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Slightly OT, but two mates of mine got back from a round the world trip recently and had taken one of them new-old-fangled Polaroid cameras and had taken "1 photo per day". This meant that they had a really nice little album with 40 photos in that you could look at and get a really good feel for...
Now, I'm a cyclist so I find it hard to accept that cyclists shouldnt count as pilgrims. However, I also toally understand that for a lot of cyclists it's about "making the trip" rather than any spiritual reason. Particularly so with the new bikepacking fad (of which I'm a fan) which is about...
As a cyclist (but not a Camino cyclist) the trouble I have with bells - although they re getting better - is that they people never hear them. I also think that it's a little rude. Can't people just say excuse me as they would in...oh...every other situation? Ringing a bell is like a Car leaning...
This is always risky but I use a 45L rucksack as a carry on for most of my travels. Cinched down hard, it fits in the overhead lockers fine but I suspect wouldnt meet dimensions. However, ve developed the habit of taking it off and putting it out of sight of the check in desk before they can...
Thanks for your help Davey
With regard to the starting in SJPP, my concern was more about missing out on some amazing scenery (or similar). Maybe I should leave the Spanish Pyrenees for another time.
Excited now!!
Hi Guys
Cos life I have November pretty much free between jobs and thought that I could potentially fill it with a walk. Thanks to that bloke with the donkey, I ve always fancied the camino. It would be sort of three and a bit weeks
Having looked at the forum I suspect I don't have the time to...
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