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Jens

Jens

  I stopped to take a photo of Jens as he was walking in the same direction as me and I spotted a sea shell attached to his rucksack. The shell is worn by people who have done/are doing the camino walk in Spain. Jens had done it 2 years ago and was now walking the rest of the route through Germany. We had a quick chat and wishes each other a "bon camino" before going on our ways - it made me wish to have time to do more walking and exploring too!

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Pavel

Pavel

I'm glad I back tracked and crossed back over the road after seeing Pavel making his way further along the path by the river I normally take to get to work. It turns out Pavel spent 2 months hitchhiking around Spain and was just on his way back to Poland. I am a bit jealous of his courage and freedom and the experiences he must've gained from the trip. Hope you made it back safe!

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Simon

Simon

Technically we are strangers but we met and chatted together over a year ago. I took a photo on my film camera and said I would hand him a copy next time we met. However, I didn't bump into him again until now and have no idea where the photo went. I was carrying my Canon so managed to get a second digital photo. He plays guitar around Frankfurt and is one of the nicest people with a very relaxed tropical island kind of accent when he isn't singing some acoustic classic rock music on the street. A lot has happened for each of us since the last time we chatted and I was grateful to have met him again. So if you see him, say hello and make a request!

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Flying Korash

Flying Korash

Some days you can have a hard day and feel like giving up. But then you push yourslelf just a ltittle and the benefits and opportunities that open up make all that melt away and seem so insignificant. In my case I pushed to cycle over the river and see what was going on when I met Korash and some other amazing guys who really push themselves and do calisthenics. You would not believe what they are capable of and yet are so humble, honest and motivated. Check out www.calitary.com to see him in action!

didn't even break a sweat!

didn't even break a sweat!

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Leticia - trying to catch them all

Leticia - trying to catch them all

Was out for a walk with my son when I noticed people aggregating near the town hall concentrating on their mobile phones. I was a bit wary at first as it wasn't clear what they were all up to. It turned out to be people playing Pokémon. I had a quick chat with Leticia, but my son was busy running around like mad full of ice cream energy so didn't get to understand everything about the game.  However it's certainly weird to see so many adults all playing the same thing but not necessarily interacting with each other.