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  1. long trails

    Protein bars yes or no?

    No. They are full of preservatives and other bad stuff.
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    Do's and don'ts in the albergue?

    What a list! Surprised breathing is allowed.
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    LIVE from the Camino More bed bugs!!

    You rarely get them in albergues. Cheap hotels and pensiones are probably more risky.
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    LIVE from the Camino A new threat to my pilgrim tolerance and zen-like state of relaxation

    Live and let live my friend. You should book your own private room in hostals or pensions if you cannot bare the personal choices of other people.
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    LIVE from the Camino Buy earplugs if the snoring annoys you...

    I think all the red wine that's drunk on the camino does not help the snoring problem. Maybe those who know they snore loud when tipsy should refrain from too much vino tinto? This would be a small way to show respect to your fellow pilgrims. We all have to share the same space and giving up...
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    Collecting garbage - A duty for conscious pilgrims?

    I was talking about the local people littering. If they see their mess being cleaned up by 'conscious' pilgrims then they'll probably have no qualms continuing. If they see their mess accumulate so much then they might think twice and the council might pull their fingers out and do something...
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    Collecting garbage - A duty for conscious pilgrims?

    You are potentially encouraging them to litter again by cleaning up after them. Now that could be seen as harming the situation too. There is a serious 'holier than thou' attitude being displayed here.
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    Collecting garbage - A duty for conscious pilgrims?

    Just because I won't pick up other's rubbish does not mean I am not a conscious pilgrim. I find this particularly irksome about this thread - the suggestion that if you do not pick up anything you are somehow a lesser being and even as bad as the litterer themselves. That's really not fair. I...
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    No more changing of clocks in EU - perhaps for the last time in 2021

    Seriously this should not even be up for debate. Madrid is further west than London yet it's one hour ahead. Ridiculous that in mid summer it's still light at 11pm at this latitiude! Franco changed the clocks to align with Berlin. About time Spain woke up (a little earlier) and change the clock...
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    Collecting garbage - A duty for conscious pilgrims?

    It's not a command but the insinuation is that if you do not pick up other people's trash then you are not conscious. It seems that most people on this thread agrees. I am merely suggesting that it's not the best way to tackle the issue long term.
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    Collecting garbage - A duty for conscious pilgrims?

    Read the title of this thread.
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    Collecting garbage - A duty for conscious pilgrims?

    Educating them by picking up their trash? Yea like they are going to be standing there watching pilgrims all day. Come on that's not a real world solution. The sort of people who would ruin their environment will not respond to do-gooders and being 'educated' this way. They'd respond more to...
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    Collecting garbage - A duty for conscious pilgrims?

    Educate them by issuing stiff penalties.
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    Room for one more...

    Be aware that the food on the Camino (and throughout Spain) can become very bland. Most pilgrim menus are identical and it's easy to become tired of the same plates of french fries and meat drowning in oil. Many people place it on the same level as Italian, French, Mexican, Japanese, when it's...
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    Collecting garbage - A duty for conscious pilgrims?

    So the good people clear up after the bad and so it will always be. Sometimes it's better to magnify a problem in the hope of permanently resolving it. The band aid approach will simply not make the issue go away. Why should I or anyone else have to clean up after others? It's simply not right.
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    Collecting garbage - A duty for conscious pilgrims?

    Everyone should be responsible for their own littering, recycling and living. The world would be a better place if they were but they'll always be some that rely on the goodwill of others. Picking up their trash is not getting to the root of the problem.
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    Collecting garbage - A duty for conscious pilgrims?

    I probably wouldn't get involved for two reasons. 1. People are employed to clear up trash. They are paid for by tax payers. 2. Perhaps people will eventually stop littering when they see the scale of the mess they leave behind. Picking up their rubbish and they'll probably continue to litter...
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    The next generation hands free umbrella

    That's hilarious. I would add that an umbrella that's UV proof is very useful on caminos or other hot hikes
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    Trail magic on the Camino

    Cucumber in water is one of my favourite things.
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    Trail magic on the Camino

    Great idea! Will have to get my thinking cap on and remember some tougher sections further along the way.

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