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    Language for camino portuguese?

    The Gallegos and Portuguese understand one another quite well. I was told on my last trip to Spain that both languages have a common root of the Latin from the northwestern Iberian Peninsula. Spanish (castellano) evolved from a different Latin dialect.
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    Language for camino portuguese?

    Thanks for the heads up.
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    Language for camino portuguese?

    Thanks!
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    Language for camino portuguese?

    I speak quite a bit of Spanish and have walked three full caminos: the frances, twice and the el norte, once. I'm considering doing the camino portuguese this September but don't speak a lick of Portuguese (which is quite different from Spanish - especially the pronunciation). Can I survive on...
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    Pavement!!!

    I finished walking the camino del norte on October 4. A very different experience from the camino frances. Quite a bit harder than the frances and only about 5% as many walkers.
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    Camino frances vs camino norte

    I've walked the entire camino frances twice and have also reviewed previous blog postings about the difference between the frances and the norte routes. I'm considering walking the camino norte this September. For those who have walked both routes, on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the most...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD COVID test to return to USA

    The go to site for this info is the US Embassy web site in Madrid. Here's the link to all the approved testing facilities. https://es.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/260/COVID19_Testing_Labs_Spain_January_2021.pdf
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    Credential Misery

    I arrived at the pilgrim's office in Santiago today, after walking approximately 500 miles, and had to wait almost 2.5 hours to get my credentials. I wanted to alert those hikers getting close to the end of the misery you are in store for. After standing in line for hours, one finally approaches...
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    American debit card in European ATM?

    Totally agree that the Charles Schwab debit card is the one to use. I just finished day 14 on the camino and have used it frequently.
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    LIVE from the Camino Almost no private rooms available around San Juan, Ages and Atapuerca

    Thanks for the info.
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    What was your experience on the Valcarlos Route?

    I did Valcarlos on April 26. It has a total elevation gain of about 3000' as opposed to about 4500' for Napolean. With Napolean, the agony comes at the beginning. With Valcarlos, the agony comes at the end. About two-thirds of the way with Valcarlos, there is a steep elevation gain of about...
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    LIVE from the Camino Almost no private rooms available around San Juan, Ages and Atapuerca

    I did and they all all full. I'll cab it to Burgos from Ages.
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    LIVE from the Camino Almost no private rooms available around San Juan, Ages and Atapuerca

    I'm trying to only do private hotels.
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    LIVE from the Camino Almost no private rooms available around San Juan, Ages and Atapuerca

    I am just in day 7 of the Camino, currently in Logrono. Have been trying to stay in private hotels, and am using a luggage transport service. I've just spent a fair amount of time on the phone trying to find a private room in and around, Ages, in vain. I called up the luggage transport company...
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    Bus to sjpdp

    I'm taking the bus on 4/25 and bought tickets, on line, in advance. There are only 3 buses a day during April from Pamplona to SJPP. Why take a chance?
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