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Four reasons why The Camino de Santiago Portuguese may be the best winter option.
Four reasons why The Camino de Santiago Portuguese may be the best winter option. For the map of the route, with albergues and youth hostels marked, visit this site (in Portuguese). http://www.caminhoportuguesdacosta.com/pt/o-caminho 1. Weather. Snow and ice can be … Continue reading
Posted in Camino Portuguese, The Camino de Santiago, The Raft of Corks.
Tagged Camino de Santiago, Camino del Norte, Excellent Transport, French Camino, Portugal, Santiage Portuguese, Spain, Vila Nova, Youth Hostels
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Camino del Norte – Asturias
Camino del Norte – Asturias I walked this stretch of the Camino in July which was fine for weather but very, very busy. I wonder what it was about me in July last year that has left me with few … Continue reading
Posted in Camino del Norte, The Raft of Corks.
Tagged Asturias, Camino del Norte, Playa Ballota, Portuguese Atlantic, San Vincente, Spain
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Camino del Norte: Irun to Gernika
Camino del Norte: Irun to Gernika What is Time? I met an Irishman on the Camino who told me the story of the farm boy who was driving a pig through a village. It was taking forever since the pig … Continue reading
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Tagged Basque Country, Europe, Hendaye Irun, Spain
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Via de La Plata – a domestic safari between Almaden de la Plata and Real de la Jara.
Via de La Plata – a safari between Almaden de la Plata and Real de la Jara. The walk from Almaden de La Plata to Real de La Jara is about 16 km. Many pilgrims find this too short for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ciudad Rodigo, Ciudad Rodrigo, La Jara, La Plata, Spain
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The Camino de Santiago: the fruit of witnessing human goodness in a troubled world.
The Camino de Santiago: the fruit of witnessing human goodness in a troubled world. It is two months since I completed the Camino Francés, weary but deeply at peace. My heart, which had spent the summer tormenting me with tachycardia … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Francés, Iona Community, Pale Green Apples, Spain
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Leaving Roncevalles on A Camino of the Heart.
Leaving Roncevalles on A Camino of the Heart. To say that I was beginning this Camino with a broken heart would cover, more or less, my emotional and physical state as I set off. It would not, however, suggest … Continue reading
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Tagged Agere Contra, Camino de Santiago, Camino Franc, Camino Francés, Mother Theresa, Spain
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A Circular walk with a dolmen: La Dama Verde (2)
A Circular walk with a dolmen: La Dama Verde (2) Over the week in this very special Spa I began to accommodate, but not overcome, my distaste for returning to where I had started. I am unsure why I have … Continue reading
Posted in GPS, Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Raft of Corks.
Tagged La Dama Verde, Spain
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Hypothermia Hotel with a Sea view: The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast (6)
Hypothermia Hotel with a Sea view: The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast (6) After my night in the football ground in Oia, the rain continued to pour down. Another cyclogenisis explosiva was brushing the Galician Coast in early … Continue reading
Posted in Camino Portuguese by the Coast from near Oporto airport., Pilgrimage and Prayer, The Camino de Santiago, The Raft of Corks.
Tagged Galician Coast, Glasgow Catholicism, Hypthermia Hotel, Spain
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An interlude between storms: The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast (3).
An interlude between storms: The Portuguese Way to Santiago by the Coast (3) Viana do Castelo to Vila Praia de Âncora Respite between Heavy Showers I left the Youth Hostel in Viana do Castelo well rested. I am always astonished … Continue reading
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Tagged Heavy Showers, Spain, Vila Praia, Youth Hostel
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A Pilgrimage of Reconciliation
A Pilgrimage of Reconciliation Divorce What happens to our humanity when a family breaks up, when parents who are no longer able to live together, divorce? What pain is lurking in the hearts of the children? They suffer an agonising … Continue reading
Posted in Camino de Levante, Pilgrimage and Prayer, Pilgrimage to Iona from Loyola., Uncategorized
Tagged Although Ignatius, England, Europe, New World, One Sunday, Open Secret, Portugal, Sacred Heart, Scotland, Spain, Spiritual Exercises, Tony Parson
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