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Before I started my walk, I had read “the Camino provides “. I must say, I was a bit sceptical about this saying, but now!!!! Yessssss! The camino does indeed provide.Never have I been so clear and focused as I am after completing my walk. The... -
I have mixed feelings about this post. It is our first Camino. We researched and read John’s book. We were lead to believe to pack light, do not pack for all the “what if” scenarios because you can’t carry all that. So we brought appropriate...
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As a child, finding out the presents I thought Santa provided were actually given by my parents was a very traumatic moment. And now I'm learning the camino providing is actually people doing kind things...okay seriously, it's a figure of...
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Ah, Camino. Such a rich world: thieves and con-artists; incompetents and fools; bandits and the band-of-brothers, even, sometimes, the wise… Barreling through the dust to salvation (or a nice certificate): giving and receiving as the universe...
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I think that the Camino does provide: - The abililty to deal with uncertainty - The reassurance that there are some people in the world who do believe in the golden rule - That many times simple is best - You don't need to eat fine and you can...
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"The Camino Provides" is the heading I use when posting live from the Camino. I have found it apt when considering the small kindnesses done by people I have met and the unexpected bits of good fortune I have experienced. I and most others I...
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I am organised but like all human beings I make mistakes. On my first camino, I left my hiking poles at an albergue. There was no-one in the albergue when I left and couldn't retrieve my poles. I emailed the albergue owner who kindly sent...
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davejsy reacted to Bradypus's post in the thread Aragon government plan to build albergue at Somport with
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Quite a few articles on local news pages in the past 24 hours about the Aragon provincial government's announcement that it intends to build an albergue at Somport. No specific details on timescale for the project or the building itself. Part of... -
davejsy replied to the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain.Spain is a beautiful country, but not all parts are equal. There are very rich parts and very poor parts, and even parts that want to become independent. The politics and police can still be corrupt, especially at a local level. Unemployment is...
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davejsy reacted to Pafayac's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
In most European countries, social policy reduces the standard deviation of incomes. Poors are less poors than in US, and rich people are less rich. However do not rely upon only your first impression: being a countryman in Estremadura or a...
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