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GI'm sorry, I can't help you with the question of where you can find public scales. But, what I did when I didn't have access to one for a long time: I took a tape measure with me. It's light and small, so it's no problem to take one with you...
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GGrousedoctor replied to the thread Blistered to bits-need help!.I can’t help you identify a podiatrist, but I would suggest that you stop into a pharmacy. In my experience in both Spain and Portugal, pharmacists are very knowledgeable when it comes to maladies suffered by pilgrims. On my first Camino, I was...
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GThere’s no harm in asking. If you explain your needs, it’s up to the Hospi to say yes or no. Locking external doors is an absolute no no. If a Hospi does it, report them.
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GGrousedoctor replied to the thread Gronze question.Some of the “green” albergues also have private rooms. Once you open the links to the accommodation you’ll see if they only have dorms or a combination of dorms and private rooms.
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GIndividual experience may vary I suppose. I’ve frequently bought two or more at once - but for my own use. At the cathedral in Porto they were pre-stamped with the first stamp, but otherwise blank.
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GFirstly, I know the topic thread title is from the book and now movie The Way, My Way by Bill Bennett. (And if you haven't seen the movie, I highly recommend it). But I thought it was appropriate for to use it for my first post. The first on my...
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GGrousedoctor replied to the thread Pilgrim Passport.To get that early morning start, because the Sé doesn’t open until 9 am, go the day before, and before your friend arrives, and ask for two credenciales. They can only say no, but I think you’ll get them and they are prestamped as @henrythedog...
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GI was one of those who avoided Albergues (the communal sleeping bit). Till last year. I felt a bit of a 'fraud' and so set out to try a broad range of Albergues. All were great! The 'privacy' thing was not really an issue. Neither was the...
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GMost people plan their travel strictly according to their expectations, and do not plan to change them. The Camino, as you so well describe, can force your hand (a.k.a. ‘provide’) and that is part of what makes it so valuable of a journey. You...
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GAlbergues are my accommodation of choice, for the reasons you mention. I do occasionally book a private room with a shower and enjoy a night of solitude, however for me without the albergue experience it would not be a Camino but merely a long walk.
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