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    I was amazed by how difficult it was to get vegetables, especially in Spain. They eat carbohydrates and meat and seafood (some of which I wouldn't eat like octopus, squid and other). Vegetables are hard to come by, I was happy to get back home...
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    CalgaryLynn reacted to TravellingMan22's post in the thread Stage 28 with Like Like.
    Yes it’s great fun! Inexperienced folks don’t know the questions to ask!!
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    CalgaryLynn reacted to TravellingMan22's post in the thread Stage 28 with Like Like.
    Maybe folks could just ask the poster to clarify what they mean. He or she only has a handful of posts.
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    CalgaryLynn reacted to Pafayac's post in the thread Pilgrimage - selfish? with Like Like.
    Maybe we should learn and remember this sentence of Jean-Christophe Rufin (a french writer) in "Immortelle Randonnée": "On leaving for Santiago de Compostela, I wasn't looking for anything and I found it"
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    CalgaryLynn reacted to Arctic_Alex's post in the thread Pilgrimage - selfish? with Like Like.
    While I understand your pain how we as mankind treat this planet and life on it, I wonder why you could not talk about these things to anyone. I myself could talk about it for hours and I know many who are moved by these things. - Maybe you asked...
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    CalgaryLynn reacted to Antnix1's post in the thread Pilgrimage - selfish? with Like Like.
    Sounds like you wanted to shoehorn your personal beliefs about climate change and vegetarianism into conversation and other pilgrims didn't want to engage with you in such discussions. Good for them! Hmm, egocentric might be a better word then...
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    A blanket statement that defies common sense - taking the fact that a person likes to reserve accommodation in advance on a Camino during busy times, and then extrapolating them to be extremists who "have to be in control of every aspect of their...
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    CalgaryLynn reacted to Mahonsk's post in the thread Overcrowded Camino Frances with Like Like.
    I agree with you. I suppose if one wants to take it the whole hog then, to fully experience a ‘true’ Pilgrim experience, perhaps, to some, might mean that one should walk bare foot, carry no food or coinage and live off of the kindness of...
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    CalgaryLynn reacted to trecile's post in the thread Overcrowded Camino Frances with Like Like.
    How so? Although I prefer not to book every night ahead, where you sleep and whether or not you book anead has nothing to do with being a pilgrim. It's your intention to be a pilgrim that counts.😊
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    CalgaryLynn reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread The Camino will provide? with Like Like.
    For you, but not for everyone. For some the camino is the destination. For others it is the journey. Some wish to walk with others, some alone. There are those who consider it the adventure of a lifetime. For others it is simply a pleasant...

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