Archive for November, 2008

It just got easier to travel to Madrid

El Correo Gallego reports today that between 140 and 160 seats were sold of the 189 available seats on the first Ryanair flights between Santiago de Compostela and Madrid. This means that about 80% of the seats were sold, a pretty good number. As of yesterday, Ryanair flies to and from Madrid twice daily. According [...]

19 November 2008 at 10:54 - Comments

Walking Stick anyone?

Many pilgrims in the forum are wondering about if they should buy a walking stick, what type and if this stick can be brought with you on the plane. Another option is to just pick up a stick on your way and walking it to Santiago.This option is cheap, flexible and gives someone in Santiago [...]

6 November 2008 at 16:18 - Comments
I wouldn't do El Camino without my walking sticks - I've done three separate journeys over the ancient way. My ...
19 November 08 at 06:44

Spanair and Iberia lower prices as Ryanair moves in

As Ryanair is about to open their two new daily routes from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid, Iberia and now also Spanair have announced that they will lower prices. All this according to today’s El Correo Gallego. Iberia is said to lower prices on a Santiago – Madrid flight from about 140 euro to as [...]

5 November 2008 at 09:46 - Comments