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Walk to Casa Susi in Trabadelo tomorrow (taking the higher route via Pradela). An early start from Trabadelo to make it to Las Herrerías by 9:00 to ride horses up to O Cebreiro, then walk on to Hospital de Condesa. Then keep walking to Santiago...
Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I had a friend in Spain call her and she is already booked for the day in May that I was hoping to stay. Such a bummer, I should have reached out earlier!
As mentioned, Fernanda is not on Whatsapp.
I recommend using a VOIP app like Skype or Viber to make a very inexpensive phone call. I use Viber to call landlines and other numbers that aren't on WhatsApp. I buy $5 worth of credits, and they...
Fernanda doesn’t use WhatsApp. She doesn’t have it on her phone. I know because she told me this herself when I stayed there in Feb. You need to text or call using her phone number (I’d try texting first), also email as an option. But I made my...
I will be walking my first Camino next month and was hoping to stay at Casa da Fernanda! I am in the U.S. and I am unable to call the number listed. Would anyone be able to send me the email contact information? I would greatly appreciate it...
Hi Promm24. Welcome to the Forum! You should definitely download the WhatsApp app. You should be able to use your regular mobile # also as your WhatsApp #. Then you can use it to call anywhere in the world. Many businesses in Europe will not...
It's good that there are now vegetarian/vegan options on the Sarria-Santiago segment of the Francés. In small towns on the other caminos, if you say you're vegetarian, you're likely to get the same response as in Latin America - "Then just have...
I did not act on this, but I still feel embarrassed about it... I had a deep fear of white vans. Growing up, my classmates and I all somehow got the idea that white vans would abduct us. (One was even afraid of white ice cream trucks.) Years...
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