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  1. billbennettoz

    How many rest days did you take & where did you take them?

    Hi Melensdad - I would have to agree with the other posters, in that Burgos and Leon are both fascinating cities, and well worth some time spent exploring. Also the Cathedrals in both places are breathtaking - particularly the Burgos Cathedral - and could easily eat up a couple of hours. But...
  2. billbennettoz

    Camino flashes...

    Is it just me? I walked the Camino Frances in April/May of this year, and since returning I keep having these recurrent "flashes" of moments from my pilgrimage. Often they are triggered by absolutely nothing - just out of the blue a vivid memory will hit me. This happened yesterday - for no...
  3. billbennettoz

    How many pilgrims walk the whole way, with their packs, and does it really matter?

    It depends what your expectations are. And what you want from the Camino. I wanted to walk the whole way, with my belongings on my back, and that's what I did. And it was tough. Really tough at times. But I will remember the experience for ther rest of my days. It changed me, for the better...
  4. billbennettoz

    Publicly humiliated for snoring

    That woman is the one who needs to get a hotel room, not you! Or she should invest in a pair of earplugs. I understand they're not very expensive. Sleeping in communal quarters, you get communal noises. I hope walking the Camino sorts out her anger issues. You are doing your best with your...
  5. billbennettoz

    It's Different This Year

    That's why we love you Pieces... Bill
  6. billbennettoz

    It's Different This Year

    Hi Lydia, I think this is a social phenomenon that's not specific to the Camino. Sadly. And why is that when you're talking to someone and their mobile phone goes, they immediately break off the conversation with you to answer the call? Is the call more important? I think what Jabbapapa says in...
  7. billbennettoz

    It's Different This Year

    ha ha - as with most of your posts JabbaPapa, I am going to have to mull over that for a couple of days before I reply. You have done the "pure" pilgrimage, which I admire and respect. Bill
  8. billbennettoz

    It's Different This Year

    haha - JB - then what DON'T you agree with?? :roll: Bill
  9. billbennettoz

    It's Different This Year

    I have to humbly disagree with you. I don't think using wifi or a tablet makes you any less a pilgrim, nor does catching a bus or taxi. Nor does staying in a hotel. And some of the "tourigrinos" (which I regard as a pejorative term) become the most unlikely pilgrims as a result of their...
  10. billbennettoz

    It's Different This Year

    ZenPeregrino - Bravo! Bill
  11. billbennettoz

    It's Different This Year

    Annie - you have a light. You can't have walked the pilgrimages you have and not have a light. You are walking into dark places. Shine your light there. For them, and for all of us. Bill
  12. billbennettoz

    It's Different This Year

    Hi Annie - it's very disturbing to hear of your experiences. It would make you want to just throw the whole thing in and go home. You expect the spirit of the Camino to be such that every pilgrim is generous, kind, compassionate, and thoughtful of others. Or at least they should try to be...
  13. billbennettoz

    Solitary Camino.

    Fabulous. Looking forward to your write up. Bill
  14. billbennettoz

    Solitary Camino.

    That would be wonderful - can you point me to a link or site where I could learn more about it? Bill
  15. billbennettoz

    Solitary Camino.

    huh - didn't know there was more than one Portuguese route. thx. Bill
  16. billbennettoz

    What makes you come back to the Camino?

    Coming from Australia, it's both expensive (airfares) and a long haul. From door to door last time, my home town in central NSW to the albergue in SJPP, I totalled 45 hrs! But... I can't wait to do it again. Why? It's hard to articulate. But it filled me up with an energy that I just want to...
  17. billbennettoz

    "Six Ways to Santiago" Camino documentary

    It goes to show what burgeoning interest there is in the Camino, particularly in the US. The film "The Way" certainly has boosted awareness. Congratulations to the filmmakers. Bill
  18. billbennettoz

    Solitary Camino.

    Hi Wayfarer - my wife and I took a train down to Porto after my Camino in May, and then we made our way back north stopping in little towns along the way, through to Valenca and then to Tui over the border. Most of the towns we stopped in, along the trainline, were on the Camino. I saw quite a...
  19. billbennettoz

    The Lines To Santiago

    You guys... :shock:
  20. billbennettoz

    Glass half empty or half full?

    Re: Glass half empty or half full? I agree with marks - Walking the Camino can only but help, but right at this moment you probably don't know how. But it will.

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