The responses above sadden me beyond, well beyond, my ability to respond to what they have written ...
Have modern humans gone so far in lack of humility and awareness of other? Is the modern world so lost and ego-centric that people can go on...
I’ll bang on on this until I get bored. Then I’ll stop.
You use the internet; you have a mobile phone; you use banks and credit cards; you use tap&go; you use Farcebook, Berking.con, Instagrab, you pay local property taxes, are a library card...
Being of an age where luggage becomes mysteriously heavier with each passing year, I’ve realised what I’ve learned about packing light for Camino is relevant for all kinds of travel. Gleaned from many contributors to whom thanks, as well as my...
I put the visor into the pocket first, flat on one side of the pocket, and then stuff the rest in. One side is then very flat and the other is a bulge. Fits in the brain of my pack very well.
I use bottles. Tried bladder once on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon. I thought it would help me stay hydrated. What I discovered was that even though I thought I was drinking a lot was that, at the end of the day, I had drunk a lot...
I’m 76, my wife 74. We’ve been walking pilgrimages every year since 2023, except during COVID. We’ve walked about 4,500k and just crossed the Alps at the Great Saint Bernard Pass on the Via Francigena last summer. We carry our packs. Here are a...
Having walked the Pennine Way a couple of times I would suggest that you brush up on your compass and map reading skills - you won't find too many signposts especially if you go off track following a sheep track in the mist! I agree the "soggy at...
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