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  1. Flatlander

    Should we give recommendations on the forum?

    In the kindest possible way can I ask why you are on here now? You're on the Camino, you've done it before. You don't need much advice. So what are your expectations of coming online to this place? I can well understand a desire to see what's going on in the world or to catch up on sports...
  2. Flatlander

    Should we give recommendations on the forum?

    Why so hard on yourself? Some people want recommendations and will be quite peeved if you don't offer some! This is a Camino forum. The vast majority of the communication is going to be in a certain direction and we are all going to be influenced by that, whether we're aware of it or not. The...
  3. Flatlander

    Should we give recommendations on the forum?

    Do I think we should make recommendations? No. At least not for places. Tools, or processes, perhaps. Do I think it should be banned? It would be like trying to ban rain from falling. Nature will will out. It's human nature. Both to give a review and, especially, to seek one out, to fill in the...
  4. Flatlander

    What made you pick your 2nd or next camino choice?

    Thank you! I hope it was a good place you were transported to! :) I can condesnse it down to fewer words: Look for the things to be grateful for, especially at those times when there seems like there is absolutely nothing to be grateful for. There nearly always is. Sometimes just the very fact...
  5. Flatlander

    What made you pick your 2nd or next camino choice?

    I think I may be something of an outlier - I was appalled on arrival to Santiago. The Cathedral itself was hidden behind scaffolding and the square in front of it was busy with newly arrived and arriving Pilgrims in various states of celebration. It was also busy with salespeople offering...
  6. Flatlander

    Madrid to Santiago by electric skateboard!

    How very unkind to refer to another person's journey as a folly. Have you ever looked at a Camino blog, read an account of a Camino journey, watched a YouTube video on the Camino? Do you ignore all the photos and "Live from the Camino" threads on this site? This is just another one of those...
  7. Flatlander

    Tour Groups

    We're all different and if you want an organised tour that's what you want. However, two things to consider. Why do you want an organised tour? (That's not to answer here, but for you to ask yourself) And, with a departure of September 2024 you have a whole lot of time to prepare and book...
  8. Flatlander

    To Compostela or not to Compostela

    I can't point to sources at the moment but I'll also point out that I referred to a precursor, not specifically a pilgrimage. And I'm pretty sure that part of the world existed then. My understanding has been that what we know as Finisterre was long held in high regard and while maybe not a...
  9. Flatlander

    To Compostela or not to Compostela

    The "Camino", arguably was. But, I'd add that I find it next nigh to impossible to untangle the Religious and Political motivations for all kinds of actions through European history right up to the present day. And let's not forget that long before there was a Christian Pilgrimage to Santiago...
  10. Flatlander

    Easy ways to share Camino updates with family?

    Just to be pedantic and take us even more off course, it is also possible (at least on Android) to add "external" photos (from a camera, for example) to your "Camera Roll" and include them too.
  11. Flatlander

    Easy ways to share Camino updates with family?

    You'll need to define Social Media. For some WhatsApp (and the like) are SM, for others not. That's what you want - you might want to make sure that the recipients understand that too! :) There are lots of good suggestions already but most are going to require the recipients to download/log...
  12. Flatlander

    Just wondering, did anyone ever walk for a deceased pet/animal?

    Frankly, I don't understand this. I think it is litter. No disrespect to anyone who wants to remember anyone or any animal but my emotional, significant momento is only relevant to me - to anyone else it is litter. Most of us on this forum are guests when doing a Camino, and I think we should...
  13. Flatlander

    Bikes and Graffitti

    I agree with your proposal to shut the thread unless there is something new to discus and I don't wish to appear to be wanting the last word but.... I think it has some relevance to the camino. When it is suggested that people on bikes should always take the road it should be remembered that...
  14. Flatlander

    Bikes and Graffitti

    Of course I haven't. But I have taken a meandering course across the US and every day encountered shock at my plans. Not from everyone, but from most people. I wasn't trying to be perjorative. In comparison to other countries it is a different attitude. In places like France or Spain, the...
  15. Flatlander

    Bikes and Graffitti

    With respect, that is my experience.
  16. Flatlander

    Bikes and Graffitti

    There is one question that could be considered rhetorical. The others are genuine questions asked in earnest. Exercised? I have been run off the road, nearly been seriously injured and had dogs set on me for no other reason than I was riding a bicycle. Stereotyping is a huge factor in that. As...
  17. Flatlander

    Bikes and Graffitti

    Wouldn't dream of engaging.
  18. Flatlander

    Oversaturation

    Don't forget that a forum such as this is representative of only a teeny-tiny subset of people who are contemplating or have done a Camino. And a confident-in-English subset at that too. In her book "Land of Lost Borders" about a bicycle adventure along the Silk Road, Kate Harris talks of...
  19. Flatlander

    Bikes and Graffitti

    Apologies. I was speaking in a more general sense, not attempting to diminish or reclassify your experience. In a nutshell, yes. We're all different, we all have different ways of coping and dealing with things. What works for me may not for another. The thing is, someone who behaves...
  20. Flatlander

    Bikes and Graffitti

    It's not my intention to keep throwing fuel on a fire but...... There's an assumption in there -the cyclist is not being careful. That's taking someone's behaviour and putting a motivation to it. The thing is, I'm pretty sure most people on bikes are pretty careful. They don't want to crash...

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