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    Celebrating 20 years of the 'modern' camino

    Thank you Sil for taking the time and trouble to translate and let us know of such generosity on the Camino, I am taken aback at the pedantic criticism of the use of apostrophes by the moderator. Also to let you know we are very grateful for all the knowledgeable input you have added to this...
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    The Varieties of Camino Experiences

    Hi Margaret, Met the father of a girl in Christchurch yesterday who walked the St James Walk ... not as a religious experience but just to follow a group of Kiwi mates she met in London. She had graduated with two degrees in Christchurch, applied for many jobs, but could not get a job in NZ for...
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    The Varieties of Camino Experiences

    Margaret - it seems to be a pity not to start your Camino from the exact Antipodes of Santiago de Compostela as with the present cheap airfares you could fly from PN or Wellington to Christchurch and I will drive you to the exact spot at the foothills of the Southern Alps for the start of...
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    The Varieties of Camino Experiences

    For those who have read read the account of the monk and the agnostic on the website supplied by the ever resourceful Sil it would be interesting to read the account by Richard Spence on: http://www.tekauri.com/camino/triplex.html Richard's introduction is as follows: By an accident of...
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    Video: The naked pilgrim (must see)

    Hi Kiwinomad, You added on the side trip to Lourdes: "Like Brian, I also found it a bit strange and more than a bit off-putting in the Grotto with someone barking at people to hurry along" A bit off topic but I first read in the Readers Digest 56 years ago as a 12 years of the dipping into the...
  6. J

    Relics of the camino

    Arn, I second your post. Sil is a fountain of knowledge and she has anchored this forum for ages. Her measured comments and observations are from a person who speaks objectively. Although she professes not to be a Christian, which allows her to see things as they are, she has done more than...
  7. J

    Camino Etiquette

    Walking Poles - Sil, such lovely pictures and such a calm explanation of why one needs to use what they feel they need. The strong language used on this forum, the intolerance shown, and disapproving comments does not really make the St James walk into a sacred experience. I see no reason why...
  8. J

    Pilgrimage rules

    Sil wrote: "the ideal for a pilgrim to St James is one of holy poverty and not luxury". After a deeply satisfying pilgrimage to Lourdes, staying at a 3 star hotel there and doing the Lourdes things, I managed to persuade my wife of 35 years to do the St James Walk in parts. I started to...
  9. J

    Some costs on the camino

    Dear Sil, Thank you for your most practical advice on food costs, and also on the objective comments on the albergues you stayed in on your recent camino in your other recent post. Your postings has set the standard to follow on any of the Camino related forums: practical; objective...
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    Camino stats

    Is the stats taken and compiled for those who applied for and received the Certificate? There seems to be a large proportion of others who did the Camino without registering at the end of the walk in Santiago. Are there a set of stats showing the numbers using the albergues as the difficulty...
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    .... and we're back...

    Hi Ivar, Is it possible to set the default to list the newest postings as you open the page? Your site is getting extremely active and is rated the best in any language for pilgims to Santiago, hence the number of replies are getting more abundant, some are with many pages. Hence perhaps for...
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    Pilgrims to be Hosted by Sydneysiders

    Sillydoll, Are you coming to the meeting of pilgrims in Sydney in July 2007. A diversion to the South Island of New Zealand will make it an unforgettable experience, it will be winter but it has its own attractions. Grandpa Joe Christchurch New Zealand
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    LAST CALL:CHATROOM OPEN

    paltalk Have installed paltalk but no able to enter chatroom. This is reason why the response seem so shy. joe

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