The Santiago cathedral has begun issuing a new version of its credencial. The new wording of the demand for two sellos per day every day has caused a lot of online debate. There has been less comment on another change which is far less ambiguous...
Hi, I've slept outside in a church entrance and outside a crowded albergue under the stars. Watch the bells. A quarter hour chime followed by the hour chime means 10 bells at 6am... and not much sleep ! My partner camped out with a tent but...
Yes, I’ve often slept outdoors, sometimes by necessity, more often by choice. I’ve used a sleeping bag and mat, a light bivi bag and an ultralight tarp. A walking pole can be used to prop the tarp up, and some paracord to tie the corners to a...
I have occasionally slept outdoors through choice - mostly on the longer stages of less travelled routes like the Via de la Plata. If I think that is likely then I carry a bivi bag and a short self-inflating sleeping mat in addition to the...
Omg coffee pot from the us ?? In Sep/oct 2018 he took the contraption because he didn't think he'd get good coffee in Spain?? He's done it more than once ??? I was surprised he wasn't dragging a trolly with red wine and a leg of good old American...
€265k, which wouldn’t even get you on the property ladder where I am, and I no longer live anywhere ‘special’.
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Acknowledging the "spiritual" element of this post can I just say what an impressive feat it has been rebuilding it. More than 180 years to build but only 3 years to rebuild (not a full rebuild I know but everything that was left would have been...
Be careful I'd say, mentioning the Olympics opening ceremony in the same breath as the re-opening of Notre Dame later this year may cause some disturbances.
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