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I also live in Canada and have likely heard the same types of stories as @PilgrimPatricia. I wouldn't dream of crossing borders without the original packaging for my meds. They're very expensive and do indeed take up a lot of room, but I'm not...
Eat more plants, eat less meat. I'm sure there is wonderful food in Spain, but I suspect most of the Spanish citizens I saw don't eat high end food on a daily basis. I saw few obese people in Spain. After a few too many queasy stomach post...
We could be neigbours @Theatregal . Beautiful view from my back deck on Friday night, too. Sadly, we drove miles for a better (flatter horizon) view on Saturday, only to watch a beautiful clear sky, including the passing by of the International...
Just spent the night in a packed 8 person room with a gentleman who was very ill and coughing all night without a mask or covering his mouth. As former healthcare provider and clinical microbiologist my guess is that one or two of our roommates...
I bought a long-sleeved Pategonia brand shirt some years ago, for international travel. It has two button-up breast pockets, plus a large zip-up breast pocket which can contain vital documents, including my passport (in a small plastic bag for...
i also used Duolingo to learn sufficient Spanish to get by, and also got strange looks every time I ordered Jugo de Naranja (which was fairly often). Usually, I just got Que? And then when I repeated myself they went off and brought me back the...
When I read this about "they" having to close etc., I get a little provoked. Here at home we have mountain peaks of over 2400moh, and in so many places there are tourist buses full of inexperienced people. Who do you think pays for all the...
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
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