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Did it make a difference in your short term, long term and lifetime?
Did it change your soul..or chain it forevermore to some dusty track in Spain
Are you in the ever present because of it, or are you still back..there....
Yes to all three questions. In my personal experience, I think it helped to be open to change. But my recommendation is to go with no expectations for such change and you will not be disappointed.
Regarding the soul, that's a pretty deep...
It made a difference to me, and I enjoyed it enough the first time to want to go back and do it again. Each time I discover something new about myself, not big things maybe but the clarity that comes with the walking has helped me make some...
Yes, it made a difference. I am more patient, and it opened my heart. I think of the Camino often, about the people I met and how people of all races and nationalities can get along if they truly try.
Yes it made a difference.
It brought us as a family closer together. (4 of us walked together)
I pushed myself further than I had ever been before.
It made me stronger and enriched my life.
It gave me an admiration for the Spanish people and...
We love the meseta. Try not to skip San Bol. We too walked from Pamplona. I would save one day by taking a bus into Burgos instead of walking into it. Too much pavement walking. If the meseta gets too much for you around Mansilla de Las Mulas...
In South Africa there is the Pilgrimage of Hope and the Cape Camino. Both are seen as pilgrimages but pilgrims walk in a group and its more structured than the Camino Frances. There are churches along the way though most will probably be...
The Cape Camino has its own identity and is not to be compared with the traditional historical Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. South Africa is in many ways a hidden gem, a beautiful country worth exploring. The Cape Camino will be well organised...
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