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    “Cheating”

    I am sure you took great care, not come across patronizing or judgemental, with these good German pilgrims.
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    “Cheating”

    Unless you walk a mile in someone else shoes, you don't know where they have come from or what suffering they have endured. If you go around , accusing people of cheating, look at your conscience and ask yourself "Are any you different from those who persecuted Jesus"?
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    “Cheating”

    If you walked to Finestre you received an extra indulgence.
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    “Cheating”

    Jim the Camino is just like life, and life is not always "fair ".Remember Matthew 20:1-16 it ends The last will be first and first will be last. (not unlike beds in the albergues)
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    “Cheating”

    If you want to be a purest , to receive your indulgence , you must go to mass in every town along the way and received communion.
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    American pilgrim dies while walking Camino

    With so many elderly walking the Camino each year, what happens if I do pass away? My own preference is a Catholic mass, cremation and the ashes sent back to Australia or scatted into the sunset at Finestre by relatives. I have heard of families having to pay huge amounts of money and also all...
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    Disparaging "The Way"

    The year after the movie came out, and there was a new interest in the Camino. The Spanish economy just edged out of a recession, some called it a Camino led recovery.
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    My load of electronics

    It is a good idea to uninstall old apps you are not using .(keeps the weight down)
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    Travel to Camino April 2016 - airline suggestions please?

    I just checked Qantas/Emirates there is an "Early Bird Special"for flights ADL/Paris(CDG) and Lisbon ,Madrid ,and Baracelona /ADL. Finishes 11/Nov 15. Would book myself but I am still dodging flying saucepans ,after going too long last year.
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    Train Bayonne to SJPP

    I was disappointed that there a bus from Bayonne station, to St Jean Pied de port not the train.I was told later by a Canadian peregrino that the (edit) steal the copper from the tracks ,and French government is sick of replacing it.I wondered if this is the case ,or was he was taking a lend of me .
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    Travel to Camino April 2016 - airline suggestions please?

    I am also from Adelaide and walked the camino May 2015 ,flew ADL /CDG (Paris) via Dubai arrive 13.00 at 1430 caught train to Bordeaux overnight cheap hotel ,morning train to Bayonne then bus to SJPP. On the way home, train from Santiago to Barcelona then flew back to Dubai and Adelaide .
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    Publicly humiliated for snoring

    I find ear plugs work well .Sometimes I can hardly hear myself snore.
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    Should I book an accomodation beforehand in SJPDP?

    I am coming from Paris and won't be in Bayonne till 22.30 (19/ may).Is there a good hotel in Bayonne ?So I can catch the train to SJPDP in the morning .(I am coming from OZ)
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