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    Iceland video

    I don't know if this qualifies for the topic, but I thought you would enjoy this video of a young woman trekking across Iceland alone...some beautiful scenery! http://vimeo.com/31158028
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    Camino Francés to be abandoned?

    Maybe so, Falcon. Or not. We go about collecting new experiences like pretty shells on the shore, always hoping for the perfect one, eventually discarding the old. Is there a perfect one within, of inexhaustible value? Worth pondering, methinks...
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    Camino Francés to be abandoned?

    I have a particular interest in the VdlP, as I live in Sevilla. The following statements by Caminando struck me - "...the walk was spartan and austere...Don't hesitate, but choose your month wisely as I did not...Because of the massive global frauds by banks and politicians, many more of us are...
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    The Consummate Pilgrim and Guide for the Spirit

    Lydia, PilgrimChris, Thank you both for your thoughtful responses. Lydia - I enjoyed your sayings, especially "Pray to God sailor, but row for the shore". The Spanish have a very similar saying - "A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando" (Pray to God, but keep hammering away). Sound advice...
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    The Consummate Pilgrim and Guide for the Spirit

    Greetings all, I want to make serving pilgrims a focus of the rest of my life's work. I'm investigating the best ways to do so. In my search for inspiration, I discovered "Peace Pilgrim." This woman walked thousands of miles across the USA for the sole purpose of peace, from 1953-1981. She...
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    Not a good time to be in Spain this weekend.

    Agreed, Jean-Marc. The weather can be quite variable across this large peninsula. We had just light rain yesterday in Sevilla, now it's back to sunny skies today. For those interested, I am an experienced meteorologist with a weather blog for Andalucia here...
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    weather in April/May on Via de La Plata

    Hi Sharon, I've not walked the VdlP, but having lived in Seville for two years I believe you've picked the best time of year weather-wise. You may still have rain, but it becomes increasingly unlikely toward June when it hots up (but you'll be in the north by then, so not bad). It will be cool...
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    Walking and the brain - a scientific study

    Here is some evidence from science of the benefits of walking. Not really surprising. If true, peregrinos must have the best-developed hippocampuses (hippocampi?) in the world! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/health/research/08fitness.html?_r=1 (NY Times story)
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