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  1. LookingFor42

    Medieval pilgrim

    I think it's a super cool story. Thanks for sharing. I just googled what 2 stone weighs in kilograms... Wow. That's one heavy cape. I'll have to try to find his blog now. As for all the "he shouldn't take technology" etc people... Get off your high horses. Would you prefer he wrote his letters...
  2. LookingFor42

    Starting in Burgos on 25 Jan 2016

    I'm sure there's always a hotel, B&B, pension, guesthouse or Couch Surfing host.
  3. LookingFor42

    Possibility of new requirements for a Compostela

    It is impressive isn't it. I'm not a church goer (I'm gay and transgender so I've had some bad experiences with the Catholic Church as an institution but I pray every day in the Blue Sky Cathedral). But the call of all those Cathedrals where I can pray in peace to give thanks for having been...
  4. LookingFor42

    April 1st 2016 Camino Passport/Credential rule

    My question is not based on not wanting to spend the money. But it is based on first principles - why charge for an official stamp book? Why not allow walkers to determine how they record the stamps to prove they walked? Why require an official document at all? The need for an official document...
  5. LookingFor42

    April 1st 2016 Camino Passport/Credential rule

    But why require an official credential in the first place? That's the point I am getting at. Surely if the point is to show that you walked the Way then the stamps should be sufficient. But what would I know? I am walking this winter for what will be my one and only Camino because it is just...
  6. LookingFor42

    Possibility of new requirements for a Compostela

    That's not what the statistics show. Completion rates from the official website are consistently growing: 1984 - 423 (yes, that's all) 2004 - 179,944 (Holy Year) 2005- 93,924 2006 - 100,377 2007 - 114,026 2008 - 125,141 2009 - 145,877 2010 - 272,135 (Holy Year) 2011 - 183,366 2012 - 192,488...
  7. LookingFor42

    April 1st 2016 Camino Passport/Credential rule

    I'm also calm. I just think that this looks like a really great excuse to make money. I honestly believe you should be able to use any piece of paper you choose to show the stamps, including a travel journal, post cards, guide book etc. Any document containing all the stamps that clearly shows...
  8. LookingFor42

    Business Class / Coach Class: Flight Question

    I was upgraded on a recent Etihad flight from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi. Business class was amazing. Full flat bed and plenty of space (but I am only 167cm tall). I wouldn't pay the extra money myself but it was a fantastic experience for free. Haha
  9. LookingFor42

    April 1st 2016 Camino Passport/Credential rule

    So the Camino is commercial not about the walk. Why shouldn't someone be able to walk the way and collect the stamps on whatever document they like so long as it shows they walked past all the required locations? the more I read about the Camino the more I tend to think that it is another human...
  10. LookingFor42

    Possibility of new requirements for a Compostela

    I think it's a short sighted proposal. The Camino is a major source of economic income for Spain (it must be given the number of pilgrims who walk it) so to reduce the incentive to walk at a time when many nations are struggling economically doesn't make sense. The Camino is an arbitrarily...
  11. LookingFor42

    Mindfulness on the camino

    The Way is personal to everyone. We all walk for our own reasons and in our own way. Just as we live our own way. I've been harassed over the past two years I many hostels and camping grounds for using a laptop at night either to work, blog or watch movies. But what makes sitting around talking...
  12. LookingFor42

    First Camino start at 7th of jan 2016

    Have a great Camino. We might bump into each other too. I depart Burgos on 25 January heading towards Santiago de Compastella. I like the advice of those who say not to stress too much about over planning / analysing. I'm a first time pilgrim but have been traveling a lot the past two years in...
  13. LookingFor42

    Starting in Burgos on 25 Jan 2016

    Thank you Peter :) I see you are a Dutchman. I am too (by birth) and will actually be in the Netherlands prior to my departure on the Camino. I'll be spending some time visiting family then traveling Poland before returning to Holland again. I am flying home after my Camino from Schiphol. I...
  14. LookingFor42

    January 9th 2016 Mountaingoat starts from St Jean Pied de Port

    We might bump into each other on the Way too Mountain Goat. I am leaving Burgos on 25 January. Winter will be a challenge for me because I live in the sub tropics but I have a full month on Holland and Poland from 27 December before my departure on the CF. I am excited about the experience as it...
  15. LookingFor42

    Grayland leaves from St. Jean Jan 13

    As I think you mentioned earlier, we might meet each other on the Way. I begin in Burgos on 25 January. I am staying at Happy Hostal Carrales the night before my departure. You'll know me because if there is even the tiniest patch of snow I'll be taking photos of it and playing in it. This is...
  16. LookingFor42

    Flights booked can't wait

    I grok your excitement. Enjoy the lead up to your Camino :) . And good luck focusing at work ... haha. :)
  17. LookingFor42

    Starting in Burgos on 25 Jan 2016

    I will be starting my Camino in Burgos on 25 January 2016. I am looking forward to the experience. Yes it will be cold and probably wet but weather is weather and my window of opportunity is here so I will just take it as it comes. Maybe some of us will see each other out there on the Walk.
  18. LookingFor42

    Class of 2016

    Flight to Madrid booked. Hotel in Burgos booked. I am now committed. I arrive in Burgos by bus on 24 January to start my Camino on 25 January. It's been a long time coming with many false starts. But that's just my journey. I have until 13 February (20 days) to reach Santiago. Whether or not...
  19. LookingFor42

    Assisted pilgrimage

    Would an option be to use a wheelchair bicycle? Have someone ride the bicycle with her in the front in a wheelchair-like seat? Or for someone to push her in a wheelchair? I'm not sure her condition but if I were the waller or cyclist helping her id have her name put on the certificate so am...
  20. LookingFor42

    Santiago to Lisbon

    Thank you both for the tips.

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