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Good observation. That was a small factor in us decided to go in May rather than Sept.
I agree this is generally true... but there were a few albergues that had multiple complains over multiple years about problems: bedbugs and other issues. All the albergues we and our friends interacted...
We did Frances route in May from SJPP. We, not anyone we talked with encounter bedbugs on this trip. We noticed that a few specific albergues had multiple reports of bedbugs in online reviews... we avoided those as did our friends.
As others have said, bug bugs can appear anywhere. My only...
I have experimented with IF (several 6 month periods) and found no impact (positive or negative) in my health or fitness when controlling for other variables.
Finishing CF route from SJPP in a couple of days… and ended up eating in an IF window. Most days we would start moving around 7am...
I haven’t seen at lot of trash on the way. There are some people, for example, a gentleman on the travel right now named Serge who made it part of his journey to remove any trash he encounters. His example has inspired me to carry a trash bag and pick up litter I see
The 2023 is available digitally. Don't buy it. The kindle version in 2023 is close to useless on a digital reader. Rather than being formatted for the kindle which would allow the reader to select text font size and the content to be reflowed to fill the screen, the content is an exact match of...
I have done the spiritual exercises in the past. In my area, the Mercy Center has a good program. I have done the long retreat form (30 weeks rather than 30 days) and have been interested in doing something more concentrated... but being away from work for 30 days is tough. I have also been...
The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius is periodically mentioned as a good book to bring along or as a something that can help prepare for a meaningful journey. Has anyone tried to integrate the classic 30 day ignatian retreat with walking the camino de santiago? Suggestions, materials, etc?
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