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I rate it much higher, but tastes differ. I agree the focus is on the main character, his interactions and transformation as he progresses on Camino - this is surely intentional, because Bill Bennett was aiming to tell his own story. I believe he succeeds in creating a film about his own...
Thank you, Robo, I liked watching that interview very much, getting further insight into the film and its creator. I was lucky enough to be introduced to Bill and Jen last night (and particularly enjoyed a lively, cheeky chat with Johnnie Walker before the screening). We will be doing all we can...
I attended the film's Adelaide premiere (and Q & A session which followed, with Bill Bennett, Jennifer Cluff, Johnnie Walker Santiago - and AFotC Chair Janet Lietch presiding) last night. The cinema was packed, audience response emotional and enthusiastic. Singing and clapping along to Dan...
I was privileged to see the film in pre-release and was moved and delighted by it, even in small format on the telly. Dan Mullins' singing just adds to the delight of this story. I cannot wait to see it on the big screen at the Adelaide launch next week.
Thank you, and apologies: I realise I phrased my previous post rather badly - of course you still benefit from a Camino, regardless of where you sleep or eat. I think I was trying to say something about being left in peace to walk as one wishes, whatever that looks like, regardless of one's...
Yes! I hope they can walk without being bothered or pursued. I'm sorry they have to miss out on communal Pilgrim meals and albergue life, but I hope they benefit from the Pilgrimage.
I agree. I would not wear them myself, at all. But, I will not judge those who do, although I believe it IS a bit sad for them (which is perhaps a form of judgement, sorry).
I really appreciated his appearance in Bill Bennett's film. A small but oh-so-moving contribution to the excellent production. I'm sure I would appreciate his skills as an organist, too, if I had the opportunity to hear him.
My (limited) experience seems to confirm this: in 2018, my first pilgrimage, I met several different people of colour: I recall meeting 2 different Black American women along the Way, and later, walked several stages with a Filipino man (resident of Canada) and another man, originally from...
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I think I did it! Learn something new every day on this Camino we share.....
I had to stop earlier than expected last year on the Chemin d'Arles - you can read my story in my thread "Je m'en vais! I'm off!" (in the Routes in France/Chemin d'Arles - Via Tolosana section in this Forum). I'll try and insert a link, just a minute.... nope, can't figure it out, sorry. I will...
Hola EliseJo,
I THINK I just DM-ed you - actually, I "started a conversation" with you to let you know I'm happy to participate. Let me know if you didn't get the message and I'll try again. Cheers, Anna
I walk solo on Camino and en Chemin, have never had any problems, and of course, you are almost never without companions, if you want them.
And, I walk in a walking skirt/skort. My preference by far. Personally, I would never walk in jeans. Or shorts - but for different reasons.
Thank you for gifting us this article. Sobering reading indeed. Unexpected high temperatures disrupted my Chemin d'Arles in May-June last year and now it seems even worse in 2023!
Meanwhile, here in Adelaide, we passed an extremely cold night and awoke to freezing temperatures. The water in my...
More and more recently, and perhaps more in France than Spain, hosts insist on backpacks being stored separately in big plastic bins or garbage bags, away from the sleeping areas. This initiative was introduced to prevent bedbug infestations, I believe, but it's sensible and cleaner in any case.
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