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I've only been to one place that didn't provide a pillow (Grañon on the Camino Frances, actually an often recommended albergue, but you are sleeping on a mat - not even a mattress - on the floor). You can pretty much count on one.
Most albergues...
Just to note that all of these various "halfway" points are marking halfway between Roncesvalles and Santiago de Compostela. If you didn't start in Roncesvalles, it won't be halfway for you. It may be more than halfway, if you started further...
Ah! But in in Sahagun proper, between the Arco de San Benito and the Rio Cea bridge, there is another monument appearing to compete for the half-way honors! I attach a photo of handsome me posing beside it last October..
The muni in Berducedo on the Primitivo I stayed at has literally no railings on the top bunks. We were assigned the last two bunks, both top and one of them was literally tied with a cord to the handle on the window. Untying it caused the bunk to...
I have said this before:
Who is watching if you have an accident in the middle of the night in the middle of Spain?
- other pilgrims are sleeping
- the cafes, bars and businesses are closed
- locals are sleeping
- the roads are vacant
When we...
I think we all follow the light. Trouble is it doesn’t always bring illumination.
I’ve been grateful for, and dodged the glow of a border guards cigarette more than once. Not recommended practice in these troubled times. From the middle of...
I asked our wonderful @wisepilgrim member to note that indeed, Zabaldika does not accept reservations. Above comments confirm the fact. It is part of the Donativo element of the Camino network.
If you arrive in time, you will be lucky, and...
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