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    Scheduling Cathedral tours - Mass vs nighttime vs rooftop vs Portico

    Ironically, the only way I saw the Portico was during a nighttime tour. My museum tour and the rooftop tour were separate tickets. This was September 2023. The night tour of the Cathedral was in English, but the rooftop tour was in Spanish. BTW...that's a pretty steep roof, with a lot of...
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    Gronze Symbol Legend

    Out of curiosity, were you using the App? Or a specific phone browser?
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    LIVE from the Camino Héctor Walks His Way-week 4

    Hector, you came looking for something. You're not an imposter. You're a pilgrim. As for apprehension, we all face it. You may not think of yourself as religious, but I find this reading helpful... "Por lo tanto, no se angustien por el mañana, el cual tendrá sus propios afanes. Cada día...
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    All set, let's go

    I love me private rooms, sometimes...especially because *I* snore. More like a loud purr than a choking gasp...but still annoying to my family. And any objectionable scents are my fault... 😉 Buen Camino!
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    LIVE from the Camino Héctor Walks His Way-week 4

    You will feel lighter. It's normal to feel depleted on and off, particularly on this Camino. Your body, mind ( and spirit) are all doing the extremely hard work of dis-covery and re-covery. And you've pretty much identified what you need to do differently, nutritionally. One thing that...
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    LIVE from the Camino Héctor Walks His Way-week 4

    As far as I can tell, no. But it's hard to determine. 1% is over the counter. 2% is for large joints. 3% is used to remove skin growths. And at that, the warning labels don't really fit on the box.
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    Baggage transfer on the Primitivo

    TaxiCamino served me all the way through the Primitivo. Available through WhatsApp and had envelopes in most places. They handed me off to JacoTrans at Boente
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    LIVE from the Camino Héctor Walks His Way-week 4

    If you can tolerate hiking in your sandals and socks, does that reduce the soreness, or increase it? My instinct is that you either need more padding up front at the toes or you're curling your big toes to fit in too small shoes). I sincerely doubt stress fractures...but I'm not a podiatrist...
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    Recommendations for 3rd Camino

    There's one stage in the Primitivo that's hard to do under 20km...you have to pick the 2 day route through Pola de Allende rather than go through Hospitales. Other than that, the early Primitivo is hillier for longer than the same time frame on either the Frances or the Portuguese. If you...
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    Camino Primitivo in Early October - Seeking Advice

    What they all said. I walked 15-28 September last year, and did not take the Verde. No dog issues at all, but you'd best be comfortable with cows if you go over Hospitales. I prebooked 1-2 nights ahead. Lucky thing...Berducedo filled up. And I had a little trouble after Boente on the...
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    US TSA and a walking stick

    I don't read the TSAs own website ( which I posted above) as hiking poles. They list those separately as "hiking poles." Bottom line. It's up to the TSA agent. If he/she approves of your stick as a mobility device at both checkpoints, you'll get through with your stick. If he/she doesn't...
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    US TSA and a walking stick

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    Is the Camino the right thing for me?

    Hey, one question. Weren't you the gentleman who told us on these boards about the pilgrims you met and the peace they demonstrated to you? And now you don't want to walk where they did when they showed you that peace? To be honest, you seem to have developed the same case of nerves we all...
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    30 Days to Walk.

    If you plan to start from SJPdP to Santiago, 30 days with your preferred mileage plus shorter days might be a challenge. Where do you want to start? As mentioned above, Pamplona on the CF is a good start point. If both solo and pilgrim community time is really what you want, I'd suggest Oct...
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    Lost & Found Lost Shoes

    One would think a smaller pair...although I wear size 46, and I'm only 170 cm tall.
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    Walk the Camino, while working remotely?

    Unweekends, to echo several other posters... ...there's more than one Camino to Santiago. ...some of the Caminos have historic startpoints within 2 weeks walking time (Ingles, Primitivo, and parts of the Portuguese). ...even if you want the Frances, there is absolutely no requirement to...
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    Foot Health

    Leave denial as a river in Egypt. There is no case of numbness that should not be brought to a doctor, preferably a podiatrist.
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    4 and 5 star hotels

    l would footstomp two pieces of Evan's advice, especially if the readers haven't traveled in Europe before. For *anyone* wanting accommodations along the Caminos, particularly if traveling as a couple, pay heed to his statements: "Some hotels offer rooms with a “cama matrimonial”. These are...
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    LIVE from the Camino Héctor Walks His Way-Week 2

    Hector, just came to say how happy I am for you and your accomplishments. You're doing great! (Much faster than I was on the Primitivo ;-) You're going to experience negative emotions/hours/days. It's is quite normal, even for those wounded a little more lightly by life. And you're...
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    Phone and GPS locator on the shoulder strap

    Speaking as a female, it can be difficult to find shirts with appropriately sized pockets...and for some females, being able to use them. 😉

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