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Well...tillyjones...if your photo is an accurate indication of your "certain age," I don't think you have much to worry about just yet. I passed the "certain age where 'getting old' starts to rear its head" about twenty years ago, and this is one of the best times of my life. I and deaf...
What to do with "money, phone, passports, etc.?" Don't let it out of your sight -- EVER. A plastic zip-loc bag can be used for taking such things into the shower with you. Pants with zippered or hidden pockets are useful. While sleeping in alberques I put all my valuables into the bottom of my...
I walked the Camino alone from Roncesvalles to Santiago in April 2009, and although I had had some experience with solo travelling I was embarking on the biggest adventure yet. I recall that first night in the alberque in Roncesvalles. Everything was strange: stange food, strange...
Hello Pips, My name is LarryG. I walked the Camino Frances in April and am thinking of doing the Camino del Norte in September. I have the same concerns as you. My knowledge of Spanish is meagre (to put it mildly). That was a problem at times on the Camino Frances and I'm wondering if it might...
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