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We first learned of the Camino from reading Pillars of the Earth, and decided to walk it.
We eventually saw The Way and liked it, but it wasn't our driving motivation.
I wanted to have an Epi-pen in my kit, so I searched for low cost generic versions. I know nothing about this area (I'm not allergic but wanted to have one if someone needed it), so I'm concerned if these have a reduced dose, or a less effective medication...
Many good suggestions here.
Two that I didn't see:
In addition to Pimsleur lessons, we like Michel Thomas: https://www.michelthomas.com/learn-spanish/
Also, we find a frequency dictionary handy, as it tells you what words are most often used...
I don't have any suggestion for the Camino, but for exercise in preparation around home you could ride a recumbent trike: https://www.icetrikes.co/products/adventure
We have used them for many years.
This group is interested in walking, rather than a pilgrimage. They have picked the French Way as their route, and asked me to help them with their planning.
They will not be staying in albergues, and while interested in meeting others, they are not especially focused on meeting Pilgrims. I...
Thanks @BombayBill. I agree with your assessment.
My thought would be: When the destination is more than 5 miles away, take a taxi to a point 5 miles from the destination, then walk from there.
This should open up the possibilities a bit.
A search brought up a few threads, but I decided to post a question to see if I could get some more opinions.
Four senior ladies are hoping to walk the French Way in September. They will be limited to about 8 km (5 miles) per day for 10 days, and a no-rush vibe. No Compostela necessary.
Their...
I don't see education as the solution because in my experience ignorance isn't the problem.
No one I have ever talked to about Camino trash has ever said "Oh, I didn't know that! Thanks for telling me to carry it out."
Instead I hear "Uhh, no way am I going to carry that around with me."
Actually, I did see that but I thought your distaste only applied to multi-coloured tags along railways at the entrance of big cities.
Sorry for generalizing.
I can't tell, but it seems your statement is saying that since a famous person was a vandal, it's OK if everyone is a vandal.
I would hope that we would try to be more respectful of public and private property, rather than use Pompeii of 2000 years ago as acceptable standard.
Excellent advice.
Once i was working late (8:30pm) in a high-rise office building when the fire alarm went off. I went out into the hallway to an exit stairway. I noticed that the stairway doors on each floor didn't allow access back into the hallway.
I went all the way down to the ground...
We had set aside some days to spend in cities that we were interested in. In addition, we had some periodic rest days in our plan. As we walked, we decided to give up the rest days and walk shorter stages.
The disconnect seems to be that most of the people on this forum view the Camino as a spiritual journey, internal as well as external, rather than an adventure or walk.
Certainly, not all on the Camino have this perspective.
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