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Bayonne is a lovely small city. Try lunch near the riverside market hall and do visit the cathedral. Oh, Bayonne's chocolate makers have a deserved strong reputation too! There's an Albergue/Gite d'Etape and a decent range of other afforadble...
I would say that as society changes, we are trying to “retrofit” (for lack of a better word) these issues like gender awareness into an old language, and that can be unwieldy and awkward. Maybe you’ve watched “Linguriosa” in YouTube, she has some...
Check No. 23: "palo" means tree in Costa Rica, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic.
And No. 24: "palo" means shot of drink in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic & Venezuela.
https://dle.rae.es/palo
RAE doesn't...
Interesting! I'm from Spain and never heard the word "palo" used like that. A lemon tree is a "limonero" and a shot of any drink is "un chupito" over here.
Those of you who have never seen a bunkbed without a railing - lucky you! I have slept several times in top bunks with no railing, quite terrifying. I am 72 (I'm slow, so that's why I never get a bottom bunk) and usually get up once in the night...
I don’t think it’s just a female thing. And I don’t think (most) men would think admitting it was a slight on their masculinity! Maybe just the way the comments have gone. I’m male and I don’t like top bunks and without a rail I worry about...
As a fellow Kiwi (I assume) I’m surprised you haven’t encountered head torches as they are really commonly used by NZ trampers. And it’s easy to get one with a dimmer and/or a red lamp setting. These are specifically designed not to disturb...
I guess you haven’t done much overnight back country hiking? Headlamps with a red lamp setting are very common and they do not disturb others or ‘blind’ them.
I travel alone, try to arrive well before 7, and am 72 years old. I can usually climb UP but DOWN, in the middle of the night—now that’s another story. :)
What would your advice be to someone who has balance problems and needs light to stop falling over? Not everyone is blessed with perfect health and balance. At home I use a UV (a.k.a black light) as crashing around in the dark would not be...
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