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What's Dave Doing: 1000 Miles Later: My Ultimate Camino de Santiago Packing List

Dave's ultimate packing list after logging 1,000 miles backpacking.

What's Dave Doing: 1000 Miles Later: My Ultimate Camino de Santiago Packing List

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What's Dave Doing: 1000 Miles Later: My Ultimate Camino de Santiago Packing List

What's Dave Doing: 1000 Miles Later: My Ultimate Camino de Santiago Packing List

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Dave's ultimate packing list after logging 1,000 miles backpacking.

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1000 Miles Later: My Ultimate Camino de Santiago Packing List

One fine October day on a beach in Galicia, I completed the most challenging and satisfying experience of my life. In a little over a month I’d walked right across the top of Spain, starting in a small French border town at the base of the Pyrenees and finishing in the shallows of the Atlantic ocean.

A year later, I strapped on my backpack again, spending nearly three weeks walking from Porto in northern Portugal to Santiago, and then a loop to Finisterre, Muxia, and back.

Continue reading to learn more about packing for a backpacking trip, written by Dave Dean.

What's Dave Doing: 1000 Miles Later: My Ultimate Camino de Santiago Packing List

1000 Miles Later: My Ultimate Camino de Santiago Packing List

One fine October day on a beach in Galicia, I completed the most challenging and satisfying experience of my life. In a little over a month I’d walked right across the top of Spain, starting in a small French border town at the base of the Pyrenees and finishing in the shallows of the Atlantic ocean.

A year later, I strapped on my backpack again, spending nearly three weeks walking from Porto in northern Portugal to Santiago, and then a loop to Finisterre, Muxia, and back.

Continue reading to learn more about packing for a backpacking trip, written by Dave Dean.

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In 2011 I quit my job, sold everything I owned, and set off to live, work, and wander round the world armed with a backpack, a good pair of boots, and no return ticket.
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What's Dave Doing: 1000 Miles Later: My Ultimate Camino de Santiago Packing List

1000 Miles Later: My Ultimate Camino de Santiago Packing List

One fine October day on a beach in Galicia, I completed the most challenging and satisfying experience of my life. In a little over a month I’d walked right across the top of Spain, starting in a small French border town at the base of the Pyrenees and finishing in the shallows of the Atlantic ocean.

A year later, I strapped on my backpack again, spending nearly three weeks walking from Porto in northern Portugal to Santiago, and then a loop to Finisterre, Muxia, and back.

Continue reading to learn more about packing for a backpacking trip, written by Dave Dean.

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Dave Dean
In 2011 I quit my job, sold everything I owned, and set off to live, work, and wander round the world armed with a backpack, a good pair of boots, and no return ticket.
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