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Illegal sandwiches (Rousse)

OC-I broke the rules by bringing meat sandwiches on the pilgrimage. He really had to get rid of them before we reached the hotel at the end of the route. He suggested that he could dig a hole in the … Continue reading

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Struggling to rejoin the Camino Português por la costa (Rousse)

Gathered together in Porto at their annual conference to discuss the nature of being, a clutch of Finnish philosophers welcomed me into their company. They gave me protection from the bullies whose insults referred to my stupidity of flying home, … Continue reading

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A sacrilegious faux pas in France (Rousse)

“Let’s go,” I said, “I’ve had enough of this ridiculous Catholic tourist trap”. I spoke rather too loudly, clearly upsetting many of the faithful who were visiting this French holy site of pilgrimage. I back-tracked in admitting that it was … Continue reading

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Stephen Fry’s bathroom (Rousse)

Stephen Fry’s old bathroom was a place of pilgrimage. I borrowed a bright yellow-striped swimsuit from my cousin DT and plunged into the water. As I relaxed into the bath I noticed the messages that Hugh Laurie had scratched into … Continue reading

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Pilgrims leave Edinburgh as the Old Town goes up in flames (Rousse)

As we headed out of Edinburgh for the A68 I hoped that there would be something interesting for me to photograph from the car. My wish was soon granted when I spotted the pilgrims in seventeenth century dress setting off … Continue reading

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