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"Yesterday, six kilometres outside of Carrion, there was a road sign that said Santiago 463. Now, still inside the limits of Carrion we see another sign that says Santiago 401 Km! Back home there’s a guy works down the chip shop swears he’s Elvis. Well, he’s a liar and I’m starting to have...
A golf course with a club house. Half the people well dressed and fresh smelling. The other half steaming quietly near the radiators. The staff were very welcoming and the food hot and tasty.
We've got the whole of the CF to go at and were reminiscing about a golf club in an abandoned town...
An Indian priest was telling us they used a similar numbering system as he moved around his very large parish where numerous dialects were spoken. My friend in all innocence asked "what if your sin isn't on the card?" The Indian priest took a sharp gasp of breath and said "I can assure you, its...
A non English speaking priest may have it's attractions 😉
Having said that, in Rome for the opening of the Year of Mercy I selected a Chinese
priest who listed English as his 5th language. He turned out to be fluent, so left little
room to hide!
Sometimes "facing oncoming traffic" leaves you hiding round a corner. In the UK the "always walk on the right" means a driver coming round a sharp left hand bend, from his point of view, sees you at the very last moment. Far safer if you can to be on the other side of the road.
Keep yourself...
Sounds great. Just outside Pamplona you have the iconic Alto del Perdon. After this Puente la Reina and Estella are both great towns. Then the well known Bodegas Irache. Torres del Rio feels like a typical Camino village and the church is fabulous. Logrono has everything you need to celebrate a...
Good to hear you got something positive from your "failure". As Teddy said "The honour belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose little toe is marred by dust and sweat and blood...."
Give the trail runners a go. My ankle issues melted away. But don't do it half heartedly . Get a...
There were three of us so we jumped in a taxi and shared the cost. Taxi's are very cheap and have a couple of benefits over buses. They go when you want them to go and they go to wherever you want to go.
None of which answers your question, for which I apologise :)
Well it's been said before but, the hardest part is getting to the start.
Then you just have to put one foot in front of the other.
Over and Over again
If England can win a penalty shoot out then I'm sure you can manage the way
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