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  1. Annette london

    Via Podiensis 20% sale reprinted cicerone book 2024

    I received an email this morning from Cicerone with a 20% sale on books The Via Podiensis has just been reprinted in case anyone is interested We walked it in 2006 and it’s a beautiful scenic route
  2. Annette london

    Podcast Via Podensis

    For anyone interested, on November 9th just received this from Cicerone A beautiful route
  3. Annette london

    We met Tomas in Manjarin today

    Today we met Tomas “the last of the Knights Templars“ for the first time since our first CF in 2005 Then, he was dressed in the Knights Templar “uniform” for want of a better word Today, as back then, the bell rang out as we approached Since building his refuge in 1993 Tomas has devoted his...
  4. Annette london

    Pilgrimage, another series on BBC2

    Just reading Madroods thread about St Columbanus reminded me of the next series of Pilgrimage being screened this week on BBC 2 It follows in the footsteps of St Columba, another Irish monk who travelled from Ireland to Scotland around 1,500 years ago to spread Christianity St Columbanus, St...
  5. Annette london

    Cycling the Camino…Livestream

    For anyone interested in cycling the Camino, I received this from Cicerone press
  6. Annette london

    Cycling the Camino Livestream

    For anyone interested, I received this email today from Cicerone
  7. Annette london

    New Via Francigena guide book

    Received this notice from Cicerone a few days ago might be helpful for those interested in this wonderful Camino
  8. Annette london

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Supermarket opening hours in the UK for the elderly and vulnerable

    Yesterday and today I received an email from 2 supermarkets.......Sainsburys and Iceland with information re opening hours and Internet grocery shopping Both will open at the usual time but the first hour will be reserved for the elderly (over 70) and the vulnerable to get their shopping...
  9. Annette london

    Happy St.Patricks Day..have a drink on me

    Although not a happy time for any country right now,just wishing everyone a happy St Patrick's day
  10. Annette london

    UK rescue services

    Saw this in the paper today Could not believe it Had to grit my teeth! The rescuers should have fined him Can you imagine what would have happened to this guy in France, Italy or any other country The rescuers in the UK are all volunteers and should be given more respect than this The Meteo...
  11. Annette london

    Travelling from Santiago airport with walking poles

    Just a reminder for those that are travelling FROM Santiago airport with walking poles walking poles can be put in the hold for free..... irrespective of which airline is used This is a special arrangement between the airlines and Santiago airport only Poles will not be allowed through...
  12. Annette london

    LIVE from the Camino 2 Old codgers on the Invierno

    Well, whilst we're not that old..(next non celebration 70) neither are we in the first flush of youth as we descend on the Invierno. Not sure what the female version of an old codger is though! It poured rain al day as we travelled from Santiago to Lugo and then onto Ponferrada We had booked...
  13. Annette london

    Surprised

    Earlier this week,Antomuchacho started a very interesting thread called Confused. Further down, Stroller mentioned that Walsingham was a popular pilgrim site in the UK As it happens, we had visited Walsingham the previous week Although I had heard that that there was a shrine/Basilica to Our...
  14. Annette london

    Back from the san Salvador

    As promised on our thread..the patch is on.....some updates and info re our recent San Salvador Camino .. And what a Camino it was!! The information given by Ender, Laurie Reynolds, Rebekah Scott and invaluable....as were Gunters videos and some pages by Roger Brankin in August 2017 We decided...
  15. Annette london

    The patch is on!

    Greetings to everyone...on or off the forum Isn't the patch lovely...and a good advertisement for the forum too! Just wondering if anyone is starting the San Salvidor in the next few days? Tomorrow we fly to Asturiias/Oviedo and on to Leon Hope to get going on Monday11th If so, then give us...
  16. Annette london

    Another(short) Pilgrim Way

    We recently completed the St. Peter's Way pilgrim path in Essex It is roughly 45 miles long and winds its way from Chipping Ongar to Bradwell on sea where the lovely chapel of St. Peter - on- the - wall ........an ancient Saxon chapel built by St Cedd in 654AD The route takes you through some...
  17. Annette london

    Our camino is over......before it began

    Today, we should be heading for Carrion de Los condes.... So where are we? Back in London! The plan...... June 2nd ..for 2 weeks ...JPDP to Sahagun Home for 2 weeks for family commitments Back on July 2nd ..Sahagun to Santiago My husband wasn't feeling too well in JPDP so we got the...
  18. Annette london

    Transport Sahagun to Madrid

    greetings to everyone and hoping you had a good Christmas Best wishes too for the new year and beyond Starting the CF again in June but for domestic reasons we have to get home on Monday the 19th June befor returning to Sahagun again two weeks later in July Does anyone know if there is a...
  19. Annette london

    The smallest of steps

    Yesterday,I noted a post asking for information on good Camino books A few weeks ago,a friend who knew that we had walked "the way" a number of times gave me a present of a pretty amazing book called "half a world away...a27000km journey from Alaska to Argentina"although not about theCDC per...
  20. Annette london

    The dreaded blisters

    Dear all, seen today in daily newspaper " a new study from Stanford university in USA found that only 30 runners out of 128 got blisters in taped areas compared with 81 of those who had not taped. Surgical tape is adhesive but easy to remove so it won't damage blisters if...

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