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You still find places charging 10, but my experience is most are €12 to even 15. Right now in Finisterre i paid 15.90.
Some only give 1 glass of wine instead of a half bottle, and some don't include a drink at all. You'll also frequently see coffee OR dessert.
Quality varies. If they have to...
Yup
Every article says, farmers used to set fires but now it's arsonists.. oh ps climate change. No evidence.
Dry is dry .. in ireland we have gorse and when i was young i remember seeing mountains on fire because some idiots set the gorse on fire. Yes, ireland, where it rains all year round...
In fairness you hit on some good points. But people generally are decent. The camino just gives you a few more chances to be vulnerable and rely on others. And likewise gives others a chance to be of assistance and maybe trust you too.
I managed to run low on cash and got a lend of €50 to tide...
Bring less than you need...
No that's not it.
Carry as little as possible and what you do bring, make sure it's lightweight. There is a community of people obsessed with lightweight items but I'm just using the term to mean keep the weight of individual items down.
Pros of lightweight...
This year I noticed how fast the queue was moving.
Rather disappointed to see they are printing out the names on the compostela rather than writing them with ink. Personally I didn't mind waiting
Sounds like you wanted to shoehorn your personal beliefs about climate change and vegetarianism into conversation and other pilgrims didn't want to engage with you in such discussions. Good for them!
Hmm, egocentric might be a better word then selfish .
I've met a few such people who, after...
I know I'm posting under an emotional topic but re-read "what is your goal? If you're into this trek as a hot shot or an adrenaline junkie, please go somewhere else.". Yes people are entitled to express their opinion and others are within their right to tell them they don't always need to...
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