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Do you know how much unpaid, unseen, unacknowledged work local people have to do to create and maintain a camino? The research, the lobbying local authorities, the negotiation with local landowners, the waymarking, cleaning and maintaining the...
I am so sorry for your great loss. I hope that you get all the support you will need in order to get him and you back to your families. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family
Hi KariannNor: fears are fears; we ALL , every single solitary one of us, have them - just not the same as others' . I won't sleep in top bunk; fear of falling out; also needing to get up in the night. If at all possible I would check out if...
Agree, they are cowardly. If they were dangerous, they wouldn't give you a warning by pulling it out. I would probably be so mad, I would kick some butt. I have been lifting weights for the past year and am feeling strong. Seriously...
There are no naive questions . No worries, take it easy. Usually, showers are separated by a door or curtain. In some hostels, there are separate showers and toilets for women and men, but not in all. Bring a large lightweight scarf; you can use...
Hi @Gerard Griffin - I do agree that it sometimes seems difficult - on this forum and in life generally - to have a difference of opinion that doesn't turn into something negative or combative. It's not important if I or anyone else agrees with...
I hesitated about answering this question because I'm old enough to remember a time when it was possible for people to hold different opinions without falling out personally, when different views could be debated courteously and even joyfully...
Walking to Villar de Mazarife i met a Canadian girl and as we were walking an American guy joined us who had walked from SJPP!
While talking to the girl he said he had stayed in as many donitivo's as he could on the way they were great because...
I just need to vent here a minute. I've been booking lodgings for my next Camino (not my group, but my own).
I would like to ask people who post reviews, especially on pilgrim sites such as Gronze, to remember where they are and what they are...
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