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I wear Aftershokz when walking. I also use them at my desk when working for hands-free calls. People around me don't hear them, though when I'm in bed with them, my wife can sometimes hear a slight hiss, nothing like earbuds though. I like being able to hear cars coming up behind me when road...
4 years ago myself and my wife planned to walk a section of the camino. We ended up taking our time on the route to Finnisterre. Our daughters aged 16 & 19 decided to come along and we had so much fun and enjoyment they came with us from Porto the following year. The year after my daughter spent...
I use a Revolut card for transactions outside of my home Euro zone. It is a debit card that you top up and can use in the local currency, charges are very low. If it gets stolen or lost, it can only be used up to the cash amount you have in it. I find it useful.
I carried 1 stuff sack for clean clothes, another for dirty and a ziplock for documentation. I had a washbag for a toothbrush, toothpaste and a hotel bottle of shower gel. Light shoes in the bottom of my backpack along with a light rain jacket. I walked in June and when it did rain, I didn't...
This Easter I hope to be walking from Wicklow Town, where St. Patrick first tried to land in Ireland at Travelahawk Bay and will be following a route to Glendalough where the St. Kevin's Way ends in the Monastic City. That's about 30Km, at least half of which will be off road on forest roads...
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