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Hydrate incredibly well during the week before leaving - drink lots more water than usually (ideally your pee should be clear during the entire week). You’ll probably be dehydrated because of the flight / long travel and most people (that aren’t...
I used them in Sept/Oct last year and wouldn’t do another camino without! I bought the ones that go across the shoulders. They were super light and hardly took up any space in my pack. They are very comfortable and helpful for warmth and sun...
I an hoping to bring my very ill husband to Santiago and go to Finisterre for a day and back to Santiago. He is a very experienced Camino walker but I have never been with him.
His mobility is very challenged so he will not be able to walk any...
I think you are absolutely looking at this the right way - a blessing in disguise. I was laid off last year and thought the same way. It was as if the universe was telling me it was time. I walked in Sept/Oct last year and am SO glad I did! It...
Hello everyone.
My husband has been talking about walking this trail for over 35 years —- since he was 20 years old.
But, life’s problems alway seem to get in the way, don’t they?
He’s been amazing through it all —-dirt poor newlyweds, raising...
Last night I watched a programme, on the BBC, about the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Police Officer in 2022.
It quoted research that indicates that men who expose themselves to (usually unaccompanied ) women frequently progress...
It is SO infuriating that we women have to be faced with this disgusting behaviour, yet - here we are. I’m glad you had a knife, and I’m VERY happy to hear you got to safety. When something like this happens it’s very jarring, and impossible to...
The Wise Pilgrim app has a feature that will compose a message for you in Spanish (or Portuguese or French, depending on the route), that makes it really easy.
You just long press on WhatsApp number.
Then you choose the date, number of...
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