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  1. Sho

    Covering your face

    When I visited with a colleague in Vietnam whom I'd met there the year before, she frowned at the tan I'd acquired in Cambodia in the few weeks before seeing her on this trip, asking why I had let myself become so dark and ugly.
  2. Sho

    US ATM cards not working

    My credit cards no longer want a travel alert, but the Schwab debit card does (as of April, 2023).
  3. Sho

    US ATM cards not working

    I don't know and can't vouch for the Facebook poster, but FWIW she says she's in a group, they're all having this problem, they notified their banks and card issuers before leaving, and they've tried multiple banks in multiple towns.
  4. Sho

    great video on how to be an ally to LGBTQ+folks on the Camino

    On this Camino I was more willing to just say "my wife" most of the time, and received no visible reaction either way from pilgrims.
  5. Sho

    Andalusia Tour

    Look at Rick Steves's Best of Spain in 14 Days 2020 tour at https://www.ricksteves.com/tours/spain-portugal/spain. You may not want that many days, but it may be useful for planning.
  6. Sho

    Vegan IS possible :)

    I'm glad to see this post featured. The accompanying salad photo has eggs, so it's not actually vegan :)
  7. Sho

    Birds

    I saw a few of those little sweeties, Silus.
  8. Sho

    Birds

    On the CF this summer: Mallard Cattle Egret Grey Heron White Stork Red Kite Bearded Vulture Egyptian Vulture Griffon Vulture Common Buzzard Booted Eagle Eurasian Coot Yellow-legged Gull Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Common Wood Pigeon Eurasian Collared Dove Great Spotted Cuckoo Common Cuckoo Common...
  9. Sho

    How to 'check in' without interrupting your camino?

    Polarsteps also does passive mapping. The battery use is nominal.
  10. Sho

    Post a Picture of Shoes or Boots

  11. Sho

    Where have you been 50 years ago?

    a peculiar smell "It smells like the art teacher's office!"--Lisa Simpson.
  12. Sho

    Where have you been 50 years ago?

    50 years ago I was dreaming about going to Easter Island, and that's still the case today.
  13. Sho

    Is it legal to walk the Camino alone?

    What possible reason would there be for such a restriction?
  14. Sho

    Survey about Camino de Santiago for my Bachelor's Thesis

    Go to church/attend mass reflects Catholicism, which is fine, but there are may people who attend services and are not Catholic.
  15. Sho

    The New Compostela Queuing System

    I'd go get ice cream tomorrow even though I already received my compostela....
  16. Sho

    Where have all the arrows gone?

    I agree that the signage is poor in the core area! It sounds like it may not be great off the direct Camino as well.
  17. Sho

    Where have all the arrows gone?

    In which part of the city? I followed in signs with arrows and embedded metal shells from the east today.
  18. Sho

    The New Compostela Queuing System

  19. Sho

    The New Compostela Queuing System

    I was told today that I could scan the QR, but I didn't have a QR reader on my phone or a way to download one.
  20. Sho

    The New Compostela Queuing System

    You go in and get a number. There are places to wait, or you can go do other things. I ate scallops and organized my pack, and had a pleasant conversation in the English speakers hospitality area. There's a big digital board in the waiting area letting you know which group should go up to the...

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