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    Camino Irritants

    Yes! to Oliver Schroer's Camino. You can find most of the selections on youtube or spotify. Hearing the footsteps just really brings me back.
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    Wondering if you might be too old to walk another Camino? Perhaps these Stanford boots might help.

    ... & they are oh-so-fashionable ;-)
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    For Canadians

    Another Canadian trail to watch is Experience the Fraser, a >550 km proposed trail from Metro. Vancouver, heading E. along the Fraser River, looping around the little town of Hope. The trail is about 43% done & gov't funding suggests that it *will* get completed within a couple of years. No firm...
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    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 5.0

    Unfortunately I can't find what I was looking for - a pic of my husband & I standing in front of the 100km-to-Santiago marker on the Camino Frances. When we reached the marker it was early morning, not quite light out, & we struggled to get a double-selfie given the low light. Along came 2 young...
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    Have you been married a long time?

    My husband died in 2006 & when people asked me how long we had been married, I got used to answering instead: "He was my best friend for 32 years" (and we were married for most of that). We met, fell in love, got married & had children, though not in that order. I was heartbroken to say goodbye...
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    Charming Camino Vinto Tinto Logo

    This is a great find & would be a perfect gift for my 'Camino sisters'. I'll see if I can get it in BC, Canada.
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    Fun With a Poncho. . . multitasking

    I wonder if hiking poles could be used for an impromptu game of street hockey?
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    Camino Mask is the new Camino Buff

    I love spoonflower.com for any really special fabric patterns. If you go to the site & search for 'santiago compostela' you will see lots of great camino patterns (sample below)! I would choose one of the light cotton varieties or maybe the performance pique if you want something stretchier.
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    Tacky or Cool?

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    Top 10 Best Walks in the World

    Just wondering if any of you have tried the new walking/hiking trails in the Balkans. We read this article in the Guardian last year & the Green, White, & Blue trails described there sound pretty inviting. However, we're not sure if they might be a bit too challenging for us. If you have tried...
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    Food lessons for life....

    My food lessons? a warm tortilla & black coffee is the most wonderful breakfast in the world after walking a cold couple of hours in the morning a cerveza & a surprise tapa is the most wonderful snack in the world after a long hot day of walking the best meal I have ever eaten (bar none) is...
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    Bedbugs - What is your blood type?

    I'm another AB- , have not (so far) been bitten by bedbugs. On the other hand, dog fleas find me irresistable & I have a strong reaction to flea bites. Mosquitoes .... seems to depend on the species. Not that we ever see any mosquitoes here in Canada 🤣🤣🤣
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    An Interesting Map

    I am Canadian & "of an age" where I still remember using the Imperial system. But I studied science at university & the work was all in metric so it was easy for me to convert when metric came in. Still, the most challenging units conversion we face (IMO) is when we cross the border into the...
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    Washing

    I learned some washing habits while walking the Camino & now I use the same habits every time I travel. Instead of liquid laundry detergent I bring a bar of solid laundry soap (it is called "Sunlight soap" in Canada but you can buy it by other names in other places). It is also good for body...
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    The Perfect Backpack

    Obviously his backpack is full of champagne. I want to meet this guy ;-)
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    Starting a new kilt thread (it is February, after all!).

    You can exercise your Canadian heritage without risk. All the provinces in Canada have their own tartan, as does the country as a whole. I know from experience that the Nova Scotian tartan is very popular in that province & is seen in many ways. Nobody will mind if you wear it.
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    Top tips and gentle reminders

    My best all-round travel tip (which I learned on my first camino) is to carry a BAR of laundry soap. This is a biggish bar of mild soap, often yellow, often mildly lemon-scented, that you can use as a laundry soap AND a bath soap. So no laundry powders or liquids to spill, no body wash. In...
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    Stylish hats anyone? Pics please!

    Here's my hat. It's neither warm, practical, or waterproof but it *is* lucky. Mostly I hate wearing hats but somehow this fits my camino persona.
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    Starting a new kilt thread (it is February, after all!).

    Hmmm.... seems like there could be a good market for a special "Camino" tartan... ¿Es posible?
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    Learning Basic Spanish

    I have found the ed2go courses (https://www.ed2go.com/search?term=spanish) to be really good. Try the Speed Spanish level 1. It's online, fairly short, & inexpensive & I found ALL the spanish to be really practical & useful. The course instructor has a great sense of humour & the material is...

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