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Antonius Vaessen
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Antonius Vaessen posted the thread Blister-friendly sandals, and Sandal-friendly terrain on the Francigena in 🇮🇹 Via Francigena (Canterbury to Rome).Next year I want to walk the last 400km of the Via Francigena ( from Aulla probably). I have had blisterproblems on earlier caminos. Because I am a diabetic, I have to be very carefull with my feet and can only continue my camino when the... -
I agree with @henrythedog that he’ll be carrying it virtually all of the way. However, I, too, would encourage him to bring it as he could ride it around towns and villages at the end of each walking day. I’m sure he’ll meet a number of other...
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I think a discount is fine for locals, many of whom are probably on a tighter budget than most Pilgrims. Also as we are seeing all over Spain tourism is pushing up the prices for everyone, not just locals, so yes they should get some discount for...
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Such good advice here. Let it go! You weren’t cheated, you were charged a different price than what native Spanish speaking people or locals pay. It happens everywhere. You undoubtedly get certain benefits in your own local pubs and restaurants...
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Having lived in tourist areas as a local in Ireland I will get charged the same price but might get a free tea or coffee on the house, maybe even the odd bun or cake, or a free side of chips with a sandwich. Because the owners and staff know you...
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If a local gets a discount on the price on the price list, thats fine by me, so long as I do not pay more than is on the price list. One is a discount, the other is dishonest.
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Sure, this happens sometimes. But why get hot under the collar when a local gets a discount? It's not cheating, it's preferential treatment because you're perceived as the tourist and he's not. You'll be much happier when you let it go.
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Antonius Vaessen replied to the thread Primitivo vs Le Puy.I walked both. Regarding difficulty there is not much difference as far as I remember. The Le Puy route at least the first weeks, consists for a big part of walking in and out of valleys. Most walkers on the Le Puy are indeed french so the...
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Antonius Vaessen replied to the thread Home from the Camino.It is easy to understand your feelings after finishing your camino. It is more difficult to see how to apply this way of life in normal daily life though. The "camino society" consists of people who are there with the same goal, there is not so...
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Antonius Vaessen replied to the thread Will the Protest Against Tourists in Barcelona Come to Santiago?.The problem is not the consequences for the visitors but the problems for the inhabitants of the cities that receive many visitors(the sparce houses that are rented to tourists via Air B&B, the crowds and so on)
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