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Via de La Plata – a domestic safari between Almaden de la Plata and Real de la Jara.
Via de La Plata – a safari between Almaden de la Plata and Real de la Jara. The walk from Almaden de La Plata to Real de La Jara is about 16 km. Many pilgrims find this too short for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ciudad Rodigo, Ciudad Rodrigo, La Jara, La Plata, Spain
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Via de La Plata – Seville into Sierra Norte de Sevilla.
Via de La Plata – Seville into Sierra Norte de Sevilla. Returning to my first Camino Paradise re-visited. For all the Caminos I have walked since my first, The Via de La Plata in 2010, I have held, deep within … Continue reading
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Tagged Albergue Luz, Antonio Albergue, La Plata, Natural Park, Sierra Norte
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Camino Mozarabe from Malaga: The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola on the Camino.
Camino Mozarabe from Malaga: The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola on the Camino. My little house was full of cement dust while a fantastic pair of local builders insulated the roof and tidied up the walls. I was sleeping comfortably … Continue reading
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Tagged Belden Lane, Europe, La Costa, Mozarabe, Spiritual Exercises
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The Joy of Fanaticism. Camino Portuguese by the coast.(8)
The joy of fanaticism. Camino Portuguese by the Coast (8) I can be enthusiastic about many aspects of life but I would not have said I have been fanatical since my youth when Celtic won the European Cup in 1967 … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Portuguese, European Cup
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The Camino de Santiago: the fruit of witnessing human goodness in a troubled world.
The Camino de Santiago: the fruit of witnessing human goodness in a troubled world. It is two months since I completed the Camino Francés, weary but deeply at peace. My heart, which had spent the summer tormenting me with tachycardia … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Francés, Iona Community, Pale Green Apples, Spain
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Camino de Invierno – San Pedro de Líncora
Camino de Invierno – San Pedro de Líncora: Guillermo, 87 years old. Pure joy On a wet day after a very long walk with a descent of 400m and an immediate ascent of 300m, I might not have expected to … Continue reading
Leaving Roncevalles on A Camino of the Heart.
Leaving Roncevalles on A Camino of the Heart. To say that I was beginning this Camino with a broken heart would cover, more or less, my emotional and physical state as I set off. It would not, however, suggest … Continue reading
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Tagged Agere Contra, Camino de Santiago, Camino Franc, Camino Francés, Mother Theresa, Spain
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The Camino Francés: timeless and eternal.
The Camino Francés: timeless and eternal. “What’s timeless and eternal is in the ordinary of our lives.” I came across this phrase while reading this morning. It immediately snapped me out of a post Camino blues aggravated by a return … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Francés, La Rioja
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A Circular walk with a dolmen: La Dama Verde (2)
A Circular walk with a dolmen: La Dama Verde (2) Over the week in this very special Spa I began to accommodate, but not overcome, my distaste for returning to where I had started. I am unsure why I have … Continue reading
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Tagged La Dama Verde, Spain
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Going round in circles. La Dama Verde Ameida de Sayago (1)
Going round in circles. La Dama Verde Almeida de Sayago La Dama Verde is a Spa. I would have preferred to be setting out for Santiago or Rome, but a circular walk of 10 km or so was a good … Continue reading
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Tagged uk
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