The Pardoner in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" was a similar seller of indulgences. A trade ripe for satire even before the Reformation. More relevantly for this forum is that Chaucer's Pardoner sold his indulgences on behalf of the daughter house...
Hi, a lot of good points above and I'm sure you will have thought through the "balance" issues. Clearly you are set on the CF rather than a shorter route. Answering your questions, it should not prove any problems being connected, just don't rely...
While I agree with most of these posts that is ideal to disconnect, it is entirely possible to work remotely while walking, especially on the Frances. I would recommend booking private rooms for your work days ( so you can take calls in peace and...
There are studies of the impact of the Camino on local economies-- before the pandemic, I recall being part of a discussion on an article in a Leon newspaper discussing one of them. The Galician Xunta and that of Castile & Leon have commissioned...
The Crab-Shack comes to mind. Old Billy and his wife figured that their cottage, with its bit of green out front, was located just where som of the car-trade cruising the north Norfolk coast might just be tempted to stop for a bit of lunch...
My husband and I arrived in Santiago de Compostela yesterday after walking from SJPP. From Sarria on, the numbers definitely exploded. Despite that big increase, we saw absolutely no bad behaviour. The mood was calm and kind and though we didn’t...
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