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Not so crazy (I think...) and not on a Camino, but my son tried to hike 100 km in 24 hours about a month and a half ago. He's 23, a real gym- and fitness freak and always looking for weird scenarios to test his physical (and probably mental)...
I appreciate that - I chose to do a different route this time, partly because of time constraints and a lingering desire for “completing” the pilgrimage, partly to avoid expectations of places and people. The world has changed so much, i have to...
I think it may depend on how long the gap is between your Caminos, and the choice of routes. I may be unusual here in that there was a gap of 12 years between my first and second Camino Frances walks and then another gap of 14 years until my...
In 2016 I bought an Opinel carbide blade knife at the little hardware store in SJPdP and carried it for the Camino. In SdC I bought souvenir knives for my sons and mailed them all back home to the U.S. My Opinel is priceless to me! BTW, the post...
It was a shrug for me. At the store, I took a look at it and thought how it was similar to my old Boy Scout knife. You live and learn. By the way the Police were kind and said it happens all the time.
The question of this thread is not whether it is legal to carry a pocket knife, or other knives, in Spain. The question is whether it is legal to carry a small folding knife with a short blade in 2024 on trains and buses in Spain. The question is...
I always travel with an Opinel knife in Spain. I don't remember any luggage scanners or metal detectors at bus stations, and have ridden on numerous buses with the knife in my pocket.
The bigger train stations have scanners and detectors, I...
They do a check of your luggage on high speed and long distance trains in Spain. They have not checked our pockets or made us walk through a metal detector. I carried a folding knife on the train from Santiago to Madrid this winter.
I would recommend staying at accommodation that accepts bags. Why would you expect an albergue to provide you a service (watching over your luggage) if you aren't staying there?
Something a little unusual on the Spanish news websites today. Two pilgrims forced to climb an oak tree to escape from a cow defending her calf. Apparently they called the Guardia Civil from their perch in the tree and the Guardia moved the...
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