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Gary Martin replied to the thread Camino Mozarabe in March.Peter I’ve been also planning to walk that route. I’ll be starting in the middle of March. Keep in touch, it would be fun to meet and share some stories. Gary -
Gary Martin replied to the thread Locks and cables, recommended or not?.I find it worth the weight to carry a very small combination lock. I seldom use it but have been glad to have it when I needed it. Please remember though that when you lock your backpack to a chair, you’re also locking a chair to a backpack.
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Gary Martin reacted to TravellingMan22's post in the thread Locks and cables, recommended or not? with
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I always carry a small padlock when I travel. I have have no real concern about anything being taken on Camino, and I never leave anything important unattended anyway, but will often stay in big city hostels (non Camino) which tends to be less... -
Gary Martin reacted to roving_rufus's post in the thread Locks and cables, recommended or not? with Like.
I do carry a small lock - but more for use in cities staying in commercial hostels - i don't think I have ever used it in a pilgrim albergue. I am content enough to leave my rucksack in albergue dorms but never with valuables - someone could have...
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Gary Martin reacted to David Tallan's post in the thread LIVE from the Camino My Camino Torres - November 2024 with Like.
3 November 2024 I think I have, indirectly, been experiencing some effects of the fiesta this weekend. There wasn't much to eat at the bar yesterday, although communication issues may have exacerbated things. When I got to the bar, it was super...
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To me, obviously, the Francés is the king of them all. This said, it depends on the time of the year, you do not want to do mountainous Caminos in the North in winter, neither the most southernly Caminos in the summer (take Mozarabe, Via de la...
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Gary Martin reacted to sillydoll's post in the thread Oldtimers can I pick your brains for a sec ? with Like.
I second Jeffrey's suggestion. For anyone interested in walking historic pilgrimage routes, this one was described in the 12th c Codex Calixtinus. "Three in particular are the pillars of extraordinary usefulness that the Lord has established in...
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Gary Martin reacted to Anik2001's post in the thread Oldtimers can I pick your brains for a sec ? with Like.
The camino de Madrid was a lovely 2 weeks walk, quite easy, except for the climb before Segovia, which was a beautiful mountain day. Lots of history, very quiet.
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Gary Martin reacted to rappahannock_rev's post in the thread Oldtimers can I pick your brains for a sec ? with Like.
I had no guidebook in 2018 -- and relied entirely upon the good services of Amawalkers and the Forum's own sillydoll... (I had made previous visits to Lourdes in 1977 and 1978 for -- well, let's just say "professional reasons." It's a strange...
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Gary Martin reacted to Kiwi-family's post in the thread Oldtimers can I pick your brains for a sec ? with Like.
Mozarabe? Levante? Invierno? Or are you drawn to something else? Kilamanjaro? Machu Picchu? Everest Base Camp? Trans Siberian Railway? a cruise?
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