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GGerard Griffin reacted to good_old_shoes's post in the thread LIVE from the Camino For those worried about beds... with
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...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead). I don't book. Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried. Got up late. Took my time to pack... -
GI can't promise anything but, theoretically, I think that it's possible in the model I've built. If you could add something to https://github.com/charvolant/de-calixtinus/issues describing how it would work I'll have a think about it.
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GGerard Griffin replied to the thread Most Dangerous stage on Camino Frances.?.B I hate to disagree with my virtual buddy Tincatinker, but for many pilgrims the danger is not the disappointment of finding that the Camino is just like home, but that it's so different in so many sweet and wonderful ways that on their...
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GGerard Griffin replied to the thread A Camino Planner.Well done to create such a useful resource. What I'd like to see is an app that helps pilgrims to find Catholic mass on the Camino. I wish I had the skill to create one myself. It'd make a big difference to bible-bashers like myself
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GHi all, While walking the Camino last year, I spent a lot of time thinking about how to optimise the stages. We'd started with a guidebook and then switched to the Buen Camino app but I was thinking about how to globally optimise the stages...
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GGerard Griffin replied to the thread Most Dangerous stage on Camino Frances.?.I met a pilgrim a while back with bandages on his face ... he told hethat he slipped badly and got hurt and the two walkers front and rear rushed to help him. Turned out one was a Korean nurse and the other an Italian doctor. Try going to A n E...
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GGerard Griffin reacted to lovingkindness's post in the thread Most Dangerous stage on Camino Frances.? with Like.
...for me the most dangerous stage appeared unbidden at the very end, in an empty dormitory in SdC. It was a powerful ache to never go back to the harsh realities of the other world, but remain a walking peregrina forever...
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GGerard Griffin reacted to Tincatinker's post in the thread Most Dangerous stage on Camino Frances.? with Like.
Can I turn this? I’ll turn this. The most dangerous place on the Camino Frances, or any other Camino, is the gap between expectation and reality. Many have fallen there. Yes there are places where the footing is a bit challenging and there are...
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GGerard Griffin replied to the thread Bar Etiquette.One of the pleasures of the Camino is the intersection of so many often mutually bewildering cultures and anthropologies. Then of course the plethora of foreigners are all in the same position in relation to Spanish culture and its myriad...
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GGerard Griffin reacted to lt56ny's post in the thread Just started El Camino Vasco del Interior. with Like.
I just saw this from @Tincatinker and it is something I forgot to mention. Give generously to the donativos. For example I tried to give the policeman who checked me in 15 Euros to stay in the donativo in Andoain. He said it was not necessary. I...
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