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My training walk yesterday was from my apartment to REI. 13 mile walk that ended with standing on line for 30 minutes. I bought a packtowl. Just finished reading bad reviews of it. Eh, it's a towel. Also picked up a couple of pairs of Wright socks.
Thank you for this report. Feeling unwell when travelling is awful: none of the familiar and reassuring comforts of home are available, except, in this case, Dad. I hope that your daughter feels better soon.
I did the Camino last year for the second time (first time over 20 years ago). I did have some of this experience that you describe. Not exactly the same issues in the same ways, but it did strike me as incongruous that we were all appreciating...
Of course there has always been climate change, when it was fast, it was often combined with collapsing ecosystems and sometimes mass extinction. That sort of fast climate change is something human civilizations have not experienced on a global...
To come back to the original question ... I would say yes, a pilgrimage is selfish in a way. Most things we enjoy are selfish in a way.
My parents live 1500 miles away, the only sensible way to visit them is by plane as night trains are not a big...
So….. we had 1 inch of rain here at home in a 4 hour period. We found it and opportunity to test our packs/setup. We hiked 12 miles in pure downpour. We both wore shorts and no pack covers as mine is waterproof and his Osprey has a waterproof...
Travel doc friends recommended MedJet Assist—they have seen it in action and were impressed. A neighbor of ours (without extra insurance) paid over $100k to bring ill hubby home. The “repatriation” is the expensive problem.
So we have an...
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