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To the End of the World

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After two nights in Santiago, Steve saw me off on my way to Finisterre ( or Fisterra in the local Galician ) where, according to medieval legend, St James’ disciples requested the Roman legate for permission to bury the apostle’s … Continue reading

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Santiago de Compostela

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From Pontevedra we had the choice to continue on the Camino Portugues or to detour along the Variente Espiritual, the route that, in 44 AD, allegedly, Saint James’ followers ‘led by an angel and guided by a star‘ carried the … Continue reading

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Borders

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Vague memories of the TV programme – Jeux sans Frontieres – spring to mind as I write. I don’t remember much about it, but, even as a child, the idea of not having borders, for anything, was appealing.  Brexit also, … Continue reading

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Camaraderie on the Camino

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I awoke to the sound of a Barcelos rooster heralding the dawn of a new day, the third leg on our Camino.  Keen to get started, we took off around 7a.m. headed for Ponte de Lima. The longest, but apparently … Continue reading

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Camino Portugues – Vilarinho to Barcelos

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In the months prior to embarking on this particular sojourn, I had been researching more closely the concept of emotions. How do we actually feel? Where do we feel? Do these feelings have shape, colour and so on. The usual … Continue reading