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  1. Sheffield James

    Live Updates - Via Regia/Ecumenical Pilgrims Way (Germany)

    I’m taking the train to Görlitz tomorrow ahead of a start on Monday 8th July. Unfortunately, I am experiencing a strong sense of grievance with a forum moderator who has deleted several posts of mine on another thread + has not had the decency to explain why, either publicly or privately. As...
  2. Sheffield James

    How are you dealing with the heat wave?

    I’ve still not had a response from the moderator of this thread who has deleted some of my posts without explanation, either publicly or via PM. I have to confess I’m struggling to continue with membership of this forum in the face of this unforum-like behaviour. Do the right thing, please!
  3. Sheffield James

    How are you dealing with the heat wave?

    Several of my posts appear to have been removed from this thread. I have not been informed why this action has been taken. Who is the moderator responsible for this thread?
  4. Sheffield James

    How are you dealing with the heat wave?

    I read a variation of this advice on a news website today. It advised people to put their pillowcase and/or pyjamas in the freezer for a short while before retiring to bed. A prize is offered to anyone on the route who achieves this before the end of the week.
  5. Sheffield James

    Walking thru Thunderstorms

    This is exactly what I need to know, even if I don’t like al that I’m reading. No worries on the bra-front personally, but I’m sure to do myself a serious mischief if I practice sitting on my rucksack with my feet off the ground!! I now feel suitably informed, so thanks very much!
  6. Sheffield James

    Walking thru Thunderstorms

    Thanks Tincatinker, very droll !! I’ll have to look back at my original post to double-check I included the word “reassurance” in it!
  7. Sheffield James

    Walking thru Thunderstorms

    Will do..once I’ve plucked up the courage to do so!!
  8. Sheffield James

    Walking thru Thunderstorms

    I admit to being a bit nervous walking when there is the prospect of thunderstorms during the day ahead. I’m well aware of the general advice to avoid standing under trees and not to have metal walking poles sticking out from your backpack, but there may be other good advice to follow. I feel at...
  9. Sheffield James

    The mysterious world of memorial cards: is it because of The Way?

    This may well be a deviation from the OP’s question, but I took memorial cards of my late father- himself a James- on my first camino. The only one I actually recall leaving somewhere was on the altar in the chapel at Leon Cathedral. It was his birthday anniversary + I thought it quite fitting...
  10. Sheffield James

    Pilgrims And Tourists to PAY, Except to Pray, to visit the Cathedral in Lugo

    I walked the VF in 2014 and wasn’t aware of the ‘starting stone, so missed it. I returned to Canterbury a couple of years later and resolved to be photographed by the aforementioned marker. To my horror, the stone had been removed just a few days earlier as it had been damaged, so all I could...
  11. Sheffield James

    Municipal Albergue or Pension? (on first night)

    Flip a coin.
  12. Sheffield James

    Live Updates - Via Regia/Ecumenical Pilgrims Way (Germany)

    Thank-you, Marc. An afternoon with Google Translate beckons!
  13. Sheffield James

    Live Updates - Via Regia/Ecumenical Pilgrims Way (Germany)

    I wondered where it was. I used the website to link to https://www.oekumenischer-pilgerweg.de/galerie/category/2-10-jahre-rückblick.html to order the pilgrim accommodation guide ahead of time, but there was no request for payment after placing my order. There was mention of an invoice, so do you...
  14. Sheffield James

    Pilgrim passport, number of stamps

    Well said. May I just check that the Pilgrim Office should not really be interested in the number and frequency of sellos before the 100/200km mark unless a distance certificate is requested. Albergues, yes: Pilgrim Office, no? Warm Regards, A (possibly mistaken) Pedant.😗
  15. Sheffield James

    Live Updates - Via Regia/Ecumenical Pilgrims Way (Germany)

    After postponing my Easter start date (resulting in me observing the Sorbian Eastertide festivities vicariously on YouTube), I now have a fresh departure date from Gorlitz of Monday 08 July. Armed with the lovely maps @SYates recommended, the content of this marvellous thread, @gittiharre’s...
  16. Sheffield James

    Reading book worth carrying?

    You may wish to consider.... Monsignor Quixote is a novel by Graham Greene, published in 1982. The book is a pastiche of the classic Spanish novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes with many moments of comedy, but also offers reflection on matters such as life after a dictatorship, Communism...
  17. Sheffield James

    A present for special people

    How about a Christmas tree decoration with the name of your town/region/country, or inscribed with a personal message? This way you’ll be remembered at a family time each year when, probably, you can’t be there in person.
  18. Sheffield James

    Franconian Camino Kronach - Bamberg - Nürnberg - Rothenburg

    @Delphinoula, thank-you so much for your detailed and very interesting summary of your winter walk. I am planning to walk the Okumenisischer Pilgerweg from Görlitz to Vacha next month April) + I wondered if you could offer an opinion on whether there is an ‘official’ date in the calendar when...
  19. Sheffield James

    Via Jacobi--Our Journey

    What a lovely video and a beautiful country. Thank-you for sharing your journey with us.
  20. Sheffield James

    Cathedral graffitti update...

    Hi t2andreo, is it possible to give a few headlines/highlights in English for the few/many who won’t get to translate the article despite your helpful advice? Gracias, James

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