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  1. William Marques

    When was your first Camino?

    1998. Even then there was the odd coach taking tourists along the camino frances. The first time I went to Santiago was in the 60s.
  2. William Marques

    Restart

    Glad you're back Arn. I have not been on here much since the start of the virus but my wife and I had our first vaccine jabs yesterday so we are starting to plan for the future again.
  3. William Marques

    Novel: Pilgrims by Matthew Kneale

    Another historical fiction based on the VF is The Red Velvet Turnshoe by Cassandra Clark
  4. William Marques

    Pilgrimage the road to Istanbul

    Episode 2 tonight. It seems as good as the CF & VF ones.
  5. William Marques

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Airline refund on cancellation ?

    I have rescheduled flights with BA and Finnair from March and May until later in the year.
  6. William Marques

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD COVID-19: Corona virus discussion (Round 4)

    Posts in this thread will be answered by pilgrims based on their own personal experience and the majority of them will not be doctors or nurses. Medical issues of any consequence should be discussed firstly with a doctor or nurse. Please do not rely on this forum for professional medical advice.
  7. William Marques

    Change to post reediting rules?

    People could easily reply to their own earlier post and update it with their current thoughts. This would also have the benefit to them of the new post being spotted as opposed to an ancient one that people are not watching being changed being overlooked.
  8. William Marques

    Baños de Montemayor - Should we stop here?

    Banos was where we both at 60 felt like children at the hotel restaurant as the other diners were all 80+
  9. William Marques

    Cancelation Insurance due to Coronavirus

    This information for the UK is from the BBC News website: Does my insurance cover me if my trip doesn't go ahead? If the FCO hasn't issued a warning, that means you can't expect compensation if you get cold feet and decide to call the journey off. Su Crown, a spokesperson for the Association...
  10. William Marques

    Cancelation Insurance due to Coronavirus

    Most travel insurance will only cover cancellation for fixed reasons such as advice from your government not to travel to a nominated country or the death of a close relative etc. You need to study the policy first before deciding whether it is worth taking. It is unlikely you will be able...
  11. William Marques

    ‘Native’ language marker?

    This was posted back in 2009 and is still there on our Announcements page: This is basically an English language forum but speakers of other languages are welcome to post in their own language. However it will be polite, helpful to the majority of readers and also probably mean that you get an...
  12. William Marques

    Where to Stay In Canterbury?

    There used to be separate accommodation within the Cathedral grounds for pilgrim and other groups, Harrington is more up to date than me on this so it may no longer exist. There has never been a pilgrim rate at the Cathedral Lodge as far as I am aware. I have stayed there a couple of times...
  13. William Marques

    Explain your forum Avatar (name and picture).

    My avatar is a pilgrim staff I made.
  14. William Marques

    Travel Insurance

    Information on the EHIC card for UK citizens. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44850972
  15. William Marques

    CPR Practical Pilgrim Day for Via Francigena 14th March CANCELLED

    Somebody just liked this but the post was 2010. Updating for 2020! CPR AGM March 2020 Our 2020 Annual Meeting will take place on Saturday 14 March in the beautiful Edwardian hall of Westminster Cathedral (entrance from Ambrosden Avenue, London SW1P 1QH) Our aim is to inspire pilgrims past...
  16. William Marques

    Siena to Rome -March 4 -18 (2020)

    It is unlikely but not impossible. I suspect you may see some snow on Mount Amiata on your walk but it is not on the VF.
  17. William Marques

    Camino appearance in Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Land

    Why did Santiago feature in Roger's Book (Al Kitab a Rujari)? Abdallah al Idris was writing for Roger II of Sicily in the middle of the 12th Century (1155). Roger was a Norman and a Catholic Christian. A number of mentions are made in this geographical work of distances in Spain including...
  18. William Marques

    If you are interested in Spanish history, check this out

    As this thread has been resurrected I would remind everyone that political posts will be deleted, as @grayland said back in June 2018. "A reminder to try to hold comments and discussions to the history of the Spanish Civil War. Slipping into strong political opinions will cause the thread to...
  19. William Marques

    Are pre-purchased onward flights out of Spain - are they mandatory?

    I do not know if it is relevant but but my wife is Australian and in the UK and Finland last week she used the ePassport gates when leaving Finland and entering the UK so had no contact with a human at passport control.
  20. William Marques

    How Many days to walk from Canterbury to Rome?

    If you rode 1900 km in 14 days that is about 135 km a day. Fine for a cyclist on a racing bike who does not want to stop and visit the many places worth seeing on the. If you are travelling along Sigeric's route at a more leisurely pace, perhaps on a touring, hybrid or mountain bike and...

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