Twelve things you didn’t know about the Camino de Santiago

OTH86

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• Jul 30, 2018

• #1

... from El Pais in English - 20 July 2018
https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/07/17/inenglish/1531818503_007985.html

Maybe you DO know these things, but they have some bits that were new to me... Enjoy!
¡Buen Camino!

 

Suzanne S.

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• Jul 30, 2018

• #2

@OTH86 , This is wonderful! Some things I knew, some I did not. Thank you for posting!

 

Saint Mike II

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• Jul 30, 2018

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Thanks @OTH86 . Agreed some I was aware of, some refreshed the memory. I wish I had known about the Camino back in mid1990's I think it might have been more of a challenge. Cheers

 

dcorrea951

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• Jul 31, 2018

• #4

Thanks for the information. Some I knew, but others were new to me !

 

OTH86

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• Aug 2, 2018

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Saint Mike II said:

Thanks @OTH86 . Agreed some I was aware of, some refreshed the memory. I wish I had known about the Camino back in mid1990's I think it might have been more of a challenge. Cheers

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Yes, I've really enjoyed reading books about walking the Camino in the '80s, '90's, and early 2000's!

 

Leadell

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• Aug 4, 2018

• #6

Thanks for sharing this. A great collection of Camino conversation-starters.

 

Canche

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• Aug 4, 2018

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OTH86 said:

... from El Pais in English - 20 July 2018
https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/07/17/inenglish/1531818503_007985.html

Maybe you DO know these things, but they have some bits that were new to me... Enjoy!
¡Buen Camino!

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Excellent. Gracias

 

Fromista

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• Aug 7, 2018

• #8

OTH86 said:

... from El Pais in English - 20 July 2018
https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/07/17/inenglish/1531818503_007985.html

Maybe you DO know these things, but they have some bits that were new to me... Enjoy!
¡Buen Camino!

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This was very useful thanks for sharing!

 

Fromista

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• Aug 7, 2018

• #9

Very interesting indeed! Thanks for sharing!