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Thank you for this... and to all of you that makes this a good place to be. I always say that it is all of you that make this forum what it is...
Here is my first post on the forum from October 2004. I was user #1, all alone... it was a forum...
I can imagine that Ivar might wonder how the years have galloped by since he devised the project that 20 years ago became the Forum. It is of course a tribute to original values and ensuing adaptations that the standards have been maintained and...
We are not in the traffic, we are the traffic.
And much as we might like to see fewer [tour groups/cyclists/rowdy students/fill in the blank] out there - well, they are going to Santiago just like we are. Their motivation is their business and...
What is the problem actually? That two pilgrims fight with each other in the streets of Portomarin? That some Camino pilgrims can not live out their dream of freedom in the form of never having to book their accommodation? That the Camino is no...
The offense being what? Walking in Spain without a permit? Non-resident-of-local-area walking in Spain without a permit?
That would be a very serious infringement on the whole idea of freedom of movement.
Dear forummembers,
It is with great sadness I inform you of the death of @annakappa.
She and her husband fraluchi ( who was also a member here ) were very active on this forum.
They were both gentle and wise people.
They were always generous...
Paul Garland has posted a notice on Facebook that the Portomarin Bridge will be close on 1 April for seismic stress testing. Pilgrims can cross the Mino on the lower Roman bridge but without their backpacks. The packs will be subject to a...
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