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    Grabbing lunch while walking Tui to Santiago

    Sure, you can always find a place to sit down and eat your lunch, but I think you should consider having lunch where you buy it. It usually just takes a few minutes, and it is a chance to meet locals as well as other peregrinos. Not to mention that the cafe will have a restroom--an important...
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    Astorga

    If you want to use a credit card, you should ask about that when you call. Some do not take credit cards, only cash. And there may be a higher charge for Sundays or holidays. Buen Camino!
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    Lost & Found Found Bag in Redondela: Valuables, Shoes, and Clothes

    As a person who briefly lost my bag on the Camino Portugese and was happily reunited with it by caring pilgrims like you, thank you for being the kind of person who cares enough to interrupt your own camino to help someone else.
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    Buen Camino app, negative about central Portugal

    We just finished walking from the northern suburbs of Porto (Vilar do Pineheiro) to Valenca, on the border with Spain. The first day of the walk (and part of the second day) was nothing short of terrifying. It wasn't along busy, curvy roads, but actually on the road, sometimes with nowhere to...
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    Getting through Lisbon airport

    Great! Thanks for the very recent, relevant info! Yes, we are "vintage" humans and are entitled to a significant discount on train tickets. And using the Visa instead of the Metro card is something I haven't heard before. Thank you.
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    Getting through Lisbon airport

    Thanks for the reply. It's good to get advice from people who have actually been there and done that! It appears that the metro is a good option for getting around--both in Porto and Lisbon. Kitty
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    Getting through Lisbon airport

    Thanks, everyone, for the good advice. We are coming from the US so it sounds as though we should wait to buy the tickets at the train station. The recommendation to buy them in advance came from a Rick Steve's book we have. But I think that is outweighed by the all the uncertainties mentioned...
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    Getting through Lisbon airport

    My husband and I will be flying into Lisbon on September 18th, taking the train to Porto, and beginning our walk on the central route of the Portuguese Camino a couple of days later. We need to buy the train tickets in advance so we are hoping someone on the forum can give us some guidance on...
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    Bug spray

    I don't recall any mosquitoes--just nasty biting flies in the tall grass outside Astorga (I think). Of course, it was in August and quite hot so maybe that's the only time they are there. They didn't bother me so much as my husband. Our other walks on the Frances have been in September and May...
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    Hiking shoes or sandals?

    I recommend wearing really good, well-fitting boots--especially for the Route Napoleon but also for the rough terrain in other areas. When we walked the Camino Frances (which we did in stages), I wore boots for four of the five stages, and I felt that they really worked for me. I wore Brooks...
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    Footwear for Porto to Valenca/Tui?

    Thanks. Boots have always worked for me too. I would like to wear the Asolos, but if they don't work, I am in trouble. With really narrow feet, I can't just get another pair of shoes. And, of course, I don't want to carry any shoes (other than sandals) in my backpack! Yes, I have heard about...
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    Taxi from Tui to Pontevedra on a Sunday

    Sunday can be a problem. We had to call a taxi on a Sunday to take us from Roncevalles to Pamplona. In fact, we had to get help from a local person just to keep the taxi company from hanging up on us. She managed to get the taxi for us, but It was very expensive. We had no choice. My husband had...
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    Footwear for Porto to Valenca/Tui?

    Thanks so much for the info! Unfortunately, I can't wear Merrill's or Salomon's because they are too wide for my foot. I thought parts of the Camino Frances were too rocky and uneven for trail shoes--at least for me. And I was definitely happy to have on good boots when we went through the pass...
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    Footwear for Porto to Valenca/Tui?

    In mid-September, my husband and I plan to take the metro to Vilar do Pinheiro and begin walking the central route from there to Valenca/Tui. Between 2015 and 2021 (briefly delayed by the Pandemic), we walked the Camino Frances by stages. So we are generally knowledgeable about the various...
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    Socks & "sock liners"

    I used Aquaphor, silk sock liners, and various types of wool socks, with hiking boots. No blisters. Decided to ditch the sock liners--got blisters. Of course, there were plenty of other variables, but that was my experience.
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    Best 7 day walk on the Frances?

    Of course, you should do what you think best. But I would do the last part--Sarria to Santiago. If they really don't walk any more than that, they will have experienced the incomparable beauty of Galicia and the opportunity to walk into Santiago with pilgrims they have met along the way. But...
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    My first Camino - clothing & footwear when done walking for the day

    Looks like you have plenty of good advice, but I will add my two cents as well. We walked the Camino Frances in stages over a period of six years. So we walked in a variety of conditions. What worked best for me (both for dinner and church services) was a hiking dress, cotton scarf, and pair of...
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    ALSA bus Madrid to Burgos

    The Madrid airport has a commuter train between T4S and T4, I believe. This is from airport website: Automatic People Mover (APM) Passengers who need to travel between terminal T4 and T4S, and who already have a boarding pass, can make use of the automatic train service. It is a short trip...
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    Waterproof Jacket

    My Mountain Hardwear jacket kept me dry and comfortable while walking through the remnants of a tropical storm near Portomarin so that was not only torrential rain but lots of wind! I wish I could say that my pants and boots had performed as well! My husband's Columbia jacket failed miserably...
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    ALSA bus Madrid to Burgos

    We have taken the Alsa bus from Madrid several times. It's easy to buy your ticket in advance. That's we have done, but you can also buy one when you get there. I think you will really like the bus. It's quite comfortable, and the ride is interesting.

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