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  1. Pelgrimpaul

    Thin Places

    Interesting thought, it’s not only that pilgrims take experience from the camino (gathering while dwelling), we’re leaving experience on/to it! Perhaps the thin place is also that it provides opportunity and potential for getting in touch with self. If ‘open’ serendipity provides magic!
  2. Pelgrimpaul

    bed race

    You'll find out about the situation on the last part of your camino towards Santiago as you walk there. A possibility is not to stay in the regular major stage places but to pick a smaller village before or after.
  3. Pelgrimpaul

    Police arrest suspect related to Denise's case

    It is possible to receive a compostela for someone who died while walking the camino (posthumously). This can be arranged through the Pilgrims office in Santiago deC.
  4. Pelgrimpaul

    Police arrest suspect related to Denise's case

    Perhaps news we didn't want to hear... Body of Denise found May she rest i.p., may her family find peace. http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2015/09/11/55f33ba4ca4741da168b45b5.html
  5. Pelgrimpaul

    "The Way" the movie 'tragic' seeks HELP!

    Film induced tourism is a complete industry! With famous examples of 'Lord of the Rings', numerous British police series, sometimes a complete transformation due to a movie like 'Notting Hill' in London. In the case of 'The Way' we better call it Film Induced Pilgrimage;-) Just recently I...
  6. Pelgrimpaul

    Pilgrims friends who don't finish

    Sad to say you're sad leaving the camino without finishing. Don't be, who told you you had to 'finish', glad you're proud of your accomplishment. I once wrote in my weblog: It would be an accomplishment if I didn't reach SdC! That would be victory to myself. I failed!
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    Pilgrims friends who don't finish

    Finishing? If the camino is about the travel, about the way, is there a finish. Could the 'finish' not also be Burgos, or Astorga or Salamanca. In medieaval times there was a finish, the shrine. Or maybe even more a second finish, being home again. Is it a western thought about 'having to...
  8. Pelgrimpaul

    Rain Gear

    I like a poncho above other options, but it's my option! In another thread I uploaded a picture of several types of poncho's. Many mention the Altus / Ferrino type as The typical camino poncho, the arms however are very fast wet inside due to condensation. So I opt for a (more expensive) one...
  9. Pelgrimpaul

    What is the importance of walking to Finisterre and Muxia?

    Ok. I had idea that the 'little camino' officially isn't a camino. That Muxia was a pilgrimage destination in it's own right, but Finisterre an older path travelled before SdC came up. I didn't say Finisterre was the 'original' camino. The original question was more about going on to Finisterre...
  10. Pelgrimpaul

    What is the importance of walking to Finisterre and Muxia?

    Well, i don't think someone can determine what place on a camino has more 'magic'! Your magic is yours. Let others have theirs. Muxia has the legend of Nosa Senora da Barca, our lady of the boat. Finisterre has the older, pre christian, roots at the end of the world. As Goethe says: with the...
  11. Pelgrimpaul

    Road walking

    Just a few percentages from Brierley's guide for a few random stages: path/quiet road/main road 49-51-0 91-4-5 76-16-8 69-28-3 70-30-0 55-20-25 51-42-7 95-5-0 44-56-0 Last year an international forum proposed some guidelines for the future of the camino. One of their suggestions was to stop...
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    What is the importance of walking to Finisterre and Muxia?

    Falcon 269 is right. What's the point of walking the camino, have you found out yet? In ancient times people walked to Finisterre. Then Santiago popped up. Often people say they walk on, but don't! Often people find the cathedral not the ultimate end (fulfilment) of their camino. Finisterre is...
  13. Pelgrimpaul

    Why Did / Will You Do the Camino?

    Don't know exactly. Friend said she's going to walk the CF, read about it and decided to go. The 790 sign made me sad. Walked and walked. Decided to never do it again (had to visit hospitals and doctors). But perhaps... Few weeks later (!) returned to SdC to finish to Finisterre. And other...
  14. Pelgrimpaul

    Distances between albergues

    Well, ofcourse it depends on the camino! But on the Frances or Portugues Liz is correct. I believe their are only some stages where you have to be careful as an albergue isn't nearby. Just look at your guides or ask other pilgrims or albergues. Generally: no problem. By not staying in the usual...
  15. Pelgrimpaul

    Best gps offline app i-phone

    Last time I used Maps.me on an Iphone. Was easier to look at during the walk, as opposed to using an iPad that remains in the backpack. At home I downloaded maps, and also two different GPS tracks for my choosen camino. It was a nice useful combo. The problem now is: how to get lost anyway?
  16. Pelgrimpaul

    Increasing Number of Albergues Camino Frances

    2008 125.141 98.729 2011 183.366 132.652 2014 237.886 161.994 (year total camino frances) (number of pilgrims at pilgrimsoffice, source pilgrimsoffice)
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    Increasing Number of Albergues Camino Frances

    Interesting facts on number of albergues: Le Pecten is the magazine of the Amis de Saint Jacques de Compostelle in Belgium. The society counted the number of albergues on the Camino Francés in 2008, 2011 and in 2014: 2008 257 2011 325 2014 437...
  18. Pelgrimpaul

    What do people use in terms of spray for bedbugs?

    Thank you Falcon 269. People keep talking about using Permethrin. I would take a second look at the product. Is it safe enough for you? Sometimes people recommend lavender oil. It might work (and it might not if the little animals are very hungry).
  19. Pelgrimpaul

    Pilgrim Playlists

    Soundtrack The Way! If you like angel like chants: Anonymous4 If you want to, just take the music you like, perhaps make different categories for fifferent moods. As I was afraid to encounter times of boredom, mp3 player had to go with me. Surprise! Not used at all!
  20. Pelgrimpaul

    Backwards... Santiago to France - am I crazy?

    Good answers above! I met a girl from Canada and lack of indications were hard for her. And, all day long you'll keep hearing: You're walking the wrong way! But, the longer you walk, the more silence (non walkers) you get. On other Camino routes in Spain, or pilgrimroutes to Santiago in Europe...

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