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Ohhh. Wait till you reach the Cathedral. Thousands of tourists, many irritated by shaggy stinky pilgrims. Even more, statistically, businesses would prefer them over us, we do not bring enough money to them. 😂 All that is a part of your pilgrimage experience. You've been dealing with terrain...
I am a coffee addict and I normally get up early at home. I brought a bunch of Starbucks instant coffee sachets with me to the Camino. It was nice to brew a cup sometimes. But honestly, I'd be fine without that instant coffee either. At home, I need to do a series of tasks that involve...
My actual first name (used by my family, friends, at work and anywhere else for two decades) does not match the first name in my passport. By the end of my Camino journey, I'd love to have a fancy certificate I'd have framed to showcast. Obviously, I'd love it to be issued to my actual name...
Oh, that's the question I'm regularly forced to answer for the last two decades. 'Where are you from?' - I hate it. I'm from Canada! 'But where are you ORIGINALLY from?' - thanks for noticing, I'm pretty much aware I speak English with an accent and, unfortunately, I always will.
Whatever. I...
That's alright to be annoyed with such little things. It only means you're still kinda young. From my experience combined with experience of my kids, the most annoyable period in our lives was teen years. The longer you live, the less you care... :-)
We are planning to walk Camino Primitivo in May 2019. Two parents + two teens, one of teens is Type 1 diabetic diagnosed less than a year ago. The kid is an athlete, and we don't think the physical part of walking would be the major challenge for any of us. But when it comes to diabetes, we're...
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