With the realization about 5 years ago that my overseas trips were causing my eco-footprint to triple, I decided to stop annual airline travels. so in - walking my talk - this is the first time I've been on an airplane in 3 years - since the Camino of 2015. And here I am in Barcelona EXACTLY 3 years later. A Camino friend reminded me that we met in Pamplona on the Camino on February 22, 2018. I will be meeting with him in five days in Cologne.
The Norwegian airline flight from Oakland to BCN was non-eventful and actually painless... 9.4 hours instead of 12... but OH my leg... pulled the hamstring from sitting and it was painful walking around. much better this morning... 30+ minutes with minimal limp... taking it easy today.
this was also my first flight outside of the 'Alliance' airlines - so no spoiled rotten traveler stuff for me for the first time in 30+ years...
So the first downer was to forget my smartphone and all it's updated systems for traveling AND more importantly the utter conevience of a pocket size with infinite info... but I'm quickly getting over that! The first big upside was my son driving me to the airport and a wonderful conversation on the way. thanks buddy!
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Barcelona is one of the most beautiful and people friendly cities in the world. (much less being home to the storied 3-headed front line of the Bacelona Fusball team!) The old cobblestone narrow streets, 1000s of years young and colorful people strolling along everywhere - amazingly designed & function for humans rather than cars.
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