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If the coffee is particularly good, when leaving, I like to tell the barista how good I thought it was. Almost without fail this brings a happy smile. One time, on the Camino Finisterre, when we did that (raving about how great the coffee was)...
Ok Pilgrims, I’m starting my first Camino (Frances) in a little over 2 weeks and am “wrapping up” my miscellaneous questions.
This is a little trivial (no snarkiness, please): I’m a solo pilgrim. If I stop off at a Bar or Cafe and want a beer or...
River path. The other path is simply the outskirts of Burgos and is very commercial/industrial area. You walk along concrete sidewalk.
The river path takes you around the airport and then along a path following the river into Burgos. Very...
Call me dense, but I always get confused using a Spanish SIM card while on the Camino. And I always deplete it sooner than I expect and I have to find a place to fill it up again. I just saw this on the Verizon site. I just want data, as I can...
Here is an interesting map of (most of) the Caminos de Santiago, done in the style of a metro map.
https://coolhispania.blogspot.com/2024/01/mapa-metro.html
Last year made the mistake of travelling after the 500k walk to Porto and Barcelona and Cadaqués then the UK.(All amazing) but I was too tired to make the most of it. So this year I’m lucky enough to be able to go again. This time will be in...
I walked the Littoral last summer. I found the local association great
http://www.compostelle-landes.org/index.php?p=littoral&lng=en
I think their initial marked route goes on the inland side of the lake via Sanguinet instead of your plan to...
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