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    Diversity on the Camino

    As for national stereotypes, as a Brit in the 80s I could be tagged as a football hooligan/lager lout on the other side of the English Channel, but at the same tome on the other side of the Atlantic more likely to be a distant cousin of the Royal Family.
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    Diversity on the Camino

    For me the question "where are you from" is fine if the other person has an accent and it's a token comment in a conversation vibe. I would also be asking as an immigrant myself seeing as I am Brit living in Canada.
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    Diversity on the Camino

    A couple of people noted having financial freedom to walk. If the population of Latin America and Philippines had this freedom us Caucasians would quite possibly be the minority walking.
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    AA and reflection time on the Camino/ newsarticle.

    Very true, a guy I knew who was a recovering alcoholic said that even 0.5% alcohol content would reignite the addiction.
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    What surprised you the most?

    How addictive, only walked for 5 days 5 years ago and planning to walk so many different routes in the future, mentally I never really left.
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    Luggage Transport - Why?

    We are one of those, migrated to Canada many years ago and any return trip to Europe means visiting family in London and therefore additional luggage.
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    Lots of Canadians on this forum?!

    I remember way back in the late 80s backpacking there was always numerous Canadians compared to Americans, in terms of population ratio.
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    I guess it was meant to be…

    Go and "basque in the glory" on this refund, enjoy.
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    My pilgrimage in a word: extraordinary! Yours?

    Everlasting. I only had time to walk for 5 days, this has lead to 5 years on this forum therefore not a day goes by without some kind of connection.
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    Lessons that the Camino taught me

    Agree re-Compostela, I found the Pilgrims Mass captured the moment and meaning so much more. Re-friendships "Better to have loved(met) and lost, opposed to never loving(meeting) at all".
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    Luxury Camino

    I do not agree with the first couple of sentences in this article that states that the traditional pilgrim is or will be "eclipsed" by this type of experience. That is the type of comment that I would expect to read when a tour company is marketing not a local newspaper.
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    Best U.S. $$$ Denominations

    Best of luck John, comparing to Bosnian war zone kind of puts the issue of blisters into perspective.
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    Having spouse join for final 100km, or meet in Santiago - I’m thinking it’s not a great idea…

    Another factor is the timeline of a relationship, at present being in my mid 50s in a 23 year marriage I would not choose to be traveling solo, but who knows what the future holds, quite possibly when we are retired my wife may be very grateful if I buggered off for a few weeks??
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    Having spouse join for final 100km, or meet in Santiago - I’m thinking it’s not a great idea…

    I am trying to imagine your wife's opinion/vibe..... is it either her saying, I can meet you if you like = somewhat indifferent or I would really like to meet at a certain point = enthusiastic.
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    Share Your Camino Story: A Journey of Personal Growth and Challenge

    30 years ago in my early/mid 20s backpacking through 15 different counties on 4 different continents was what I lived for, the Camino feels like a natural evolution from those days. Although I have only walked a brief 5 days back in 2018 the connection is strong hence being on the forum and the...
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    How do you feel when you finish a camino?

    I do not remember having any thoughts of what to expect other than sharing a sense of achievement with my wife and daughter who I walked with. My most vivid memory was the pilgrims mass, when the mass attendees finally respected the priests request of "silencio por favor ", I found the...
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    What is your perspective on this rather metaphysical question?

    Not easy because there are some many "personal" factors. My migration from London to Vancouver 17 years was a success but, not comparable to your situation. You write with real conviction that you loathe where you are now, I would say, you only live once so go for it assuming there will not be...
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    Opinion on Son walking the Camino

    I can only speak from the memory of who I was in my early/mid 20s and that was a backpacker. Personally I believe as a younger person this is more appealing than the Camino at that stage in life being surrounded by your own age group.
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    While Waiting to Walk - What are you doing?

    I have been.....walking, fantasizing about walking in a distant land, drinking guinness from a can and imaging drinking cerveza Galicia from a botttle. Night school for beginners painting, part time study online, being proud of my daughter as she cares for the elderly as a part time source of...
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    To what extent did 'others' influence your Walking Distance and Stops? (Not a Poll)

    The only Camino I have done was with my wife and daughter. My faster pace did not matter because they were still walking together. I could not imagine walking with strangers that I did not connect with. If I ever walk without my wife it will be because she has chosen not to go.

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