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I intuitively used this approach for years and it worked great… until it didn’t. Just recently tried this and had the dog run around and smell me as usuall and then it bit me in the calf. Yikes! Maybe it was the jamon I smeared all over my legs. 😂
My husband tested positive the day after we returned home from the Norte. We both wore masks on the plane. I tested positive two weeks later after spending that time taking care of my husband (both wearing masks). He was moderately ill for three days but it took weeks for him to recover...
We had a few problems with Correos Paq Mocila this fall on the Norte. They delivered my bag to a different place without telling me of the change. Another time, my bag took a big adventure and I didn’t receive it until late. Both times, because of the airtags I put in our bags, I was able to...
I’m married to a snorer. In the early days of his waking me up, I would gently nudge him with little or no success. Then, after a while the sleep deprivation and anxiety started to build. When I would wake up to the sounds of a loud, sputtering chainsaw, I gave him a pretty big shove and yelled...
I’m glad it went well for you. We just walked from Irún to Bilbao using PAQ Mocila. It started off grand. But the last few days, they dropped our bags off at the wrong locations without communicating. Thank god for airtags! And thank god for local spaniards who helped us sort things out each...
Disclaimer: the following is not an opinion about whether or not spaniards should be speaking english. I have traveled to spain six times now and during four of those visits, I’ve volunteered at Vaughantown, which is a week-long english immersion program for Spanish-speaking people. I’ve learned...
I stayed at Casa Fernanda September 2021. It was lovely. I messaged in advance and didn't hear back. I called her directly instead. It took several tries, but I eventually reached her and made a reservation for me and my husband in their one private room with a private bathroom. Casa Fernanda's...
I live in Hoka Bondis after learning about them here on the forum. I’ve been trying out some Hoka Stinson 6 ATRs for a Portugues Coastal this fall. Walked Central two years ago. I love the Stinson for trekking. The cushiest hiking shoe ever! I feel pretty stable in it. My only complaint, and...
One of my favorite parts of being in Spain is the tuna. Not just on the camino, but everywhere. I especially love ventresca tuna. Unfortunately, Americans are not big fans of this fatty section of a tuna so it’s difficult to find here. But I have found a place in Westport Washington that cans...
😂 Basically the other half of my flight TO Seattle. How could it be such a drastically different experience? Everything that could be wrong was. Well, the plane stayed in the air and the landing was ok. So there’s that. 😂 😂 😂
Flew Condor from Frankfurt to Seattle last fall. The WORST airline I’ve flown on in quite some time, possibly ever. Flight staff was rude. Services were minimal. The plane was really old. Audio was broken in one seat and video broken in the one I switched to. Seat hardware literally broken and...
Part of traveling to Spain for me is volunteering at Vaughantown, an English immersion program for Spaniards working on their conversational english. I’ve been told by many of them over the years that conversational english is not really taught in school. The focus is on reading and writing...
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