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    LIVE from the Camino So disappointed, incorrectly spelled Compostelas

    Lol Steven I'm sorry to hear that, that was exactly our experience and it was such a shock given the kindness we've encountered everywhere else on our Camino. I think he was just stressed, I hadn't wanted to comment on the handwriting but it was soooo bad and the tube was as troublesome as you...
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    LIVE from the Camino So disappointed, incorrectly spelled Compostelas

    Thanks everyone, I really don't think it's a Latin translation thing, my mums first name was translated into Latin on the compostella and not on the certificate of distance. Additionally my last name wouldn't be in the book as the Australian government essentially made it up when my grandmother...
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    LIVE from the Camino So disappointed, incorrectly spelled Compostelas

    Yes it was quite a long wait in these tired old feet, we probably just got unlucky with the arrival time, there were still quite a few people waiting behind is as well so I can understand their rushing! Definitively talking about the last / surname :) The compostella to me was much more...
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    LIVE from the Camino So disappointed, incorrectly spelled Compostelas

    Also just double checked credentials and passports and spelling is definitely correct on all so i guess he just misread or something when he was doing them
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    LIVE from the Camino So disappointed, incorrectly spelled Compostelas

    Thanks Tinca, we will go back, just feel so stupid that we didn't insist on looking at the time, didn't want to hold up the line. Have a full day tour booked tomorrow, and exhausted now so it will have to be Friday morning. Nevermind, and Buen Camino, thanks for the answers all :)
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    LIVE from the Camino So disappointed, incorrectly spelled Compostelas

    Thanks guys, it's definitely not that, it's the last name/surname and it's wrong on both the compostellas and the distance certificate (which isn't translated)
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    LIVE from the Camino So disappointed, incorrectly spelled Compostelas

    Hi all, Looking for some advice, my mother and I just got back from the pilgrims office in Santiago, took out our compostellas and distance certificates to find our last names have been spelt wrong on both, for both of us. The man at the counter had been unfriendly and really rushed us, but he...
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    Learning Easy Spanish

    Thanks Castilian, that helps a lot, everyone on this forum is so helpful and generous :) I've gone through and updated the document according to your list. Pronunciation: The pronunciations I've written are based on how the words sound on my audios and how best I can describe them to myself...
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    Learning Easy Spanish

    Really appreciate all the tips in this thread everybody. Using this and other sources I've made a public Google sheet of key phrases by category, with English/Spanish and a phonetic pronunciation column. In case it would help anyone else, the link is...
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    Help phoning to book ahead?

    Hi there, My Mum is a vegan (though will eat vegetarian on the Camino when there's no options). We *really* want to stay in a private room at Hostel Las Herrerias (or Refugio Pequeno Potala if we miss out on the former) as the provided dinner is vegetarian which seems to be really rare. At...
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    Which language to learn?

    Hi there, My Mum and I are tentatively looking to walk from Sarria to Santiago in May next year. We had been going to do it on a tour but have decided to 'go for it' and be our own guides. We want to learn as much language as we possibly can but I'm unsure of what we should be learning. My Mum...

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