For me, not at all. Have never fallen into the "Camino family " myth. I have a family, thanks. I walk as far as I want to walk in a day, at the pace I prefer. As such, I meet many people walking a similar pace, and similar distances, but...
You are basically saying "I KNOW it's illegal, but I'll take my chances. I may face a fine of 20€, or 200€, or 20,000€. But oh well, I'm so special, what could go wrong?"
Why would you break the law? Why is it that your needs outweigh the country that you will be a guest in? Is this the new attitude on the camino- "I can do whatever I want on it, it is my camino"? Just asking for a friend.
If your phone was lost or stolen on day 2 of your Camino, would it in any way impact your ability to continue on your way? It would not for me because I don't rely on it. I feel that makes me more resourceful. Feel free to disagree.
Rabbit hole alert: from the admittedly little I know of 19th century English social history, it might be conceded that the Luddites had a point. But on a more serious note, you are absolutely right. I remember walking the camino in 2015 and for...
As a near-Luttite, I proudly confess to not using ANY apps to walk a Camino. Too often I pass people stopped in the middle of the road, hunched over their phones, trying to determine their next step, when 3 steps later, an obvious arrow...
That is an incredibly generous interpretation of a comment that many would take as a slur. Why anyone would make a comment suggesting that Spain or any other country is backward in a conversation about mobile coverage is just a little beyond me.
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