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  1. J

    Can I do the camino at 16

    Countryroads, you ask: can you do this? The answer is always yes, you can. But the question you really want to know the answer to is, should you do this? To learn this you must be willing to do some difficult work making a list of the benefits to be gained and the losses to be avoided. Not...
  2. J

    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    Are there any books on the subject that you recommend?
  3. J

    Can I do the camino at 16

    You would do well to first speak about the pros and cons about this with some adult you know whose advise is unimpeachable. The reliable advice of those adult people who really know you, about the pros and cons of trying this now for you, should be helpful. Don’t forget that you will have many...
  4. J

    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    As a adolescent she broke her ankle warming up for a ballet performance, but taped it and did her dance anyway. Didn’t mention the injury until after.
  5. J

    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    Yes, I thought the video was obvious especially the shot at M.do Gozo that precedes the “santiago!”
  6. J

    Bourbon and cigars

    Bourbon sold in the U.S. must be produced in the country from at least 51% corn and stored in a new container of charred oak. Is this fake news?
  7. J

    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    Hello Kathar1na, Thanks for posting this link and your mixed feelings are appreciated. Filming pilgrims without asking permission is an invasion and it happens to lots who are not famous or celebrities. Not too many years ago on camino I once walked up to an unattended camera on a skinny...
  8. J

    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    Yes, so true. And also for a celebrity to travel on foot without a security entourage is courageous and a mark of self-confidence that recommends emulation for those of us who seek a similar sense of self.
  9. J

    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    “You start your camino after you’ve finished.” One of those contradictory aphorisms that make perfect sense only after you return from pilgrimage to your customary life. This and some of the other limitations she chose seems ludicrous or anti-social at first blush, but after contemplation we...
  10. J

    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    Thanks JP, the equipment issues are very essential as you have noted. But no less important is the attitude one brings with them especially since it is not as easily shed as shoes or pack. I think that if a person on camino starts by considering themself as a visitor or guest in someone...
  11. J

    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    I like to think that this forum’s best aspect is to help first-time pilgrims prepare for the best experience possible by pointing out the benefits to be gained and the losses to be avoided. Secondarily the forum is an excellent place for the experienced to share their stories and...
  12. J

    Bourbon and cigars

    You will find bourbon, ask for your brand or just whiskey, in any bar you visit. Cigars are available but not popular on the Camino because of the smoke which many have chemical sensitivities to.
  13. J

    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    I agree with Molinaseca as the likely place, which would easily seem like a small village to a Hollywood, Broadway, etc star. One thing I would like to add to balance all the previous comments about Shirley, is that she is one powerful, multi-talented, generous, trail-blazing woman from a time...
  14. J

    Advice for Camino journey starting from Madrid/Leon

    If you are not going to spend your first night in Madrid, you might like to have a rest day in Leon when your train arrives. Hospederia Pax is a private facility which is very nice and would be comfortable to recover from any jetlag. Next day you could get your credential and stay at the big...
  15. J

    Not everyone happy about pilgrim/tourist pressure.

    Good conversation. Lots of useful info for people planning a first camino. Including implicit guidance in the article for visitors to play nice. SCQ is getting even more popular if that is possible. Thinking of Yogi Berra’s aphorism on the phenomenon.
  16. J

    Over the counter pain killer UK warning for Spain

    Judicious use of pain relief products is the antidote to overdosing. Acute pain is the body asking you to change your behavior and the drugs are intended for temporary not chronic use. It is good for the risk info to be highlighted, but there is a middle ground between banning and endorsing.
  17. J

    Soft tips for new walkers

    Mr. Corn.
  18. J

    Carry your backpack please.

    Happy Friday.
  19. J

    Complaint Book

    I don’t know if there is a book in France.
  20. J

    Complaint Book

    Yes, yes! It happened as you say. Also, Auberge in Asson from Lourdes to Jaca tried to charge us twice for our beds.

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