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I listen to podcasts or music in the afternoon if I'm needing that extra push or motivation. Never once have I been run over by a cyclist. Also I don't always want to interact with people on the trail, and wearing headphones sends a subtle...
I use bone conduction headphone since years now. I mainly walk alone and I want to be aware of the surroundings, but at the same time I'm a huge fan of audiobooks.
Bone conduction is the perfect solution for me, as the ear is free and I can...
I do expect to meet other people. When I do meet others on the way I usually greet them politely in passing and move on. When I stop for a drink or a meal or at night in the albergues I am usually happy to enter into conversation. But for me time...
I'm about 50% in agreement with you. I walk without headphones. Most of the time I do not want to talk with others either. I don't see why talking with others should be considered an essential element of walking a Camino. Most of the time I...
Yes I like to wear my big headphones ! The Bose type. Music - nothing else! Gives me inspiration. All type of music really but mainly upbeat modern music I guess. Adds hugely to my experience and helps when feeling flat and /or tired and/or bored!
Trecile, it does serve a purpose, it promotes human connection, community, the give and take, humour - which most humans delight in - ... it is still late winter and I posted to help keep the forum alive, and I think the responses have been quite...
I get really annoyed with people who seem to still think that Camino should be like they imagine it should be especially after they’ve spent far too much time on this forum researching what it could be.
Oh, and people who think I snore out of spite
People doing their feet at a restaurant. Just because the table is outside does not mean the rest of us want to see your bloody, blistery feet or watch you cut your toe nails. Keep your feet off the chairs too. This goes for trains too.
Stop...
All the graffiti. Make a cairn of stones, tuck a wildflower or even a note on paper into a sign or meaningful place, but for heaven's sake, where do people get off permanently defacing markers/signs/walkways/trees/what have you with spray paint...
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