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Here is a copy of the Mindful Pilgrim document, which arose out of the Canadian Company of Pilgrims' first Coordinators' Meeting last year. I am not certain, but I believe it is being distributed to new members with their credentials. Some...
You should be fine esp. as you have accessed Dave Whitson’s excellent and comprehensive spreadsheet of accommodation and services [which I might add is updated almost every day so not a static file] ... that and Mapy.cz will see you through ...
A special thank you to Dave Whitson for his shortcuts on the GR 65. We had a beautiful day walking by the river Lot into Cahors instead of the regular route. It takes a lot of work to create guidebooks and I am grateful for all who do this for us.
My better half has a pacemaker and uses an Osprey Stratos 36. We pinned a folded wash cloth over the spot where her unit is placed in her upper rt chest, and that seemed to ‘remove some of the pressure. I would recommend trial runs with a pack...
David,
I too have a pacemaker and was diagnosed with Bradycardia.
This past winter, after testing several backpacks on long multi-day hikes, I found that the most comfortable for me was not the lightest, but the one the fit me best and...
No, can't say I have. I have walked four caminos with a pacemaker/ defib implant though. Back packed worked for me and I carried all my gear. Might be worth giving it a go on a few training walks before you discount totally.
Buen Camino
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...
In most European countries, social policy reduces the standard deviation of incomes. Poors are less poors than in US, and rich people are less rich.
However do not rely upon only your first impression: being a countryman in Estremadura or a...
Having lived in Spain for 8 months last year, I think it's much more than just income. What I see in a lot of Spain is an inclusive culture, not dominated by income and expenditure, but by family and community. So, in the small town where I...
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