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Café con leche generally varies in its recipes from one region to the next -- though a certain particular manner of preparing it has become somewhat common in establishments catering towards pilgrims on the Francès. Not sure why.
Personally...
Much as I hate to suggest it, you could just skip from Burgos to Leon. That would likely be the easiest or if you want to walk the meseta, skip from Logrono to Burgos (good bus service). I don't know if that would give you the cushion you need...
I had my purse stolen in Ventosa and my poncho stolen yesterday in Santa Domingo. I hadn’t even used it. I left it on my bed when I went to the bathroom and didn’t notice it was gone till the next day. I also think someone stole my wooly beanie...
Not juego, which means game. You are thinking of jugo, which means juice in Spanish, but is not used for fruit or vegetable juice in Spain. Zumo is the word used for fruit and vegetable juice in Spain.
There is a thread about the cult of the heating coil.
Stray thoughts:
Not everyone is a hardcore fan of ultralight packing. If you are happy walking with the weight of your backpack, go for it.
Spanish supermarkets, even quite small ones, have...
Hi, I started from SJPDP on friday last and on reaching Roncevalles that night was told there were 200 more pilgrims than average ie 500 rather than 300 that walked that day and the same the next day I later heard. This may have been due to folk...
An article on a Leon website this morning. An interview with David Vidal - the creator of La Casa de los Dioses. David is back there for a few days as part of a longer journey...
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