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  1. sillydoll

    Happy 19th Birthday to the Forum!

    The forum turns 19 this month! Congratulations Ivar and thank you for this powerful site, which has helped hundreds of thousands of pilgrims over the years. I joined in November 2004 when the site was focussed more on Santiago de Compostella itself but soon evolved into a Camino related forum.
  2. sillydoll

    3 Forum members on the Primitivo

    This morning Jenny and I met Bob yyy3 at the Bar, La Casina St Roque, close to Tineo on the Camino Primitivo. Nice to see a member of Casa Ivar on the Camimo
  3. sillydoll

    The first virtual museum in the world will be the Camino de Santiago

    LONG translation This new museum of the Camino that starts with Aragon will grow in the next two years to house the selected works of all the autonomous communities of the Camino. There are 360-degree views of monuments such as the interior of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, or virtual tours...
  4. sillydoll

    Norway's National Day - 17 May

    Happy 17 mai Ivar - and all other Norwegian members!
  5. sillydoll

    Anniversary

    I joined Ivar's Forum on 2 November 2004 and although I don't post as frequently as I used to I still love to read members' posts. Thanks Ivar for 14 years of advice and help. Tusen takk.
  6. sillydoll

    The Abbot Pfanner Trappist Trail (APTT) pilgrimage in South Africa

    Strung out across the hills and valleys between the Drakensberg Mountains and the Indian Ocean, like the knots on a string of Rosary beads. are twenty-two historic Trappist missions. Established over a century ago by a group of dedicated Trappist monks led by Abbot Francis Pfanner from...
  7. sillydoll

    2017 Practical Camino Workshop in KZN

    KZN - ANNUAL CAMINO WORKSHOP Date: Saturday 25 November Place: Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Old Main Road, Kloof Time: 8:00am to 12pm. Cost: R25 includes handouts, tea, donation to the church Please bring a non- perishable food item for food parcels for the needy RSVP Sylvia Nilsen or...
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    Camino Frances Certificates.

    There are a number of certificates pilgrims can earn on the Camino Frances. 1. The COMPOSTELA: based on a 14th c document which has changed many times, with long periods where it was not issued, especially in the modern era. To earn this certificate you must walk the last 100 km to Santiago...
  9. sillydoll

    Corazon Puro closing

    This is a message from Istvan to anyone who has booked a room at Corazon Puro this year : We had to take a very sad and painful decision because of some family-health problems, that we have to return to Hungary and stay there for at least this year, so we cannot open the Corazón Puro's fifth...
  10. sillydoll

    2017 2-DAY HOSPITALEROS VOLUNTARIOS TRAINING COURSE

    2017 2-DAY HOSPITALEROS VOLUNTARIOS TRAINING COURSE DATE: 4/5 FEBRUARY PLACE: WESTVILLE - DURBAN (Beds will be found for pilgrims coming from out of town) Numbers limited Contact: amawalkerscamino@mweb.co.za
  11. sillydoll

    Memorials to pilgrims who died on the Camino

    Since 2007 I have posted a list of pilgrims who died whilst on the Camino. The list is compiled during the year from media reports and posts on this forum, Facebook and so forth. The AMIGOS also keeps a Memorial list which includes well known Camino personalities and pilgrims. I have posted...
  12. sillydoll

    12 Years on the Santiago Forum

    Wow! This Forum has out lasted many similar forums in the past 12 years since I joined in November 2004. [I think I was the 6th member to join] 'Santiagobis' (once the most popular an busiest forums on the Internet) started in 2000 is now all but dormant. One of the owners of Santiagobis, was...
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    amawalkers Camino - Aragones group walk in spring 2017

    sillydoll submitted a new resource: amawalkers Camino - Aragones group walk in spring 2017 - Lourdes to Pamplona in spring Read more about this resource... http://www.amawalkerscamino.com/2017-lourdes-to-pamplona.html
  14. sillydoll

    Lessons to be learned from 'Little John'

    A few years ago I posted information about my friend 'Little John' who was a Camino and Via Francigena pilgrimage veteran. John has walked umpteen Caminos including from Faro to Lisbon and north on the Caminho Portugues: from Geneva, Le Puy, Arles: from Lourdes and the Aragones, Madrid...
  15. sillydoll

    What is the significance of the modern Credencial?

    The first modern 'credencial' was issued in the late 1950's to road pilgrims who followed a road map of routes for pilgrims and tourists which was published for the 1954 Holy Year. Five road routes leading tourists and tourist-pilgrims to Santiago were developed closely following what would...
  16. sillydoll

    11 years on this forum

    Wow! Can't believe that I joined this forum 11 years ago this month! It started off as a Santiago forum but quickly morphed into a Camino forum and took off like a bush fire! The first website I was able to access for info on the Camino in the 1990's was Friends of the Road to Santiago (...
  17. sillydoll

    Saint James' Feast Day

    It’s that time of the year again where Camino pilgrims celebrate St James’ Feast Day. Camino de Santiago pilgrims past and future Join us at the Saint James’ Feast Day celebrationS DURBAN Date: Sunday 26th July Venue : St Dominic's Catholic Church , 1 Mill Road Hillcrest (KZN) Time : 11 o'...
  18. sillydoll

    Slow Walk to Rome - May/June 2016

    After two rewarding 'Slow Caminos' in 2013 and 2014, amaWalkers Camino has decided to offer a 'Slow Walk to Rome' (less than 10 km per day) next year in May/June. It is 101 km from Viterbo to Rome and his will qualify for the 'Testimonium' certificate. Dates, walking schedule and cost to be...
  19. sillydoll

    Prayers for Denise - 25th July at Mid-Day

    APPEAL FOR A FEW MOMENTS OF PRAYER FOR A MISSING PILGRIM - MID-DAY 25TH JULY (ST JAMES' FEAST DAY) Three months ago Denise Thiem went missing while hiking the El Camino. She was last seen in Astorga. Pilgrims often lose touch with friends and family whilst on the Camino but Denise has...
  20. sillydoll

    Hospitaleros Voluntarios course - Johannesburg 2/3 May

    A hospitaleros voluntarios course will be take place in Johannesburg on 2/3 May. If you have walked a Camino and are interested in serving as a hospitalero in a donativo albergue, PM me for more info. This is a fun course all about welcoming pilgrims, running an albergue, your role in the...

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