There is a vending machine in Flanders, Belgium that sells loaves of bread. The title of the machine is "Pain Night & Day", a bizarre mix of French and English in an otherwise insistently Dutch/Flemish speaking area.
When we walked from Pamplona to Burgos a few years ago, there was an Italian man walking at the same time. He was small, bald head, luxurious moustache, and a huge smile. We never saw him not smiling and we christened him 'Ciao Ciao', because that was always his greeting. We passed each other...
It is a balancing act between the number of days you will be walking and the amount of cash you will need. If you were walking for a week I would say that it would be OK to bring the cash, but any longer and you concentrate all your risk into a big wad of notes. Many places only take cash, but...
Really interesting; many thanks for doing this. My first thought on seeing the first model was the steady increase, but a huge spike in 2010. Then you see the other graphs and see in 2010 the spike in female, Spanish pilgrims starting in Sarria walking for religious reasons. Was it a Holy year...
Interesting how many of these members from 2008 I don't recognize.
My surname is Fletcher, and I play some online games such as Lord of the Rings Online. Most of my characters seem to start with Fletch... and Fletchonides conjured up the image of a Leonides type Spartan holding the pass...
It really is worth seeing the movie. They had a special screening in Dublin on 24th July with CaminoWays, who support them. Justin and Patrick introduced it over Skype. It was very moving, very well made, and I would encourage anyone who can to go see it. I mailed them after it and they said...
I agree. We always look at the weekly specials to see if we are interested. Most of the time its stuff you're not interested in, but we have picked up our walking poles for €20 for the pair.
Thanks, I got to push Justin for a short while on their first day from St. Jean in 2014. It was such a privilege to meet them and be a small part of the journey. Looking forward to the movie.
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