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    time of travel

    not many people walk in november and december. if you want a more solitary experience, this is the time to go you meet fewer people but get to know them better you never arrive at an albergue too late to get a bed, but some albergues are closed in the winter so you might have to walk a little...
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    Walking backwards on the Camino?

    i haven't done it but each time i walked i met somebody doing it so it can be done seems kind of lonely though
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    To SJPP and back from Santiago with bikes

    i'm a little bothered by your reference to mountain bikes the camino for cyclists parallels the camino for walkers, that is to say, when the walkers are on a footpath as rather than a road, the cyclists take the road, not the trail therefore, cyclists use touring bikes, not mountain bikes...
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    getting ready

    looks like i'll be leaving on august 19 none of it feels real astro.com/astroclick travel today: burgos, "this is a place where you get plenty of opportunity to deal with your emotions...." leon, "this place is perfect for a relaxing vacation...." santiago, "if you feel life is...
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    internet connection??

    Hi Maggie There was a thread about this not too long ago. Maybe someone can explain how to find it?
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    HIKE SOON TO BEGIN!

    javi-- lots of people post on this website looking for walking partners, but i'd say don't sweat it you'lll make lots of friends on the camino--some for a day, some for a camino, and some for a lifetime on the other hand, there are so many variables that go into being good walking...
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    women's underwear

    well that answers that question thanks you just saved me from making a smelly mistake
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    women's underwear

    i'm interested in hearing about people's experience with hi tech fabrics, especially duofold varitec hydroduct
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    Leaving St Jean September 9th

    the camino has its own prayer it's called the pilgrim's blessing here it is in english may god be for you a companion along the path a guide at the crossroads strength in you weariness defense before dangers shelter on the way shade against the heat light in the darkness a comforter...
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    Rain-poncho vs. rain-suit in september

    i carry a travel raincoat mine is made by totes it's polyurethane coated nylon it's virtually weightless it comes down below my calves so it almost meets the tops of my socks it's easy to wear under a backpack because it's fitted wind doesn't get up under it and flap it around it...
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    shoes and sleeping bag?

    hi! one thing you could do is start a new thread called something like "seeking information on geneva route" otherwise your questions are buried here in this section on equipment and might not catch the eye of the people who know the answers
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    shoes and sleeping bag?

    chris i'm guessing you haven't been to europe before? europe, at least western europe, doesn't have wilderness the way the u s does most of the land in france has been owned, occupied, and farmed for at least a thousand years it's very very tame beautiful, but tame what passes for...
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    About the albuergues, hostels, etc

    paul's right all you need to do is step onto the camino the rest will be taken care of
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    shoes and sleeping bag?

    hey kanga thanks for posting your packing list i was thinking about taking a tube of concentrated shampoo--we used to have something called prell but it seems to have disappeared from the stores while i wasn't looking. luster creme brought back memories though, my gramma used to use it...
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    shoes and sleeping bag?

    listen up guys stop obsessing about how much your pack weighs and start obsessing about how well it fits if your pack doesn't fit five pounds is too much; if it does fit you can carry thirty-five pounds and never even notice after all tiny little southeast asian ladies routinely carry...
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    shoes and sleeping bag?

    just read chris' list and couldn't resist adding my own this is after two june/july caminos PACKING LIST FOR A SUMMER CAMINO (WOMEN) external frame backpack rain cover for back pack polar fleece sleeping bag u-shaped inflatable pillow walking stick (ideally a gift) rayon sarong (use as...
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    Hello from California

    the le puy route is said to be both the most beautiful and the most difficult supposedly the ascent out of le puy is so steep that a lot of people turn around, go back into town, and hire a cab vezelay is an easy place to start cuz it's convenient to paris don't worry about guidebooks...
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    Hello from California

    hey rita i'm a jin shin jyutsu practitioner from richmond i've done the camino frances twice and plan to it again in september i want to do vezelay too here's my number if you want to talk: 510 215-2155
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    books

    by all means take a paperback, they weigh next to nothing after all, tho even a compulsive reader like myself finds little time to read on the camino the pillars of the earth (ken follett) seemed to be a popular choice when i was walking as for guidebooks: my first camino i walked with...
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    why on earth do I want to do this by myself???

    sine check ebay they used to have tons of those martin "backpackers"

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