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Unfortunately not. To qualify for the compostela via the VE you need to walk continuously (boat excepted) from Vigo or O Porriño, if I recall correctly.
Yes. In Portugal in particular, Uber is very economical. From my (former) house in the São Bento neighbourhood of Lisbon to the airport, it cost as low as €9 for a 25-30 minute ride.
Indeed the World can be a cruel and selfish place...........
It's up to us to try to make it better bit by bit.
Which I try to do every day.
Every little bit counts ;)
Perhaps you could share what you personally do to improve our World?
I'm...
The Camino is not unlike Life itself : the good, the bad & the ugly.
So when someone on the Camino tries to impose his / her beliefs on me I do the same when I meet them in my local pub : get away from them and search a quieter place.
Please do...
You seem to be suggesting that because someone does not wish to enter into conversation with you on a topic of your choice they have no interest or respect for that matter. Why do you assume that it is the duty of other pilgrims to be your...
Sounds like you wanted to shoehorn your personal beliefs about climate change and vegetarianism into conversation and other pilgrims didn't want to engage with you in such discussions. Good for them!
Hmm, egocentric might be a better word then...
For anyone wanting to walk the “First Coast” Camino (50km in total, and IS officially part of the Camino) I have an update! Download the app: Camino is the Way (you can also go to caminoistheway.com but I found the app to be more informative)...
Indeed, historical sites do not take care of themselves, but must be maintained. Assumptions that the church can simply pay to maintain them suggests that people either do not understand how capital budgets work in terms of operating costs (ask...
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