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    Spanish courses in Spain; Recommendations?

    I have done two intensive courses at Escuela Carmen de las Cuevas in Granada, each lasting 4 weeks. The first was in preparation for my first Camino starting from Malaga. I had no Spanish before this and learned enough to survive on the Mozarabe/VdlP/Sanabres. I call this survival level. The...
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    Spanish or English in France?

    I have intermediate French, so this has never been a problem for me. In pilgrim accommodation in Bourges, the Frenchman in charge made the following comment to me - in English: Q> What do you call a person who speaks 3 languages? A> Trilingual. Q> What do you call a person wo speaks 2...
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    Language difficulties.

    Quite a few speak Spanish
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    Fr. Richard Rohr on Tourist vs. Pilgrim

    Motivation, intention. These are the keys. And they don't necessarily have to be focused on St James or even Christianity, unless your focus is on St James and Christianity.
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    How do you manage to overcome your language learning laziness?

    Before my first Camino (Mozarabe/VdlP/Sanabres/Fisterra) I attended a school in Granada for 4 weeks with 3 hours of lessons five days per week. This gave me survival level Spanish sufficient for my Camino. The following year I did another 4 weeks at the same school. This worked for me for what I...
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    Learning Spanish - Methods, resources, experiences, etc.

    I attended a school in Granada, 4 weeks intensive before my first Camino. The following year I did another 4 weeks. For revision I use duolingo online. II would say my Spanish is intermediate level (3), which I find good enough for travel and for simple conversations. I don't need anything...
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    Camino with the most nature / forest

    54 of the 97 nights were in albergue/YH/gite style budget or donativo accommodation
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    Camino with the most nature / forest

    Rome to Santiago in 2012. 2720 km, 97 days.
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    Best Islamic Architecture on the Camino

    All except Mertola. Most worth seeing for me are La Alhambra in Granada and the mesqita in Cordoba.
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    The bell chimes of Galicia

    Anybody think that Spanish church bells sound unmusical, flat, crap even? I was raised in a village in England where the local church bells were regularly played by campanologists. They sounded wonderful, but sadly people living close to the church objected to the volume and they are no longer...
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    Recommendations on Language Courses?

    I spent 4 weeks here in 2008, starting from scratch: https://www.carmencuevas.com/en/ They teach Spanish language but the principal focus is flamenco. The school is in an attractive location in the Albaicin, Granada. The photos on the website are not enhanced, it really is that good. The...

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