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    Stonehenge - an ancient Lourdes?

    This story has been largely discredited.For instance the so called amulets are nothing more than stone chippings caused by dressing the stones prior to the erection of the structure.According to other archeologists the skeletons don't prove any significance of a "holy/healing centre".They say...
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    Dogs to walk the camino to raise funds

    Thanks Sillydoll.That makes sense.The Spanish make it extremely difficult to do long distance walking with your dog as I have found out in the past.They don't let dogs on public transport and getting a hotel to accept a dog is very difficult. There is a massive need to challenge the cruelty to...
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    Dogs to walk the camino to raise funds

    I have just double checked the weight restriction and it is actually just six kilos not seven.Furthermore the dog must be in a carrier with provision to clean out the carrier whilst the dog remains inside.Also the dog can only be taken aboard a train with the approval of other passengers.
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    Dogs to walk the camino to raise funds

    As a dog owner and someone who hates the animal cruelty I have witnessed in Spain I hope that this walk is successful.However I am curious as to how the walk is to be arranged.The Spanish trains and buses refuse to accept dogs over 7kilos,the refugios will not allow dogs and most hotels refuse...
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    The Varieties of Camino Experiences

    So its OK to say that tens of millions of people are doing things they know are wrong, from simply lying to drug taking,abuse of partners,illegality,deception,uncontrolled animalistic sex and then to describe the C of E as wishy washy.When it is pointed out that the Catholic Church also has...
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    Scallop Shell

    But was the coffee good?
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    Pilgrim Menu vs. Menu Del Dia (or regular menu)

    Hi Vinotinto,This is obviously a topic close to your heart.The main reason I think that there is still some difference is that the Spanish economy is still behind Britain and for that matter France.For instance the average French salary is about half that of a British salary and The Spanish...
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    The Varieties of Camino Experiences

    If only it was as simple as training.The Magdalens were run by nuns all of them trained but it didn't stop terrible cruelty and abuse taking place.There is hardly a week goes by but that we hear of yet another priest convicted of child abuse.It is possible to train for ten years and still be as...
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    Pilgrim Menu vs. Menu Del Dia (or regular menu)

    For places where real people eat I will take France any day.As for the cost of French wine,just go in to a supermarket in France and in Spain and compare the prices and you will discover that they are pretty much the same.The French are not daft though they keep the best wines for themselves. I...
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    Scallop Shell

    Hello again Arn.Yes please do stop at Manjarin even just for a drink.The books don't recommend it 'cos it's so basic but I loved it.There are no showers,the toilet had burned down because someone left a cigarette end in a bin(Tomas was going to replace it so it should be OK now),the kitchen is...
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    Pilgrim Menu vs. Menu Del Dia (or regular menu)

    Hi Vinotinto,As I said I actually live in France but I travel a lot into Spain.I actually prefer French food in general.Having said that I do enjoy good Spanish food also.I think it is generally accepted that the French cooking is perhaps the best in the world.This goes for the basic traditional...
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    Scallop Shell

    Yes Arn all the shells are real as Johnny Walker confirms.If you wait until you get to Santiago you will be asked to pay stupid prices from the street vendors.I saw shells being sold there for 5euros. At my favourite Albergue of the whole Camino at Manjarin, Tomas the guy who runs the place,gave...
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    Pilgrim Menu vs. Menu Del Dia (or regular menu)

    Hello there.For anyone walking to Santiago via France you should know that throughout France you can eat a good lunch for not much money at local restaurants.Look for the Formula which is the menu of the day.I live in La Vienne region of France and our local village bar/restaurant is typical.For...
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    Scallop Shell

    I picked my shell up from the beach behind the abbey on Iona and tied it to my backpack.It proved very useful in that it identified me as a pilgrim long before arriving to the Camino Frances. There are shells to be bought in many places on the route starting at the pilgrims office in St.Jean.The...
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    Wonderful television series about the Camino - The Naked Pil

    Hi there, Yes I saw it on the television and soon after bought the DVD.I am a big fan of Brian Sewell anyway and I thoroughly enjoyed the very witty and insightful film of his travels along the route.I think anyone with an interest in the Camino Frances would get a lot out of...
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    Scallop Shell

    I stand corrected on the christening issue. There are differing accounts about much of John the Baptists life including exactly where he carried out his work.There is much evidence that he did many/most of his baptisms in the Jordan area.Something which I find puzzling is the use of the Scallop...
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    Scallop Shell

    Enough said.
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    Scallop Shell

    The Scallop Shell as an emblem or in modern parlance,a brand, has been around for much longer than most pilgrims realise. The Santiago story starts in A.D.814 when a hermit ,named Pelayo, from the north west of Spain was directed to a wooded area near the river Sar by some strange lights.He...
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    Scallop Shell

    Not quite, Rafferty. The word 'hospital' comes from hospitality. The routes were clear, from shrine to shrine, from monastery and church to monastery and church (monasteries offering hospitality and hospitals, provided by monk hospitaliers). Limited to certain points along the way, river...
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    Who To Expect

    Hello again, I wish you were right but I don't think so.Most British white people did not know of the significance of Santiago until relatively recently.It has been brought to the attention of most Brits via the TV and by word of mouth.There is a massive black population in...

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