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There has been some discussion about getting one way tickets to have more flexibility. Unfortunately I had to cut my Camino short because I was getting shin splints. Because I had a flexible ticket, which of course is more expensive, I booked my...
That seems like a pretty good list to me. I carry practically the same, except for the power bank - I rarely use the phone during the day (just for photos) and it's mostly on battery save mode. Then it charges at night.
But if your bag is light...
Thanks! I packed an extra drawstring bag to use for groceries or as a daypack if I need one.
And in addition to the merino wool hoodie, I have the rain jacket/windbreaker. If it's cold I'm planning on layering up by using all my shirts with the...
Another vote for Pontevedra. Lovely "round" church, a cute city centre, I even played escape rooms there when I stopped in town during my Portuguese Camino.
Any city you decide to stop along the route, see if you can try the pimientos de Padrón...
Not being up on all of the latest brand names, I was hoping to see a post about goats being available to rent to carry packs along the route. I should think this would be a favorable option...the counties would not have to maintain the brush...
I was a HOSVOL volunteer trainer for three years. We called these students "workshoppers." The came to the training without any intention of serving... IMHO, they were wasting our time and resources. We are not in the weekend workshop...
UPDATE!!! The GNR reached out to me! I had sent a direct message to them on Facebook, and they confirmed that they had received my original message and that it was indeed being investigated. We sent them plenty of evidence, so he shouldn’t be too...
I hope we don’t start down this line of conversation. There are many women of a wide range of ages, myself included, who relish walking alone and have decided that the risk-reward calculus highly tips on the side of walking alone. For those who...
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