I'm on a train to st jean pied de port, which means st john at the foot of the pass. This is a very small town on the french/spanish border but it has a huge importance. It is the popular starting point for the french route of the camino de santiago, a pilgrimage that starts from many points across europe and ends on the west of spain in santiago de compostela. This is what I will be doing for the next month. My plans are to walk the 780 km from st jean pied de port to santiago and see what happens. Many people say its a life altering experience, I'm not really hoping for that much but I guess a bit of inner calm would be nice, to be able to step away from the materialism and narrowmindedness that I'm surrounded by all the time. It would be nice to remember what is important in life rather than being drawn into what advertisers think is important for life. The camino is supposed yup be different for each person that walks it. I'm looking forward to seeing what the camino holds for me
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