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  1. StevethePlanner

    Via de la Plata and Sanabres hour by hour

    Here are two videos from earlier this year (April/May) walking the Via de la Plata. One is an “hour by hour” video. Two years ago, inspired by a video with a selfie every mile on the Pacific Crest Trail, I decided to take a selfie approximately every hour while walking the Camino de Santiago...
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    Portuguese phone/SIM in Spain

    A question about SIM cards and countries. In 2015, I walked the CP from Lisbon. When my flight landed in Lisbon, I bought a cheap phone (Samsung) and SIM card (Vodafone) at the airport. She said the prepaid rate was the same for Portugal and Spain. I think that was true. It worked in both...
  3. StevethePlanner

    April-May VdLP/Sanabres, and Botos question

    Hello @SYates. I’m preparing for an April-May 2017 VdLP/Sanabres from Seville (start walking April 10, arrive Santiago May 23). I walked CP from Lisbon in 2015. I’m updating Gerald Kelly’s VdLP guidebook with comments from your and Old Gringo’s posts (and any posts I can find). Very very...
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    Dickson the Dog Cam Walks the Camino de Santiago Portugues (or "Camino Dog")

    This second video was taken by my little dog Dickson, as he walked with me on the Camino Portugues. :)
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    Camino de Santiago Portugues Hour by Hour

    Not to be outdone by Albertinho, I have posted my two YouTube videos. This one is a selfie overview of the Camino Portugues - from Lisbon to Santiago.
  6. StevethePlanner

    azambaja alburgue not open

    Today there was no key for the pilgrim shelter. The lady at the market across the street did not have it. Presumably a pilgrim had it and will return. After hours, no key. Could not find jacino. Three of us went to expensive flor and after dinner met two who went to bombaros. The Lady at market...
  7. StevethePlanner

    Need advice from women (G rated).

    I should have started this thread earlier. I fly to Lisbon tomorrow, but should be able to see responses over the next month. My flight home is June 1 and my 7th wedding anniversary is the day before, May 31. I would like to buy some traditional Portuguese jewelry for my wife (or not come...
  8. StevethePlanner

    Lisbon. Forget some equipment?

    Make a note in your guidebook. JUST IN CASE you forget/lose some equipment, I found a camping supply store near the Camino while still in Lisbon. It's YUPIK Loja Desporto Aventura on Avenida Infante Dom Henrique. It's north of the Tile museum. The best I can tell from JB's map is it's near...
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    May Day Holiday

    It occurred to me that some of us are on our Camino on May 1. I understand that the May Day holiday may be a bigger thing in Portugal (and Europe) than in the U.S.. Are some stores closed May 1 (Friday)? If yes, then buying food/supplies the day before is a good idea.
  10. StevethePlanner

    A silly sand question

    If the weather is good I plan to take the Coastal route after Porto from Matosinhos to Vila de Conde to Rates and link back up with Central. Current plan has me leaving Porto May 18. Maybe I think about this too much, but I wonder how much of the route is boardwalk vs just sand. I would hate to...
  11. StevethePlanner

    Arrive Santiago then back to Lisbon

    Here's what I think I want to do. Please tell me if this is realistic. I arrive end of May in Santiago (from Teo) to make the noon Pilgrim Mass (or did I see the Summer 10:30 & 6:00 schedule? Will that be in effect then?). Get my certificate, see the cathedra, etc. Check into a hostel for the...
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    Phone, camera, electronics

    I don't want or need to call home, blog, post on Facebook, make a travel log, or check email daily. No twitter, no Instagram. No need to read the daily news. No GPS. It's a time to unplug from (most of) the world. My Sprint/CDMA phone will not work there, although I'll carry it for no other...
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    Portugal Weather - Pilgrims - best time to walk

    My weather assumption for CP starting in mid/late-August is: still somewhat hot, but getting cooler not hotter. The Summer traffic is lessening by the beginning of September about the time I hit Porto. Even less traffic from Lisbon to Porto. One of my reasons for CP is less people vs Camino...
  14. StevethePlanner

    Kansas City to Portugal

    I'm performing initial planning for a 2015 mid-August thru mid-September Camino de Santiago Portuguese from Lisbon. Part of me would like to say "Oh just go, don't over plan it, see what happens", but my brain doesn't work that way. Being the planner that I am, I have lots of questions, which...

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