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Reminds me of Dolly Parton who said: "It costs a lot to look this cheap." :D -
I used to own a small sailing boat. Sailing has often been described as being like standing in a cold shower while tearing up £20 pound notes....
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I'm always a little apprehensive about posting anything approaching humour on this Forum, for fear of upsetting someone. But here goes . . . I heard this a few years ago, and it made me smile. 'The definition of a pilgrim is someone who...
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cecelia reacted to mgnswaus's post in the thread Forecast arrival of pilgrims in Santiago with
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I know it’s an impossible task but I’ve always been curious to know how many Caminos are walked and not registered by collecting a Compostela. I suspect many ‘addicts’ like me don’t collect Compostelas. I also suspect the number would be... -
cecelia reacted to tomwins's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
I moved to Spain (from the US) two years ago after visiting many parts of it over a few decades. My QoL in Spain has improved dramatically. I've been retired for ten years and am more engaged and involved here than I ever was in the US. I was...
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cecelia reacted to RickyBGood's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Haha.
I have visited Spain every year since 2022 and headed back in September for 3 months. I usually stay 45-80 days. I say that to give you a sense of my experience there. I am an American but of Spanish descent (in fact there’s a small town 100 KM...
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cecelia reacted to David Tallan's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
Weather, combined with typical daily schedules. I think there are plenty of places in Spain where the streets are deserted during the day due to the heat. But they fill up at night, even with kids playing in the plaza at 11pm. (At least, that's...
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cecelia reacted to Friend from Barquinha's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with
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Same is true for us, when we're in small-town Portugal. Here in Canada, people are very private, and as you say, a lot of their/our lives is spent at home. In Barquinha, life is to some degree lived on the street. Although we're foreigners, and... -
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European pilgrims frequently ask me why I travel all the way from Australia to Spain to walk.Of course the landscape is a major reason but I simply love the conviviality of Spain. It just doesn’t happen in the same way in my part of the world. Of...
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cecelia reacted to Rebekah Scott's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
I can hear birds singing outside at 2 a.m. I wake to the sound of church bells. The children playing in the plaza speak three languages among them, but they understand one another. We can watch them play from the terrace of the local bar, where a...
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