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    gns reacted to WildPlace's post in the thread Bus info Salamanca to Zamora with Like Like.
    Haha, never mind, i did it two years ago 😂
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    gns replied to the thread Bus info Salamanca to Zamora.
    But you'll miss the lovely walk along the dual carriageway...
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    Met this vicious killer along the Way, I had to walk miles to go round him. Very scary!
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    gns replied to the thread Different because it's shorter.
    My experience of the Primitivo was that although not that long (I took 12 days), it has a full Camino narrative and plenty to see and remember. The first few days to Borres or Campiello form a natural first act, followed by the crossing of the...
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    gns reacted to Pafayac's post in the thread What makes a pilgrim? with Like Like.
    It is possible, but it is proven that the modern credential has been set by the "Société Française des Amis de Saint-Jacques" because some french pilgrims had been arrested in Spain during the 50's or the 60's because they were considered as...
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    gns reacted to peregrina2000's post in the thread What makes a pilgrim? with Like Like.
    I have received several comments from Mercedes, president of the Association, which I have translated: From Córdoba to Granada, they had no problem because there is not one albergue that is dedicated to pilgrims. They are touristic albergues...
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    gns replied to the thread What makes a pilgrim?.
    It is easy to say that if there was space there was no harm but you don't know what the instructions were and the volunteers' previous experience. There have been posts on the forum bemoaning use of albergues on the Norte as cheap beach...
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    I would free the Camino Frances of the unfair and unasked for burden of being designated "THE CAMINO".
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    gns replied to the thread Has the Camino lost its way?.
    I am sure that it was one component for many people along with a sense of adventure for others and also a desire to escape an unhappy home or an oppressive Lord. In a much more restrictive society Pilgrimage could be one of the few outlets...
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    gns replied to the thread Has the Camino lost its way?.
    You got there before me. I presume none of the people criticising the Sarria starters did it barefoot in sackcloth and ashes whilst scourging themselves, so surely they are not real pilgrims either.

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