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  1. David Tallan

    Little sculptures

    Yet another from Samos:
  2. David Tallan

    Calendar of Holidays in Spain?

    What about Pilgrim House? 😀
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. David Tallan

    Little sculptures

    Also from Samos:
  6. David Tallan

    Are there any Thermal Springs along the Camino Frances

    Also on the Camino Portugues in Caldas de Reis.
  7. 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...
  8. David Tallan

    Camino Primitivo for younger person

    Sorry to hear that. Maybe it depends on the season? 🤷‍♂️
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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.
  12. David Tallan

    Pork in Spain

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

    Little sculptures

    From Samos:
  14. 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...
  15. David Tallan

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    Perhaps @pjacobi needs a few more practice and research trips to Europe, never mind before attempting a Camino, but before proclaiming proper European customs.
  16. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Frances 2024

    Well, today was somewhat better. We walked from Samos to Barbadelo (over 21 km all in, according to the Samsung Health app). My daughter shipped her backpack today and just took a day bag and that made all the difference, she said. It also helped that there were a lot more animals today...
  17. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Frances 2024

    The whole concept of an "entire" Camino Frances is a little fraught. Unlike, say, the Camino de Madrid, which starts in Madrid, there isn't a clear starting point. When I first did the Camino in 1989, it was just called the Camino de Santiago, and included both the route over the Somport Pass...
  18. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Frances 2024

    D'oh. Barbadelo. Corrected.
  19. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Frances 2024

    We made it to Samos today but it was a tough day for my daughter. We're going to try some strategies to improve things for her tomorrow on the way to Barbadelo. If things work out, we'll continue on to Santiago. If not, we'll walk back to Sarría, catch a bus, and see some other parts of Spain...
  20. David Tallan

    Feeling alone and anxious

    That's it. It doesn't seem to be in the @wisepilgrim app but I've added a comment pointing it out. Meanwhile, I've given up on A Casa de Carmen. They aren't answering emails or WhatsApp and their phones are out of service.

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