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Thank you for all the interesting and detailed replies!
I must admit that until now I have just 'put up with it' but reading some of your stories I guess I should seek medical advice.
I'm also aware that the tubular bandage may be giving me nothing more than a placebo effect.
There seems to...
I have had a dodgy left knee for over 20 years (I blame it on seven years of karate when I was younger, I'm nearly 62 now) and so when I walk any distance I wear a simple, cheap tubular bandage on that knee which I feel helps relieve the pain and support the joint.
I have seen several commercial...
So this begs a question for our north American friends... are ANY of the scenes where Daniel appears as a ghost included in your copies (presumably DVD Region 1)? e.g. Daniel leaning against a tree as his dad walks by, or in the SdC cathedral during mass, Daniel is seen pulling one of the ropes...
I'm hoping to walk my first Camino (the Frances) later this year.
I have read that auburgues only allow you to stay one night (which seems fair enough). So if I wanted to stay an extra night e.g. in Pamplona for sightseeing, would I have to use a hotel for the second night or could I just move...
I re-watched it a couple of weeks ago on Amazon Prime. It certainly did have the scene at the end with his son ... and if I remember correctly, when I originally saw it a few years ago on TV it also had that scene.
Some countries do edit films differently with scenes being removed because of...
Apologies for what is probably a dumb newbie question :) but here goes...
I have read some posts about obtaining your Camino passport in the office at SJPdP before you start and some also mention getting a shell. Is the shell just as a souvenir of your journey? Or is it required as some sort of...
Many thanks to everyone for all the very helpful replies :)
There seem to be more options than you can shake your walking stick at! 😮
I've got seven months to decide... 🤔
I live near Manchester in north-west England and there seem to be a few options for getting to SJPDP.
1 - Direct flight to Bilbao, then bus and train to SJPDP
2 - Connecting flights to London, then Biarritz, then bus to Bayonne and train to SJPDP
3 - Direct flight to Paris and train to Bayonne...
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