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I am Irish, an EU citizen with an EHIC card, so while in Spain I am entitled to free treatment - should I need it - in Spain's excellent health service.
But I still take out travel insurance, not least for its repatriation cover.
You can get the pre-stamped credencial at El Escorialín, the tourist information pavilion, rather than having to wait for the cathedral office to open.
I'd like to introduce a pilgrim etiquette rule: Don't judge or disparage the intentions of other pilgrims based on the distance they walk, their attire, or where they sleep.
Joannam is the accusative case of Joanna. Your name in Latin is Joanna (Ionna, in classical Latin).
I expected to see Franciscus, the Latin form of my own name, on my compostela, so I was surprised to see Franciscum printed instead.
Somehow...
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