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  1. billbennettoz

    Porto to SdC - the hardest stage?

    I will be walking from Porto to Santiago in April. First time on the Portuguese. Can anyone tell me what is the hardest stage? And which stages are the most difficult because of a lack of way markers? Thanks, Bill Bennett
  2. billbennettoz

    A training schedule that suits me...

    On April 8th I begin the Camino Portuguese, from Porto through to Santiago. I've been training now for some time, and taking detailed notes. I'm comparing these notes to my training notes at the same time last year - before I walked the Camino Frances. It's fascinating comparing the two sets...
  3. billbennettoz

    Camino flashes...

    Is it just me? I walked the Camino Frances in April/May of this year, and since returning I keep having these recurrent "flashes" of moments from my pilgrimage. Often they are triggered by absolutely nothing - just out of the blue a vivid memory will hit me. This happened yesterday - for no...
  4. billbennettoz

    About letting go - post Camino

    I notice that a thread I posted in February of this year has come back on this forum. It's called About Letting Go - and I raised the notion of having to let go of certain preconceptions if I were to have a successful Camino in September. In fact it must have been shortly after that I...
  5. billbennettoz

    The Way, My Way [Paid]

    billbennettoz submitted a new resource: The Way, My Way - If you like Bill Bryson, you'll love this book. Read more about this resource...
  6. billbennettoz

    100,000 page views in 6 months!

    Today my blog clocked over the 100,000 page view mark. I started the blog in mid April, for 25 family and friends when I walked the Camino Frances. It's now grown into this huge world-wide community, who follow the blog daily. It's become a real community. If you want to check it out - it's...
  7. billbennettoz

    Walking with a knee brace?

    I came back from the Camino Frances with bad knee pain so I had an X-ray, went to an orthopaedic surgeon and he told me I had to wear a knee brace - an expensive contraption called a Donjoy OA Offloader. Seems I'm bone on bone, and now having got the brace ($650 later!) it does definitely...
  8. billbennettoz

    Would I, had I known...?

    It's been two and a half months now since I completed the Camino, and I still have very bad knee pain. So a couple of days ago I had x-rays, and went to a specialist. He said it was a "miracle" I walked 800kms on my knee. I have bone on bone. And the doctor said there's not much that can be...
  9. billbennettoz

    Train Crash - Close to Home

    The horrific train crash just outside of Santiago is so close to home for so many of us. This is the same train my daughter used to take regularly, when she was living in Madrid and wanted to visit Galicia. My wife and I took the RENFE trains only just recently after I finished my Camino...
  10. billbennettoz

    Forum discussing the spirit of the Camino

    It's been two months since I returned from the Camino. During that time, my blog - [Ivar: edited out commercial link]- has continued to steadily grow. I've now had more than 60,000 page views since mid April. And each day there's vigorous discussion about matters that are largely spiritual and...
  11. billbennettoz

    50,000 page views - THANK YOU!

    My blog has just clicked over the 50,000 page views mark. This, since mid April. I don't know much about these things, but that seems like a lot, especially given that it started out being something just for family and friends - 25 people in total. Since returning from my walk, the blog has...
  12. billbennettoz

    The death of Indian pilgrims

    In the past few days, more than a thousand pilgrims have died in northern India in monsoon floods. I was there, this time last year. At Rishikesh then Haridwar, both on the sacred Ganges, to observe their pilgrimage. Whilst it's not strictly Camino related, I would ask that you spare a...
  13. billbennettoz

    Did you frame your Compostela?

    I've returned home, with my Compostela in my little cardboard tube - and am now wondering what I should do with it. Did you frame yours? How important to you is it to display it publicly?
  14. billbennettoz

    Take what's important to you.

    I've just returned from Santiago, having completed my first Camino, from SJPdP. Before I left, I became obsessed with my packing list. I weighed everything individually, I had an Excel sheet of all my items, and even with a camera, a iPad, two mobile phones and their associated chargers and...
  15. billbennettoz

    Photo gallery - Camino Frances May 2013

    Hi - I've now posted my gallery onto my photographic website. These are pictures taken while walking the Camino Frances in April & May, 2013. They're my favourite 100 shots. Thank you as well to everyone who visited my blog, and for those of you who left comments. The blog has received about...
  16. billbennettoz

    Why I walked the Camino...

    It's been ten days now since I completed the Camino Frances, starting in SJPP on April 10. And I think I've finally figured out why I needed to do the walk. It's in the final instalment of my blog - [Ivar: edited out commercial link] I have now also put the link to the blog up on the BLOGS...
  17. billbennettoz

    Blog & Photos - PGS The Way - April / May 2013

    Walking the Camino with intuition. A different perspective from filmmaker and photographer Bill Bennett. http://www.pgstheway.com. ( go to: The Camino)
  18. billbennettoz

    What I have learnt by walking the Camino

    I have just walked the Camino. Already I feel as though I've learnt some significant things from the walk. Some life changing things. And I'm sure there will be more that filters through over the coming weeks, months, and years. If you want to read my thoughts on it, here they are: [Ivar...
  19. billbennettoz

    A bit of fun on the Meseta!

    They thought I was dead! (Day 17+) [Ivar: edited out commercial link]
  20. billbennettoz

    Some thoughts from first 10 days of my Camino

    I'm having a rest day in Santo Domingo de la Calzada. I've had some issues with injuries. And I've just posted my thoughts on my first 9 days of walking. Already it's been confronting and transformative. [Ivar: edited out commercial link] (Day 10 - Rest & Reflection)

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