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r Washington DC to Dulles Airport where I will catch a non-stop flight to CDG-Paris. From CDG I plan to walk to Notre Dame and then continue to the Camino Frances. Quite a walk, but I will have all the time in the world
Parados means "unemployed", oikoten sounds to me like something ecumenical....Can someone tell me the meaning of the terms "Parados" and "Oikoten" as used in the Pilgrim statistics? Thanks...
Can someone tell me the meaning of the terms "Parados" and "Oikoten" as used in the Pilgrim statistics? Thanks...
[snip]...Parados stand for unemployed persons, and oikoten stand for juvenile penitent pilgrims- a program set up in belgium and also used by the french authority. The oikoten usually are accompanied by social workers who are also peregrinos. I met two pairs of them while walking the vdlp this past winter... [snip]
Thank you for posting the statistics.
I will be doing my first camino in the Spring of 2015, walking from my retirement party at my home near Washington DC to Dulles Airport where I will catch a non-stop flight to CDG-Paris. From CDG I plan to walk to Notre Dame and then continue to the Camino Frances. Quite a walk, but I will have all the time in the world, and most importantly it is a pilgrimage I feel in my heart I must make. ~Pig Face Boy)
Thank you for posting the statistics.
I will be doing my first camino in the Spring of 2015, walking from my retirement party at my home near Washington DC to Dulles Airport where I will catch a non-stop flight to CDG-Paris. From CDG I plan to walk to Notre Dame and then continue to the Camino Frances. Quite a walk, but I will have all the time in the world, and most importantly it is a pilgrimage I feel in my heart I must make. ~Pig Face Boy)
consider that you have 90 days from the date the customs official stamps your passport "welcoming" you to France. I do not think you can make it all the way to Santiago from Paris in 90-days. But you should be able to make it to St. Jean Pied de Port. /QUOTE]
I appreciated the stats, too, very helpful. We should note, however, that the number of pilgrims did not double -- the rate doubled. That is significant growth, but not as scary as doubling of the total number of people would be.
Hi John your stats are wrong there is no mention of departures from Cadiz. Myself and a friend arrived in Santiago from Cadiz on the 27th October 2013.Happy New Year from Santiago.
The rain is lashing down but some pilgrims will still arrive on this first day of 2014.
I have compiled an initial analysis of the total statistics for 2013. This is available here:
http://johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.com.es/2014/01/pilgrims-statistics-from-santiago-for.html
I have also included an historical analysis provided by Michael from Ireland which traces the growth of the Camino since 1984 - and it looks as if it will continue.
Thank you to everyone for your kind support and friendship in the last year.
Feliz Año Nuevo
John
Our numbers might be down for 2014 with the dollar now down to E0.64. Still those who have saved their dollars will find a way to follow The Way, or any other Camino.A most interesting blog post, thanks JW. I am not surprised to see the 64% increase in Australians, every other person I know seems to have just gone or is going this coming year.
Maybe - but their travel distance to SJPP or any other starting point is less than 1000 KM, so travel distance and time are factors that "should" be included. But then, I was not aware it was a contest, just a way to see Spain, meet other world travellers, loose weight, put on weight, get tired feet!!377 Kiwis out of a population of 4,433k surpasses Australia. Ireland is way ahead with 3,844 out of 4,589k, ten times the rate of New Zealand and Austrlia.
Hi John your stats are wrong there is no mention of departures from Cadiz. Myself and a friend arrived in Santiago from Cadiz on the 27th October 2013.
Happy New Year from Santiago.
The rain is lashing down but some pilgrims will still arrive on this first day of 2014.
I have compiled an initial analysis of the total statistics for 2013. This is available here:
http://johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.com.es/2014/01/pilgrims-statistics-from-santiago-for.html
I have also included an historical analysis provided by Michael from Ireland which traces the growth of the Camino since 1984 - and it looks as if it will continue.
Thank you to everyone for your kind support and friendship in the last year.
Feliz Año Nuevo
John
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