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JJoEllen replied to the thread Bike rental options on the Camino?.I don’t have biking experience on the Frances, but I do remember many people who rented bikes to cross the meseta. They rented the bike in Burgos and dropped off in Leon. I do have experience biking the Portuguese and there were many rental...
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JJoEllen replied to the thread Buying shoes on a Sunday. Are sports stores open?.I bought a nice pair of Salomon trail runners at Caminoteca in Pamplona on a Sunday a few years ago. I don’t remember the brands they carried but the trail runners worked for me all the way to SdC. They were the only place open on Sunday and the...
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JJoEllen replied to the thread What do you wish you had worried less about?.I honestly wish that I'd worried a bit more about my footwear. I bought a pair of low ankle boots, thought I'd broken them in enough, but by Puente la Reina, my heels looked like raw meat. Thankfully, there was Caminoteca back in Pamplona...
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JJoEllen replied to the thread Valcarlos Accommodation.I always use the aemet app when I'm in Spain. It's linked to the Spanish national weather service. You can specify regions, municipalities, etc. I always felt it was reliable. The regular website is aemet.es.
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JJoEllen replied to the thread Caminos for cycling that are not very hilly..The Camino Portuguese is good for cycling, but the portion from Lisbon to Porto is hilly and the last leg into Porto can be quite rocky. However, if you are okay with starting in Porto, you can cycle the Senda Litoral (beach route) and/or the...
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JJoEllen replied to the thread Lisbon airport, and not to be missed in Lisbon?.Monuments and cathedrals are great, but we did a wallking food tour and I would - "hands down" - recommend that if you only have one extra day. You can sample the pasteis de nata, the bufana, some of the eastern and african foods, and the wines...
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JJoEllen replied to the thread cycling from Santiago to Lisbon?.Wow....I typo'd the heck out of that!! It was Coimbra to Santiago, and the Litoral and the Coastal become the same a few times.
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JJoEllen replied to the thread cycling from Santiago to Lisbon?.We rode mountain bikes (not electric) from Coimbra Santiago via the Senda Litoral (after Porto). The Litoral and the Coastal because the same a few times. From Coimbra to Porto was extremely hilly and we ended up walking the bikes way too much...
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JJoEllen replied to the thread Mt. Trega - A. Guardia taxi.I'm sure you will enjoy it....not only the ruins, but the view from the top is phenomenal!
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JJoEllen replied to the thread Mt. Trega - A. Guardia taxi.We stayed last September at the Hotel Convento de San Benito. The front desk called a taxi for 6 of us. The driver took us up there, did a little bit of "tour guide" to explain some of the history (we had one native Portuguese speaker and...
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