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  1. Arctic_Alex

    Try something new?

    That is exactly what I meant earlier. Some of us have our special places we want to revisit again and again. I always book the same accommodation when arriving in Fisterra for example ... and I was never disappointed :cool:
  2. Arctic_Alex

    Where do ( did ) you walk locally in 2024?

    unbelievable warmth and growth from my (sub)arctic perspective ;-)
  3. Arctic_Alex

    Try something new?

    Those places I really really liked I try to revisit. Be it accommodation, food, places to eat, places to rest and sit. All I did not like I try to avoid next time. And the broad field in between just varies randomly. If I then add the weather and the people I meet along the way, there is more...
  4. Arctic_Alex

    Where do ( did ) you walk locally in 2024?

    Trondheim is about 400 km further south from here, but as you say, in the mountains the altitude helps preserving some snow in places :)
  5. Arctic_Alex

    Where do ( did ) you walk locally in 2024?

    Local walks with the dogs these days: While most are already posting green landscapes, we are still not there yet up north 😉 Still plenty of snow, but plenty of sunshine as well - which feels like hot summer. It is the in-between season in between seasons. Most roads are snow free but very wet...
  6. Arctic_Alex

    Did it make a difference

    Of course you are right that everything we do and experience affects us in a way, but so does even our daily life. Those of us who say it did not affect us really mean it did not affect us more than the ordinary :) In my life I have done my share of long distance hiking so the walking was no...
  7. Arctic_Alex

    Did it make a difference

    the worst ist still to come ... wait until the word still will be replaced by the word again :cool:
  8. Arctic_Alex

    Did it make a difference

    No. No change after my first Camino and no after my second either – and I never expected it otherwise. The only difference for me is the fine memories and the determination to go on a third in a not so distant future. I guess it depends on your life situation, your state of mind and soul, if a...
  9. Arctic_Alex

    Where do ( did ) you walk locally in 2024?

    Walking a happy dog for her birthday walk :cool:
  10. Arctic_Alex

    Where do ( did ) you walk locally in 2024?

    I took our white lady to the mountains as she is in season and it just does not work out well at home with a young male dog who just discovers his hormones 🙈 . So she and I are sort of outcasts, hiding in a cabin far away from home 🤣 After yesterday's heavy storm, today the weather was just...
  11. Arctic_Alex

    Where do ( did ) you walk locally in 2024?

    Yes, regarding the light here it feels almost like spring! Strange, isn't it ;-) It amazes me every year how fast it all changes.
  12. Arctic_Alex

    Albergue or hotel

    I do stay in all kinds of accommodation, whichever on that particular day is available, fits my mood and seems most practical. ... but when I want to stay in a room for my own, I never ever book more than one day in advance, mostly on the same day actually. I need to stay flexible as how could I...
  13. Arctic_Alex

    Not everyone happy about pilgrim/tourist pressure.

    To me there would be no other way either. Actually transforming suddenly into a "normal tourist" would spoil the ending for me. To be honest, at home I am often not dressed up like most people either ;-) I like it practical ...
  14. Arctic_Alex

    Not everyone happy about pilgrim/tourist pressure.

    True, in winter that is quite obvious! :cool:
  15. Arctic_Alex

    Not everyone happy about pilgrim/tourist pressure.

    I agree on that. There are many pilgrims, but fewer long distance hikers among them. But so what ... I am there to walk ... a lot. Others are there for other reasons.
  16. Arctic_Alex

    Not everyone happy about pilgrim/tourist pressure.

    How do you differentiate? On my last Camino I was quite puzzeled to see many faces I had seen on the last 100 k suddenly dressed up from a giant suitcase like luxury tourist hanging out in the old town and dining. It felt strange as I was still dressed "like a pilgrim" ;-)
  17. Arctic_Alex

    Has anyone seen "Camino", a danish movie by Birgitte Stærmose, just released April 2023?

    What you see as strange is what we call humour in Scandinavia 🙈😉 .. and yes, we do mix comedy aspects with sad topics.
  18. Arctic_Alex

    Has anyone seen "Camino", a danish movie by Birgitte Stærmose, just released April 2023?

    That could also be a Scandinavian thing ;-) Like with real people, you do not understand all his actions as he does not let us see his inside.
  19. Arctic_Alex

    Has anyone seen "Camino", a danish movie by Birgitte Stærmose, just released April 2023?

    Just seeing your a.k.a. now 🤣 ... I know where it happened. Good you take it with humor. (But let us not discuss this in this thread 🙂 ) I really wonder how Scandinavian movies "feel" when one does not have any grasp of the language and relies 100% on the subtitles. I have that problem with...
  20. Arctic_Alex

    Has anyone seen "Camino", a danish movie by Birgitte Stærmose, just released April 2023?

    Oh, with where I meant in which countries! I myself have a subscription for Viaplay anyway.

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