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One difference between losing wallet and phone is that with the wallet, id is immediately visible and any credit cards with pay-wave are usable. With the phone, all this is protected with a face/finger-print/pin. -
My friend got pick-pocketed in Barcelona. Took just a few minutes to realize, but it was too late. Here's the concern. He had EVERYTHING on his phone. Credit cards, airline reservations, maps, contacts, everything. Only phone number he could...
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Gary Martin reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Any risk of walking without insoles? with
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Well, they’re currently being injured aren’t they. Don’t throw the insoles away, just try walking without them for a while - your feet will soon let you know how they feel -
I don't see why not. Try it until you get to a place to buy proper sized shoes - or more robust sandals.
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Gary Martin replied to the thread The Camino will provide?.It does seem like on the Camino help shows up more often than would be expected by pure chance.
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I'm 73 now. We have time (we don't have a LOT of time but, well, you know what I mean!). Simply that we are not on a tight schedule when we are walking. We've walked 3 times, 2 French, one a partial, disastrous Portuguese misadventure, giving...
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Growing up in a Spanish-speaking country, I dimly remember as a child watching a movie taking place in Spain, and a priest saying something like “Dios proveerá” (God will provide), no mention of the Camino. This always felt to me like magical...
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Gary Martin replied to the thread The Camino will provide?.A pilgrimage involves deliberately putting yourself in an unfamiliar situation. People around you will notice that you will frequently seem pretty clueless. Occasionally you may even become aware of it yourself. Part of the Camino culture is...
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I think that the Camino does provide: - The abililty to deal with uncertainty - The reassurance that there are some people in the world who do believe in the golden rule - That many times simple is best - You don't need to eat fine and you can...
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On the other hand, I think one element of the transformative Camino experience is learning how good it feels to be generous to strangers. But. Not. Every. Single. One. or Every. Single. Day.
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