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    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    yes I wasn't going there :P
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    Wikiloc or alternative for planning

    Np Peter it will probably be useful to other route planners and the way the forum points to similar posts others might find
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    Wikiloc or alternative for planning

    https://santiago.forwalk.org/en/#guide not sure how up to date it is and within Spain IIRC but was handy for me when I was starting out planning. edit to say they seem to have added Italy but no Germans yet :p
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    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    Lots of places are introducing or have done a tourist tax. Lets be fair though, there are only a few places on any of the caminos where the locals are complaining and even they realise the number of jobs dependent on those incoming. Tax of some sort is the only way forward imho What riles me...
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    Molinaseca to O Cebreiro stage mess up?

    O Cebreiro is harder if it's at the end of a day IMHO. The weather can play a part of course I've gone Trabadelo to Fonfria, Trabadelo to Filoval and last time '22 VDB to Fonfria all in busy Septembers without booking If you have time constraints or O Cebreiro causes concern, you could always...
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    Best tape to prevent blisters

    while it's not tape...I do like Hikers wool for hot spots
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    Last minute advice for solo traveler

    politeness and a smile will work wonders, the basic phrases in Spanish ..hello, thankyou ,good day etc will be all you need before the person you talk to replies in English :) as others have said, chances of feeling lonely are slim unless it's what you want. I have always set off on my own and...
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    Invierno Planning Questions 2024

    never too old
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    Best way to walk near unfenced cows/cattle

    might as well follow the herd
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    Santiago to Muxia / Finisterre - break stops

    from the link above that Tinker added, on the right as you scroll down the page, house, plate beer etc
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    Santiago to Muxia / Finisterre - break stops

    Plenty of towns along the route. Last time was '22 for me and I stopped for the day in Negeira after coming out of Santiago, then Oliveroa, Cee , Lires via Fisterra and onto Muxia First time in '18 I wasn't sure how well the route was supported but I never struggled for somewhere to stay. How...
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    How do you feel when you finish a camino?

    Very much this. I've always arrived on my own and have enjoyed the smiles and happy faces in the Cathedral Square. It was my first time going to mass for maybe 25 years also. I also like the feeling of pilgrim watching along the route, have sometimes picked up the odd straggler for a few days (...
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    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    Infrastructure, rather than bureaucracy is IMHO what is needed The roads to Santiago have become incredibly easy to do. More information about them due to the growth of the internet, social media and the like. Package tours , bag carrying companies ... If there wasn't a shortage of beds at (...
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    Blister help in Santiago

    The Pharmacia have always been helpful too..
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    Camino fatigue?

    I mean this in the nicest way possible... I think it might be time for you to break up with the camino... maybe a trial separation. If you have tied all your happiness to walking caminos and are now feeling jaded then perhaps it's time for something new ? I don't mean walking thru different...
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