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I took a stock standard Nokia, bought a Spanish prepaid SIM card & promptly forgot about it's existence!!...
Only had to dig it out of the bag twice, in the later stages of my walk to call a taxi for an injured friend & check up on her well being...
Also, will never forget a hugely supportive...
Yeh, think it may be more about the ritual & ceremony of stopping & taking a moment to appreciate....what better way that clutching a hot cup of something delicious....one of my favourite travel pics from 25 years ago finds me rugged up & clutching a tin mug of chai at Annapurna Base camp...
As a fellow tea lover I must confess to craving my pot of good strong milky sweet tea as I walked...but I learned to contemplate the special views without....also really enjoyed the varied approach to tea making at the cafés along the way...always a surprise cuppa, not always as I make it, but...
For me, my 600grm, 2 season sleeping bag is the first thing I pack, for warmth, comfort& a little protection against the dreaded chinches....a bout with the blighters in Viana in 2010 has left me wary to say the least....
Plus I love the option of an outdoor, stargazing sleep....whether that be...
This was my most useful "extra" too...a small jar of lavender/ sandalwood essential oils...a multi purpose deodoriser, post blister popping antiseptic, foot soak, "perfume", clothes freshener & sleep aid!!:-)
Hi thought i'd pitch in with my Camino shoe & vaseline tails!!
after a terrible experience in sept 2010 where my beloved, well worn in Italian leather hiking boots were abandoned in Pamplona :( & replaced with cheap & cheerful nike tennis shoes because my heels were a bloody mess ( they were...
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