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  1. David Tallan

    Snoring. AARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!

    I am with you 100%. Albergues are for everyone. That said, it only behooves us to take what steps we can on our own behalf to make our sleep more comfortable and it is never a bad idea to be kind and considerate of others.
  2. David Tallan

    Little sculptures

    Yet another from Samos:
  3. David Tallan

    Calendar of Holidays in Spain?

    What about Pilgrim House? 😀
  4. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Frances 2024

    Of course, all this has got me thinking of which solo Camino I will do in November, after my hospitalero stint in Salamanca. I had been thinking that might be the perfect time to walk the Camino Mozarabe from Almería to Merida. But it is starting to be a bit more tempting to just walk from...
  5. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Frances 2024

    We are in Santiago now, enjoying staying with a fellow forum member for a few days. It was lovely to see @peregrina2000, if only for a few minutes. We will probably take a day trip to Finisterre and spend a couple of days in A Coruña. Then back to Astorga for the chocolate museum and on to...
  6. David Tallan

    Little sculptures

    Also from Samos:
  7. David Tallan

    Are there any Thermal Springs along the Camino Frances

    Also on the Camino Portugues in Caldas de Reis.
  8. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Frances 2024

    @MARSKA you spoke a little too soon. I havent posted for a couple of days because i wanted to see how things shook up, but it seems our Camino is over for now, at least. It has been a real roller-coaster of a ride. Tuesday's wall to Barbadelo went really well, as described above. And our time...
  9. David Tallan

    Camino Primitivo for younger person

    Sorry to hear that. Maybe it depends on the season? 🤷‍♂️
  10. David Tallan

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    I think all of this misses the essential point that @pjacobi was making: that some preparation and knowledge gathering, some on the ground experience, can make a Camino a better experience. My moderate experience shows this to be true. There is valuable experience in Europe that has resulted in...
  11. David Tallan

    How to decide how long to walk for

    I've walked longer Caminos (e.g. 51 days) and shorter ones. I think there is a noticeable difference between a month long Camino and a one or two week Camino. But I also have to admit that people have had life changing experiences on Caminos that just last a week, so I wouldn't dismiss a shorter...
  12. David Tallan

    Pacemaker Implant Surgery Tomorrow. A New Phase for Future Caminos.

    Thanks for the update. I'm glad it went well and wish you all the best for a speedy and complete recovery, not just from the surgery (of course) but from what prompted it now that the treatment is in place.
  13. David Tallan

    Pork in Spain

    The US is a fairly big country, to be fair.
  14. David Tallan

    Little sculptures

    From Samos:
  15. David Tallan

    How to get rid of bed bugs from silk and merino items?

    Just wanted to second what trecile said about putting  dry clothes in the hot dryer. Everything I have read says it should be safe. And I know in current conditions on my Camino you could put things in a garbage bag for a week and it might suffocate the bedbugs, but it wouldn't reach the...
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