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I agree. Btw, I wore a money belt for credit cards, passport and money. Put it in a plastic bag with handles. Tied the handles together and hung on hook inside shower. Also, I slept with moneybelt inside my liner. Didn't want to take any chances.
After checking into your albergue, you’ll find that almost everyone leaves their pack near their assigned or chosen bed. I always roll out my sleeping bag and stow away rest of my gear except my valuables. Keep your valuable items (i.e., cameras...
I'm at the airport, suddenly being nostalgic.
If you had to choose one sello as your most valuable, why would it be that one? Could be a religious or spiritual experience, the people you met, because it looks good or whatever.
Mine is from...
Your story is lovely, @KariannNor!
I have chosen two with special memories from my recent Camino Sanabres...
This sello is from a little "hippie oasis" we walked by on a rainy day in a small village. We darted in, hoping for shelter to eat our...
And THIS is why the credencial is the single most significant “takeaway” from your Camino. Just looking at your credencials and reminiscing- even years later - provides instant time travel.
You are returned to that place and time. For most of...
Mine is actually a photo. A mother and daughter. I cannot post because it would not be right to do so. We met them first in Leon, and then along the way to Santiago. Such a slip of a delightful woman, and her 15 year old daughter. The woman...
@jungleboy helped me find the picture of my favorite sello. It's from Albergue Lamas in Pradela. When I was there in 2017 they didn't have an actual sello, so this one was hand drawn. You can see me with a ponytail walking up the hill.
In the same vein as the Harding article, I have enjoyed reading both before and after Caminos Paulo Coelho’s short novel The Alchemist. In this easy read, he address following the dream and the value of the journey to find it. IMHO it’s a far...
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