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The big way the Camino has changed me, and I joke with my friends that it's messed me up - in a good way, is that I no longer want to worry or stress, especially about work and my career. It's demotivated me, but I see this as a positive, although I think society would not approve. I have a...
Just to note the public bus from Santiago central bus station takes 3 hours to Finisterre. I went in mid May and there was a smaller faster bus which I managed to get on (it seems you had to be selected, as not everyone waiting to go got on, can anyone explain this?) which took an hour, so keep...
I had bed bugs a couple of years ago. I took my feather pillow with me to stay at a friends house and seemed to pick them up there. Unfortunately, it was too late and I brought them home with me. They had a habit if biting me on my neck, so I would scratch and it would swell a little and look...
Hi everyone,
I'll be starting my first Camino on the 31st of March from Pamplona (visa pending). I'm really looking forward to it, although in my haste to plan everything I may have overlooked my clothing and the weather. I'm a South African living in Ireland and I'm perpetually cold here. I...
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