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I have a Moto G4 Plus. Amazing phone at reasonable price. I am very pro camera but I have to say this Moto phone camera is really good. This coming camino may be the last I take a camera along...
Hi all. My wife and I a excited to be leaving for Porto next month to do the Camino Portugues.
Question - Anyone know of a place in Porto where inexpensive hiking poles can be purchased?
We have our own poles but it is a bit of a hassle to bring along on flights as well as not really...
My wife and I will be walking Porto Camino in the fall and interested in shipping small amount of extra travel gear from Porto to SDC. Thanks for the postal shipping info Swift3. Do you recall the cost to ship using the postal service?
Can anyone recommend a map or mapbook for this route?
I see the John Brierly map guide for Camino Portugues includes the coastal option but wondering if this has the same detail as the inland route?
Many thanks, Randy
Hi Karen. I cycled the camino last May/June and did not have any troubles finding a bed every night. The rules around cyclists being unable to book into albergue until late in the day to give preference to walkers seems to apply to the municipal albergues and he private ones were quite happy...
I like Schwalbe Marathons. Not the lightest but tough and good tread pattern for paved or dirt roads or easy trails. Only flat on the way to SDC train station from old town on very last day in Spain.I enyoyed the quiet roads which followed the camino and dirt road meseta sections of the camino...
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