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    dbeatriceb replied to the thread Porto to Villa do Conde.

    We took a metro out of the city to avoid some of the urban walking. We had already walked from Lisbon so by then we were picking and choosing how to spend our walking day.

    Yesterday at 9:46 PM
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    dbeatriceb replied to the thread Few questions - advice.

    I always bring a spoon— mine is a foldable one from someplace like REÍ, because I like to eat yogurt for breakfast and supper. I also carry a few plastic clothespins and an extra pair of shoelaces— the latter I use as a clothesline as needed. I...

    Yesterday at 9:42 PM
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    dbeatriceb replied to the thread Burgos - I need a poncho .....

    There is a convenient and free bus you can take to Decathlon from a central city location. We have often made a stop there as the weather turned cold during a fall Camino. Someone at your albergue can probably direct you to the bus or to a more...

    Yesterday at 9:25 PM
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    dbeatriceb reacted to Bradypus's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.

    I am a Brit and should probably confess to my fair share of stereotyping with regard to our former western colonies. But I owe my introduction to the Caminos to a citizen of the USA - my late mother-in-law Barbara whose childhood and adolescence...

    May 11, 2024
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    dbeatriceb reacted to Pelegrin's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.

    It is not a dirty word for more or less half of the population. People are now really divided on this issue in Spain.

    May 11, 2024
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    dbeatriceb reacted to Joan O.'s post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.

    Molly Cassidy (posting above) hit a nail on the head! I lived 5 years in the USA. Left. The bottom line there was, and still is, the mighty dollar. Why (above a certain threshold of course ) would one expect increasing GDP to linearly...

    May 11, 2024
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    dbeatriceb reacted to LTfit's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.

    True. I've been living in The Netherlands for the past 30 years and have also lived in Paris, Geneva and Luxembourg so half of my life I've lived in Europe and the first half in the U.S. Work/life balance I have found to be much more healthy in...

    May 11, 2024
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    dbeatriceb reacted to CWBuff's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.

    really - religion? WOW! I honestly do not recall any time (simple "holiday greetings"-type ones not counting) when a religious ad was on TV. Interesting..... While I absolutely do not disagree about the crime-related rate, IMHO in the context...

    May 11, 2024
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    dbeatriceb reacted to Bradypus's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.

    Some time back a thread became quite heated when someone asked which she should bring for personal protection while on the Camino - Mace, a knife or a gun? I think that question said a great deal more about her situation at home than the...

    May 11, 2024
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    dbeatriceb reacted to Gringazolana's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.

    I fell in love with Spain and Spanish culture for all the reasons y’all mention above. I’m from the US but have traveled and lived in several Latin American countries. I guess I was expecting Spain to be similar, but was surprised at how...

    May 11, 2024

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