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Yes would normally l would love to stay somewhere like that it sounds great , l was referring to not wanting to spend the night stuck between the outer gate and the wall, that would be a different camino experience
Hi all, lm starting the Mozarabe from Almeria next week Thursday and l was wondering if anyone can recommend a good place to stay in Granada , like an albergue without a lock in time , l have stayed in some during the Frances and Portuguese caminos where you got given a key or could come back...
Have really taken in all ths comments mentioned on this thread , very interesting.
What is it about doing the camino ? Having done the CF and Porto to SDC (Im a bicigrino) But anyways my point is after a few weeks after returning the magic wears off and you feel the need to go back and do...
Hi Tami
I flew to Porto and took my bike on the plane, first time for me and I found it easy, load it all in a big cardboard box and then find a quiet corner in Porto airport to put it all together , load up and away you go. The Camino was easy to find from just outside the airport. Not sure...
Hi All
I am planning on doing the Portuguese route from Porto in November and was wondering if anyone has done it around that time of year, it will be my second camino having done the Frances in April, so a lot shorter but i would like to maybe finish off at Muxia or Finesterre, any tips or...
I used the post office in the old part of town, near the Cathedral to send my bike home to London, it cost me €80 including a couple of light panniers and it arrived home in 4 days. It was easy to arrange .
Hi Mark
14 days sound great and Sept should be good for the weather, you must be looking forward to it.
As for the answers to your queries ,
I left SJPD around 8:45 , this was the latest departure I ever did during my trip and was due to the fact that I headed out of town the wrong way and had...
Thanks guys , hey Istavan no worries happy to answer your queries, ok if you are biking from Irun to SJPD great but you will need the best part of the day to enjoy it there are a few ups and downs , but its a good taster to what lies ahead.
As for the 1st part or at least until Roncevalles I...
Hi all , just done my first camino on my touring bike, left SJPD on Saturday morning 08/04 and arrived in Santiago on Sunday 16/04, so 9 days of great cycling , meeting people from all over the world (mostly walking it) and enjoying the great weather which was a bit of luck for this time of...
Yes good luck in July Guys, I'm attempting the same but starting from SJPD , I leave London tomorrow night to arrive via train /ferry/train in Bayonne 15:30 Friday.(My biggest challenge I think maybe getting from Gare du nord to Gare du Montparnasse in under 50mins to change trains) All good I...
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