Easily_confused
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Of course; we thrive on compliments!!P.S Can I also say how lovely and supportive you all are on this forum?
Is anyone else using non-traditional means i.e. not your regular wages ? I ask as I'm selling off part of my nerdy collection of Scout and Guide pins and am almost halfway there. I haven't been able to do any paid work for a while due to severe depression but for reasons unknown, I've become obsessed with walking it. Which is good as I rarely find anything motivating these days. So I've decided to use it for a goal in regaining my self-confidence to fix that part of my wonky brain and to try and make me exercise. Hopefully, it'll be a big step towards getting back to work and saving for Camino #2...
First off, good question. I am from a poor background and live off of the wages I earn while going to school. However, you don't need too much. I've saved and budgeted about $1,000 for a 25 day camino experience. I have a tent and sleeping bag and other supplies that were either handed down or gifted to me, so that helped me save money when preparing. The budget includes the shoes I bought, the flight tickets and food/accommodation for the trip. With that in mind, I should be able to get by between sleeping free in my tent and staying in albergues. I'm not too picky about food, so I'll look for cheap and nutritious options in spite of the taste. I am also moving right before leaving for the Camino, so I will be selling several of my things at home to raise money (probably via my local Facebook community).Is anyone else using non-traditional means i.e. not your regular wages ? I ask as I'm selling off part of my nerdy collection of Scout and Guide pins and am almost halfway there. I haven't been able to do any paid work for a while due to severe depression but for reasons unknown, I've become obsessed with walking it. Which is good as I rarely find anything motivating these days. So I've decided to use it for a goal in regaining my self-confidence to fix that part of my wonky brain and to try and make me exercise. Hopefully, it'll be a big step towards getting back to work and saving for Camino #2...
Right. Frances it is!
My selling off of my pins is going really well- I've now raised £500 of the £800 (still need boots and a decent backpack) that I feel I need. The Camino does seem to provide...But you guys are inspiring me to be more budget conscious. I've realised I don't need to be eating out every evening or even having the pilgrim's meal in the hostel. I did this when I went backpacking through Europe many moons ago. I don't know why it didn't occur to me before. I live in the UK so I'm lucky that flights are going for around £150 in October. I appreciate that it isn't the case for all you North Americans and Australasians.
Thing is, the closer I now get to actually having no excuses to do the Camino- the more anxious I'm getting. Need to get that last cash and book those flights. Put my money where my mouth is.
If you live in London i have very good pack you can have,free.
Laurie, sometimes you just step on the Camino and you will know. Madrid or Lisbon, makes no difference, because the internal transportation is so reasonable. Case in point for me, I will be at odds around June 15 to 30... having completed the C. Aragones, I will find myself in Pamplona with a variety of options for the next 15 days. No clue, I will know once I am there. Buen Camino from another Canuck heading out May 24@Easily_confused - It sounds like you might be British, but if you happen to be Canadian, check out best prices for flights to major airports in Europe (London, Madrid) from your starting point, followed by local connecting flights using Ryan Air or another short haul. Short haul flights in Europe are unbelievably cheap (at least to my Canadian eyes).
As for brain fog, I can empathize. My favourite way of making decisions is turning them into a game of chance. Coin flip. Heads Frances, tails Portuguese. If the coin flips to the wrong side, you know what your decision should be. And then embrace it.
I keep getting butterflies on which Camino to do - I can still change my mind - but I don't think I will. My gentle self keeps reminding me that whichever route I do, some days it will be the "right one", some days it will be the "wrong one", but whichever way I go, it will be my Camino experience and only mine. I can take whatever I wish from the experience. A backpack full of regret or wonder.
Right. Frances it is!
My selling off of my pins is going really well- I've now raised £500 of the £800 (still need boots and a decent backpack) that I feel I need. The Camino does seem to provide...But you guys are inspiring me to be more budget conscious. I've realised I don't need to be eating out every evening or even having the pilgrim's meal in the hostel. I did this when I went backpacking through Europe many moons ago. I don't know why it didn't occur to me before. I live in the UK so I'm lucky that flights are going for around £150 in October. I appreciate that it isn't the case for all you North Americans and Australasians.
Thing is, the closer I now get to actually having no excuses to do the Camino- the more anxious I'm getting. Need to get that last cash and book those flights. Put my money where my mouth is.
That's very kind of you. Alas, I'm in Scotland. I'm also a rather short, narrow shouldered female. But your offer is really appreciated
@SEB and @Irish Bernie -your offers are great and I'm very tempted. Only, I've now managed to raise the cash for my kit and everything (maybe the Camino really does provide- but even before you're actually on it?) I can start looking at a backpack for myself- I can see myself using it at other times so it won't be a one trip wonder and I'll shop around.
I've now taken the step and booked my accommodation in Leon and Santiago De Compostela. Which was both thrilling and frightening in equal measure. Aiming to book my flights next week...
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