As @peregrina2000 says, there are official efforts underway against eucalyptus - for very good reasons. It is absolutely disastrous environmentally (heavy transpiration, reduces biodiversity & soil fertility, allopathic) plus it is actually a...
Since eucalyptus trees have been mentioned....
There are lots of protest posters saying Altri Non in the area of Palas del Rei area. Locals are against the proposal by Greenfiber to build a cellulose factory in the area, using eucalyptus trees...
The environmental burden imposed by the disposable (maybe biodegradable) ill-fitting mattress covers, and their associated and even more ill-fitting pillow slips, is a fair topic for discussion, but I think the concern for the invasive eucalyptus...
Galician albergues might be required to provide a bottom sheet, but prior to Galcia, by no means all albergues provide bedding. In May last year, on my first night walking after Pamplona, there was no bedding provided and I was really glad to...
So many variations and cover versions of one good song.
The monk might have thought that he was playing Amazing Grace.
Camino Chrissy and I heard The Animal's House of the Rising Sun.
French listeners would have heard Johnny Hallyday's Le...
I do believe I quipped at some point that one can sing "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" to the tune of "The House of the Rising Sun". I guess for the ultimate experience one should do so in Conques when the "snow is falling" 😊
I was staying at a gîte in the Célé Valley and the host was playing music during the meal. The song came on and I mentioned that this had been played by a monk in Conques and I had found it most unusual to play such a song in a holy building, as...
Agree that it seemed most odd to hear
Actually, I've just looked it up on wikipedia and the origins of the song are very interesting. The French version was recorded a few months after The Animal's version. It's just that Johnny Holiday's...
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