Observations on the first day from Lisbon.
1) have €2pp in change if you want a credential from the cathedral, otherwise you'll wait longer until tills are manned.
2) You walk past a supermarket about 20mins after the cathedral
3) We turned off the path at Praca David Leandro da Silva and...
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Pamplona via Barcelona
Good start. Passing though Barcelona airport was a breeze (had printed QR Spanish health & NHS Covid certificate). Easy train to Barcelona Santa train station. Over night...
Just browsing Google Street View for my own trip in Spain starting in a week and wouldn't you know it, the Street View pictures from Google are littered with pilgrims. Here is an example (dated August 2017). I wonder how many of us can find ourselves en camino?
Tip 1: the metro ticket cash machine doesn't accept 20 euro notes. You can buy tickets with cash notes in the tourism office next to Costa in the airport (the lady there was exceptionally helpful)
I love a yummy meal and as I'll be in Portugal this summer I'm hoping for a better hit rate than the UK.
So, do you have a cafe, bar, restaurant recommendation? In fact, where was your best meal? (I hope this post doesn't get you reaching for snacks!). Wine & beer (vineyards?) recommendations...
My wife and I are walking to Porto route in August. Local walking for us means moorland and muddy coastal paths so we usually use hiking boots. However, as it will be hot and dry I'm think some trekking trainer type shoes would be more appropriate given the terrain is mostly...
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