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  1. James X

    Thank you Camino Angel

    This is superb advice, another variation I have done on this (on the advice of a physiotherapist) is to go into a supermarket half way (or at one third intervals on a long day) and buy a bag of ice (plentiful and cheap) and a strong carrier bag and add some water and make an ice bath for your...
  2. James X

    What is your favorite Portuguese caminho ?

    To answer your question in a very narrow context. I have done 4 Caminos north of Porto ( 1 Coastal and 3 Centrals...I think I've already answered the question) I have also walked some of the path north of Faro I preferred the Central for a number of reasons: 1) I found it more traditional and...
  3. James X

    LIVE from the Camino Day 1, Camino Portugués Central

    In my experience on the The Central you will have a lot more interaction with other pilgrims....give it a few days. Definitely more so thatn the Coastal where people will swap between the Coastal and the Literal. Tesla is the best selling pure electric car brand in Portugal and sold circa...
  4. James X

    LIVE from the Camino Portuguese Coastal Senda Litoral

    Would love to hear your comparison between the Central and Coastal once you reach Caminha
  5. James X

    Braga to Ponte de Lima

    I'm sold on the two towns but I will not be making a diversion as such.... If I do it I will walk part of the Torres Camino which passes through these towns and then converges with the Central in Ponte de Lima anyway
  6. James X

    Braga to Ponte de Lima

    Thanks The Torres to the Central is definitely a good idea for anybody maybe doing a 2nd CP with the chance to take in the two historic cities of Braga and Guimarães. I think I'll strongly consider this next time round.
  7. James X

    Bag Delivery and Accommodation Tips for Camino Portuguese from Porto in May

    I used Tuitrans for 3 Caminhos and found them brilliant, however I used Caminofacil for my last Caminho as they were 40% cheaper and just as good. Their interactive user-friendly website was another advantage over Tuitrans
  8. James X

    Camino portuguese this week - Sept 13, 2021

    The route is presently just perfect Please feel free to follow pics on my Instagram Caminho_with_a_h
  9. James X

    Camino portuguese this week - Sept 13, 2021

    Good suggestion by Dilbin; Groze is a really good site ( just use the translate function in your browser ) it will show both the Central and Coastal Caminos and suggested stages but adapt as you see fit. https://www.gronze.com/camino-portugues I also recently came across Godesalco which is...
  10. James X

    Camino portuguese this week - Sept 13, 2021

    Also Starting on Monday This will be my fourth in Portugal 2 Centrals and 1 Partial Coastal (Varied between traditional route and Senda Litoral Back to do a 4th on Monday and plan to do the Central again Coastal is beautiful but I just prefer the Central - it's like meeting an old friend...
  11. James X

    Send luggage straight from Vigo to Santiago

    Have found Tuitrans brilliant before You'll need to find a drop off point in Vigo https://tuitrans.com/?lang=en
  12. James X

    Camino portuguese this week - Sept 13, 2021

    Hi Dilbin, not travelling until October (hopefully) but happy to proffer any advice or help you need along the way (have done the Central twice and a portion of the Coastal once) Which do you intend to do after Porto ?
  13. James X

    Tui - Redondela - Looking to break south of Redondela

    Hi - I walked the as part of my Caminho 2 years ago from Tui to Redondela - I ended up walking about 34KM's that day and it was a killer of a day. I am planning to retrace my steps next week (Early October) but not sure if I want to repeat another arduous day. Can anybody advise if there is...
  14. James X

    Just a little advice needed on the Coastal Option (Litoral / Coastal)

    Thanks Everybody I have mapped out my stages as below based on daily distances and I've seen lots of people get very in depth about whether to go the Coastal or Litoral routes and I have come to the conclusion that as they both appear to frequently converge at key stopover Towns / Villages...
  15. James X

    Coastal or Central, for best scenery?

    Also a host of blogs and photos in this section: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums/camino-portugues-blogs-photo-albums.60/
  16. James X

    Coastal or Central, for best scenery?

    I'm a novice so loathe to give advice..I did the Central Caminho from Ponte De Lima last year to SDC , there were some lovely stages on it - experiencing the Labruja and Coura valley between PDL and Rubiaes was lovely and also the Caldas and Padron stage. With not a scintilla of disrespect to...
  17. James X

    15 days on the Camino Portugues

    Sarit, I think the advice from Jcruzz is spot on - you should easily be able to walk from Porto to SDC in your time frame - I did the Central last year starting from the beautiful town of Ponte de Lima and 7 days and 152Km's later I was in SDC and took in some great spots along the way (Valenca...
  18. James X

    Just a little advice needed on the Coastal Option (Litoral / Coastal)

    Thanks to everybody for their amazing input here - It's helped me make up my mind this evening and book my flights to do a second Caminho !! (Respect to that h) I only have about 6 to 7 days and my plan would be to walk a section from somewhere North of Porto to Vigo or just north of it**...
  19. James X

    First Time Pilgrim walking the Central Portuguese Camino in March 2018

    Agree with mspath above - Tuitrans for bag service - absolutely brilliant service
  20. James X

    porto to Ponte de Lima

    My apologies - I just seen by the dates you have already started - hope you found a way of getting there and that your Camino is going well

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