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I'm used to traveling lonely-planet style.
I plan on doing a little bit of site-seeing, but, obviously, don't want to carry very much.
Can I really get by with no maps and just one of the specific VdlP guidebooks???
Thanks!
So I'll be walking this June/July, going the Ourense route, hiking solo.
Here's the thing: I am *TERRIFIED* of dogs. (I was bitten when I was little.)
Everyone says, "Carry a stick with you for the dogs." OK, great. What do I *do* with the stick???
I do know: don't run.
Any other advice...
Let's say I'm one of those whose urge is to schedule everything day to day (a "hare").
A lot of why I want to schedule things ahead of time is to avoid having to make decisions. (e.g. do I stay here one more day? do I take route a or route b? do I push on to the next town?)
But my main goal...
Hi all,
So I will be walking the northern part of the VDLP, and it seems like sometimes auberges can get full. I am also afraid I may not be able to make a very long distance some days.
So, is it OK to camp next to the auberge? Or, to ask someone if I could stay in my tent in their...
Hi there,
I've read and see that there is/may be a lot of road walking, or walking near the new highway. One of the reasons I was originally interested in the VdlP was that it seemed more "nature" and less people. I was planning to start in June from Salamanca, and head via Astorga to the...
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