dandagenais
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Done: SSJDP to Santiago 811km, Nov./Dec. 2013
Plan: LePuy route July 1, 2018
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The object of the evil people who do these things is to scare good people into changing their lives.
Do not let them succeed.
Do the things that you enjoy without fear of the barbarians
Heu... thanks, but that's not what I wanted to hear!!Make sure you tell your son how much you love him before you go. Make sure he knows that life is full of love and great opportunities and we have to reach out, sometimes with risk, to seize our dreams.
It is, strangely, a teachable moment.
Buen camino.
I don't think that you should cancel your trip. I drove to Dublin from Barcelona (1200km through France) It was just 3 days after the Nice tragedy and although there was a high visibility of security this was at the ferry port only. I found it to be reassuring rather than threatening.I was nervous about leaving, but now with the extended high security warning by France government, and all I read on this today and yesterday, I am wondering if it is a good idea?? I am coming from Canada, landing in Lyon on Thursday. I am not worried about the road itself, but Lyon Airport and TGV,....
What do you people think? Is it still a good idea to go right now?
Thanks!!
dan
Heu... thanks, but that's not what I wanted to hear!!
@gerardcarey :Could there be a better way to show our support for the French than to go via France to a Camino?
If we will but screw our courage to the sticking place then the views of those who espouse tolerance will emerge victorious.
Gerard
How I would like to be doing likewise. The Aragones is high on my list also.@gerardcarey :
I am flying to Paris and then to Pau in September, then walking for three or four days on the Voie d'Arles to join the Camino Aragones. I am looking forward very much to the walk into and through the Pyrenees.
When was that, 30 years ago? Today are no 'customs' between France and Spain, as both countries are part of what they call "European Union."Make sure your pocket knife is short and within the limits. I caught a ride into Spain from France for my last camino and was stopped at the border by customs. They searched the car and confiscated the pocket knives since they could not find anything else...
I was trying to give some simple advice, please don't take this in the wrong direction. I live there because I can, period.I am sure you are right and I am wrong. I can see why you live in France.
I was trying to give some simple advice, please don't take this in the wrong direction. I live there because I can, period.
I remember that their captain called in to ask about my walking staff because it had a metal pointy end that could be used as a weapon and he was considering confiscating it. Things are changing. Looking back now it was kind of funny but I assure you it was not at that moment in time.
"I live there because I can, period." I rest my case.
I am sure you mean well around your warnings. I just have a hard time seeing how the authorities would take away a pilgrim's pocket knife.
Ortemio's point was just that you shouldn't be surprised if border security is more rigorous than you expected. Do whatever rethinking you think is appropriate.
@pilgr - as he stated in his earlier post, @ortemio did indeed experience this at the border between France and Spain. Perhaps this information might help you to understand the background to this - http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affair...en/reintroduction-border-control/index_en.htm - as explained, border controls between some EU countries were temporarily reintroduced late last year, and in some cases they remain. Unfortunate and - we hope - short-lived, but real enough. This is not about creating fear, it's just reporting on what is currently the case in some areas, so visitors are not taken by surprise if they encounter such temporary controls.
And to the OP @dandagenais - I strongly support all those who have responded with encouragement - yes, do go, and buen camino!
We have open boaders here under the Schengen Agreement and not because france and Spain are in the EU as the UK don't have open boaders except the Irish bit, mainland UK being an island still has boader control.When was that, 30 years ago? Today are no 'customs' between France and Spain, as both countries are part of what they call "European Union."
Hi Dan, Lived all my life in Belfast through all the bad times. It never stopped me living my life as I choose. This may sound silly but you live in a country next to one that kills more of its own citizens every year than terrorists in Europe do in half a dozen years. Do you ever visit the USA and if so, do you take into consideration the gun crime from both criminals and law enforcement. You have more chance of being killed in a road traffic accident. So come on over. As my Granny used to say 'if you are born to hang, you will never drown'I was nervous about leaving, but now with the extended high security warning by France government, and all I read on this today and yesterday, I am wondering if it is a good idea?? I am coming from Canada, landing in Lyon on Thursday. I am not worried about the road itself, but Lyon Airport and TGV,....
What do you people think? Is it still a good idea to go right now?
Thanks!!
dan
Hello Dan,I was nervous about leaving, but now with the extended high security warning by France government, and all I read on this today and yesterday, I am wondering if it is a good idea?? I am coming from Canada, landing in Lyon on Thursday. I am not worried about the road itself, but Lyon Airport and TGV,....
What do you people think? Is it still a good idea to go right now?
Thanks!!
dan
What lovely answers, all of you. Warmed my heartHello Dan,
I just booked a flight from Los Angeles to Paris for my Camino trip. Walk on! Don't let them win.
You'll see one walking by in the next few weeks! Starting my walk in Lourdes on 31st Aug towards St Jean Pied de Port 6 or 7 days later and onto Santiago for the next month or so. Can't wait!It's nice and quiet here on the south west side of France. So quiet I've not seen a pilgrim for weeks passing by here.
I'll turn you around and send you the right way if I see you as I'm on the Tours route just north of Saintes.You'll see one walking by in the next few weeks! Starting my walk in Lourdes on 31st Aug towards St Jean Pied de Port 6 or 7 days later and onto Santiago for the next month or so. Can't wait!
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