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[QUOTE="MichaelC, post: 673599, member: 41673"] I think a large part depends on who we are, or what our backgrounds are. For the farmers I grew up with, their trip to Italy with a Church group might have been the only overseas trip they took in their lives. For them, I think it really was a 'pilgrimage.' For me, a trip to Italy is a vacation, even if I visit the exact same sites. I didn't think of this before, but I think the Via Francigena di San Francisco is slowly growing in popularity - it attempts to trace the routes that St. Francis of Assisi walked in Italy. I think the "why" for this one is fairly straightforward: it's in beautiful country (Tuscany and Umbria), and St. Francis feels far more well known and relevant in the modern world than some of the other more esoteric saints. Every thought seems to be leading to another thought this Wednesday morning. Back to Bradypus: [I]By the very nature of this group we tend to be fixated on the idea of pilgrimage and walking/cycling as being inextricably linked. [/I] My first thought was, "well, I know the difference." But obviously I don't, because a pilgrimage site has developed right here at home, and I've been there, and it's a spiritually and emotionally powerful experience, and yet ... [I]whoosh[/I] ... I didn't even think about it in any of the discussions on other pilgrimage sites ... [MEDIA=youtube]a_-x6J79tcI[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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