My first “Camino” was a deliberate and conscious pilgrimage to the bones of one who may have stood with the divine.
In the 6 bed couchette on the way south from Paris one of a group of four young Germans asked “why are you going to Spain?” I...
Hmm, I use my Fitbit to keep my cardiologist off my back and my iPhone for navigation when necessary. Mapy.cz is quite good for that but I find a general sense of direction and paying attention to waymarks works best. I’ve been impressed over the...
Just gone into the Monbus site for the first time in a few weeks. It’s been relaunched. Seems a big improvement not that I have done anything meaningful on it yet. Anyway…
https://www.monbus.es/en/destinations/new-monbus-website
A good case for the water reservoir. I carry one, 2.5 l when full and even on the hottest day have not run out - although a little judicious topping up is advisable when possible. Using water bottles, I once ran out of water on top of the South...
I can't speak for the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand, but I don't know any country in Europe that doesn't have ample supplies of drinking water. The only time I use a water filter is hiking in remote areas of the Scottish Highlands where I...
I take a heating coil and a lightweight titanium mug together with a supply of teabags and instant coffee and chocolate. I mainly stay in cheap hotels (not that there's any other kind in most of rural Spain) and can't really start the day without...
Totally agree with you, WalkingPadre! Welcome to the Electric Coil Club.
I see that the coil you found on Amazon comes with an adaptor plug. I would recommend taping the adaptor to the coil’s US plug when you go to Spain. Many of us learned...
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