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I got a Portuguese SIM card and had my Canadian plan on the eSim. I usually had the eSim completely off - however it was handy to have if I needed to do something that required verification - like paying a bill with electronic banking. I found it frustrating that I had to do the occasional data...
Hi Phil,
I’m not sure the exact time as we had to make our way from Porto to Villa do Conde by metro first. Also it was our first day so we took it easy. It was about 12 or 13km and was pretty flat most of the way with some elevation gain at the end. Very little traffic so we really enjoyed it!
We took the aqueduct way last week. It was somewhat marked and we didn’t lose our way. Not busy with traffic at all. Highly suggested - just download the file and import to Maps.me and you are golden!
We are staying ( it's a splurge, mind you) at Enoturismo Novavila Rias Baixas Wine Design in the middle of May which is in Meis - so a bit of a diversion from the Camino by about 5km (between Pontevedra and Caldas de Reis). I'm not sure if they make wine at that location but the accommodation...
We are leaving for Portugal from Vancouver on April 29th and, as of right now, need to vaccinated (no problem) and have a PCR test within 72 hours (too pricey) or an antigen test within 24 hours (which is what we are going to do). There's testing available at the airport but we are going to have...
Hello fellow pilgrims,
We are walking the Portuguese Camino for our first Camino and start on May 5th. We will be leaving from Vila do Conde and walking to Rates the first day. I know that there are two routes - the river route which is the one that is well marked but has lots of traffic and...
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