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Same! I’m sorry but in my opinion this is a pilgrimage, not some holidays… today in Pamplona at the Albergue Jesús y Maria there was a reservation of a group of 40 people!! That’s almost half of the albergue!! It’s really frustrating…
I had PF for years. The only thing that helped me was Oofos flip flops. I wear them at home all the time now and have brought a pair on the Camino in case my PF flares up again. Perhaps worth a try?
I think I am substantially more at risk of loss through my own carelessness and inattention than from theft.
The precautions I would take are pretty much the same, but the motivation is different.
I agree. There is scientific evidence that trusting people as a guiding principle enhances happiness. And vice versa: constant mistrust reduces happiness.
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
The easy and obvious solution is to start closer to Santiago.
And I find that since my only "job" on the Camino is to walk from point A to point B that I can walk farther on the Camino than I can at home where I have a dozen other tasks that I...
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