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We were taking it slowly so we stopped in Padrón, and was so most of people we saw around. A few ones were going to stop in Teo. There was just one Italian in the group next to us who was doing all the way to Santiago that same day. He did look like an athlete, though.
Thank you, Laurie! Having done my first Camino using an agency that screwed up so badly I cannot turn my myself away from a question like this without warning about possible complications!
I used a famous and expensive agency because I didn't have the time to organise it myself but I deeply regret it as they made a few mistakes that haven't I caught them on time it would have cost me my Compostela. Furthermore, it ties you to a strict timeframe and structure that won't allow you...
Porto! Because Porto is a smaller city, you can visit it all by feet even on a short stay. For Lisbon it would be nicer if you had extra time so you could take a day out to the nearby towns (Belém, Peniche, Cascais...)
Pontevedra has Cambarro nearby, furthermore, Pontevedra has a beautiful old town as well. Baiona is lovely if you like relaxing by the beach. In between the two there's Vigo which is a larger city close to the Cies Islands which are becoming a national park. I haven't been there but it's...
I did my first Camino in July and I used an agency because I had only month to plan and didn't know what to expect. But once I entered my first accommodation I regretted it. We were given the worst rooms in most of the hotels (and on the good ones we were told our agency is the best one)...
Another vote for the Variante Espiritual from me!
I didn't walk from Porto but when we were there we took a tram (old style tram) by the river Douro from Porto to the Foz, and then had a walk there for a couple of hours up Avenida do Brasil. In June there might be a long queue but the journey is...
BelomonteGH Guesthouse
We stayed there before our Camino in July and all the staff are just amazing.
(location, breakfast and room are excellent, but I just have to mention how much we loved the staff. It was like staying with friends)
I need a picture of Truffle.
My husband is a Southern Italian but after 15 years in Ireland he often gets pissed at the drivers 'back home'. A memorable moment was when a man cut him speedily in front of us on a 0km/h traffic jam in Lecce and screamed 'Sei pazzo!!' ('you're crazy!!'). He still...
I was looking for myself, the happy person I remember I was once. (I found her, she walked with me everyday, and that's why I want to go back so I can have her company again)
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