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  1. Pacific NW pilgrim

    Sept.-Oct. 2017 pilgrims: check in!

    I'll be starting on Tuesday, September 5, from either Pamplona or Roncesvalles, depending on the timing of the bus connection from P to R. Seattle, WA, USA. This is my second Camino.
  2. Pacific NW pilgrim

    Hospitaleros with unprofessional attitudes.

    Wow, I'm sorry you took offence. It was not meant the way you seem to have taken it, or maybe you're just having a bad day. I'm glad you try to greet the public with a smile, but I still stand by my statement that a smile can be emotionally expensive when it is demanded. That is very different...
  3. Pacific NW pilgrim

    Hospitaleros with unprofessional attitudes.

    I respectfully but heartily disagree. I believe that all one is owed is simple politeness, not a smile. I assume you have never worked with the public. A smile can be extremely expensive in terms of emotional energy when it is demanded.
  4. Pacific NW pilgrim

    Safety Concerns

    A little over 20 years ago, I was living in the UK and about to move back to the US. I was considering spending the winter in Guatemala, but was concerned about safety. I checked with the UK Home Office, and their advisory for Guatemala at that time was that some areas were reasonably safe...

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