All the very best Dave. My brother offers a note: make sure that your surgical team know you’re a backpacker. The common site for the implant is just below the collar bone and just where your pack straps impose their presence. His surgeon was a...
Hi David,
I desperately wanted to travel the world when I left school and I managed to take the 1st step, and then my friends left after 1 month and I returned home with them as I didn't feel that I was confident enough to do it alone. That is...
I have a USWE pack and it is actually waterproof. You can dunk it in a lake and contents stay dry as there is a built in drybag as its core. Jacket did do its job. I was just listing some of the pro’s and cons of each setup. Nothing was the...
So….. we had 1 inch of rain here at home in a 4 hour period. We found it and opportunity to test our packs/setup. We hiked 12 miles in pure downpour. We both wore shorts and no pack covers as mine is waterproof and his Osprey has a waterproof...
Some time back a thread became quite heated when someone asked which she should bring for personal protection while on the Camino - Mace, a knife or a gun? I think that question said a great deal more about her situation at home than the...
100% agree with that! Also spend lots of time in Spain and the enjoyment of just being out sitting in the street with friends for company is huge. Italy to!
One story. I recently spent an extended period in Cordoba just by a housing estate. We...
I lived in Barcelona for a year back in the 90’s, visit Spain often - on and off the tourist track - and have longstanding Spanish friends. I speak fairly good Spanish, although my Catalan is rusty.
It’s a mixed bag. Lots of local and regional...
Having lived in Spain for 8 months last year, I think it's much more than just income. What I see in a lot of Spain is an inclusive culture, not dominated by income and expenditure, but by family and community. So, in the small town where I...
I was ready for that. I put my credit cards in my digital wallet and used them. Then, using my e-cards in Europe too many times without physically putting them in the machine and entering the PIN triggered the fraud detection algorithm. They sent...
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