of collapsible poles from G3 (the "Pivot Treks"), and they fit inside my bag quite easily. They're also on sale as of today (July 5th, 2024 at my locale). I'm rather pleased with them after doing some testing. I'm only doing...
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Getwood replied to the thread Upcoming 1st trial 3 days SJPDP to Pamplona in late September.Just to add my two cents here: I'm doing my first Camino (Camino Frances) starting September 12th of this year, but I actually start my journey from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on the 9th. My plane arrives at 12:45 PM on the 10th, I overnight at...
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