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trecile replied to the thread Looking for suggestions where to find an Altus poncho - they are sold out everywhree!.When I saw @ivar last month he told me that he hasn't been able to get any, and TrekkInn, where a friend brought hers shows them unavailable. TrekkInn does have this similar raincoat/poncho, but they don't list the weight... -
Staying in nicer hotels, you may miss some of the community aspects of walking a Camino. Most people will be staying in more modest pilgrim oriented accommodations. The chances for spontaneous interactions with other pilgrims will be reduced...
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trecile reacted to Jeff Crawley's post in the thread Protocol: spending more than one night in an albergue with
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Indeed, I remember back in 2001 an Australian hospitalera at Santo Domingo de la Cazalda who kept an elderly Irish lady there for three nights using the simple expedient of hiding her boots - Hester had undergone a double hip replacement and had... -
trecile reacted to Damien Reynolds's post in the thread Silly me, wanting to fall in love on the Camino with Like.
Hehe. The thread that wouldn't die! Note that it was originally composed in 2015... I've still never found love on the Camino (and I've hiked a sh*t ton) but I'm frankly not actively looking for it while walking anymore. More like, if it...
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Look at the same weekday a few weeks earlier. If there are more the answer is ‘probably’
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trecile reacted to peregrina2000's post in the thread New municipal albergue in A Pobra do Brollón with Like.
Totally agree that there are places that happily (or sometimes in resignation) use booking. I even know of one place on the Vasco Interior that relies exclusively on booking for reservations, it’s the only platform to use. The owner also runs a...
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trecile reacted to David Tallan's post in the thread Protocol: spending more than one night in an albergue with Like.
"It depends on the albergue." Probably the biggest factor is whether it is a municipal/parochial/association albergue or a private albergue. A private albergue, especially one that is not exclusively for pilgrims, is more likely to allow more...
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trecile replied to the thread 4 and 5 star hotels.Not in most towns. On the Camino Francés there are Paradores in León, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Villafranca del Bierzo, and Santiago. Here's more information about Paradores on the Camino routes...
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When my Icebreaker merino shirts were new, they exuded a very noticeable woolly lanolin smell while being washed (I wash by hand with liquid laundry detergent), but as soon as they were dry they smelled fine. Now that they've been washed many...
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I find even merino wool itchy. And I hate the feel of tech fabrics. My compromise is tee shirts made of 65% polyester and 35% cotton. Feels like cotton, but dries pretty fast. These tee shirts are extraordinarily inexpensive, too.
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