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Such sad news to log on to here. Anna and Fraluchi were such a huge part of this community when I first started researching all things Camino. Their legacy will live on here with our search engine, their sharing will continue.
Rest in Peace!
And now to me: where am I from?
Born and raised just south of Manchester and then as a young adult, followed my Dutch Hotelier husband whom I met in Spain to various places: Rome, Aosta, Sardinia, Paris, Damascus, Cairo, Zurich, Lugano and...
In Saint Etienne de Baigorry there is a lovely home on the river that hangs ham tied up in beautiful cloth from their porch!!!! I’d draw it if I drew- lol
I might be able to get you the contact of the owner as they housed a refuge from a war...
I tend to think it's a matter of perspective...and all that on a continuum.
In comparison to the pilgrims who walked from home in the Middle Ages or who do so today, I am a softie, hopping on three planes and a train to get to wherever I deem my...
In 2012 I actually returned my Osprey pack for a Gregory… I loved my Gregory! In 2023 the zippers started breaking but well earned I had done thousands of miles with it.
Gregory is now owned by Samsonite!!!!
Just sharing, I have no idea if...
Well, I hope it’s ok if we chime in with our favorite hamburger stops along the Camino. I remember an amazing hamburger in El Feudo Real in Grado on the Primitivo. Their website is down, but tripadvisor has info. All meat they serve is from...
I have lived in Japan for 35 years but had never considered the Shikoku circuit until I started approaching retirement. A few weeks back, I finally took a one-week plunge (by domestic air to Kansai Airport, then to Kobe, and a bus from there)...
On a more positive note as someone (and I say this through a male lens) who has spent much of the last four years in a backpacking envirornment mainly amongst younger people, and in the final years of my career working with younger people, it...
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