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Thanks for sharing. Much appreciated …. And relatable.
I think the Camino is like some sort of organic medicine or yeast that can take months or years to produce its final result.
I walked VDLP from Sevilla in autumn 2022 and just the other day...
I enjoy a nice ‘cuppa tea’ with milk too but I’ve found it often difficult to order at a bar in Spain; HOWEVER…. whilst walking with friends last year …. One of them was familiar with what was available and had no problem at all asking and...
The booler may be overkill. Instead consider getting an electric coil - they're lightweight and make a cup of boiling watter in a jiffy.
There's even a thread for that, long running and entertaining...
The voice of reason, thank you.
The issue though, is of someone deciding he/she/they can flout the rules or the recommendations. In this context, clearly. However...
Where I live, a simple phrase captures it: "they have lost the run of...
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.
A special thank you to Dave Whitson for his shortcuts on the GR 65. We had a beautiful day walking by the river Lot into Cahors instead of the regular route. It takes a lot of work to create guidebooks and I am grateful for all who do this for us.
I started walking the American Discovery Trail back in 2019. My plan was to walk the southern option between Cincinnati, Ohio and Denver, Colorado that fall, and then to fly to Delaware in February 2020 and make the full coast-to-coast walk...
I am not sure what to think about this.
On one hand, on this forum and elsewhere I have long been a proponent of a more even distribution of pilgrims across various routes (essentially, away from the Francés). I just don't think it makes sense...
@GEDGER , welcome, your first post has brought a fair number of replies!
You are from UK, as am I, originally. I am from Scotland, to be precise.
Please hang around. You will find that the quality and quantity of meals in Portugal from Porto...
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