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Two people staying at the gite in SJPDP are ill. I'm crossing my fingers that I haven't caught "it". Please, if you are not feeling well. Coughing. Tired. Etc please get a private room. However -
I slept so well last night! Awoke refreshed and...
I read a discussion about using hedphones on the camino and saw that it got into an argument about is it ok or not.
Just wanted to add an option I used on the camino that helps A LOT on some situations and do not impact as much as the usual...
I’ve noticed that there is a time constraint on how long the Edit option is available. Don’t know how long it is but i do know that the edit option is not available forever.
I read on the plane, on the bus, if i am alone at night or in a bar eating alone. I cannot read on my very small phone.
Take Kindle, power bank. poles, earphones if you want Audible or music
Sarong for all the uses above, mine is thread bare and...
Lots of great suggestions and insights here, so I’ll refrain from weighing in on packing choices myself (though I’m pro-sleep sack, power bank, earphones, Apple Watch, and travel towel; anti-sleeping bag, Kindle, water bladder, and headlamp; and...
I am Team Sarong! Last year I used mine as: a towel, headwrap, instant skirt, shawl, scarf, pillow cover, mattress cover, and one time as an extra layer inside my sleeping bag liner.
Hi Nina. These are my personal views - not fact, not necessarily right or correct, just from my viewpoint.
Sleeping liner: - ? something to sleep in - liner, lightweight bag (you don't say when you are going so don't know climate for you). In...
There is plenty of good generic advice about walking in hot conditions on the web. Here is one from Queensland, Australia, and another here from the (US) ABC. Search for 'walking in the heat' or some similar term in your favourite search engine...
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