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I had total knee replacement surgery in November 2022 and just completed the Camino Portuguese from Porto, Portugal to Santiago de Compostela, Spain in September 2023. I did all of the physical therapy exercises prescribed and began walking two months after surgery, slowly increasing the...
We stayed at O Cruceiro (986 540 165) in Caldas de Reis. In Padron we booked Apartment Salome via Booking.com. It had three bedrooms, a kitchen, sun deck and two bathrooms. Two of the bedrooms had three twin beds in them. If you have multiple people staying there, it's a great buy.
We just finished walking the Camino Portuguese on September 24th from Porto. During the earlier stages, it wasn't difficult to find availability. As we got closer, we found that many places were booked solid, so we ended up booking two days ahead.
Greetings My friend from Ireland, who I met on the Camino Frances several years back, will be walking Porto to Santiago in early September. Buy you a good guidebook so you can explore the various options available to you. Lots of great posts on this forum on various topics that will be...
No reason to panic. This is a great forum with a wealth of information. Congratulations on making the decision to walk the Camino Frances. Buen camino!
Congrats and Buen Camino. I did the Camino Frances in three stages in a span of 18 months. Burgos was the stopping point for the first leg and I loved every bit of it. The Cathedral, El Cid, the plazas, the river...
by all means exchange contact info. I often think of people from around the world that I met on the Camino. Some are on this forum. I'm still in regular communication with two friends from Ireland and we have visited each others homes in the US and Ireland after the Camino. There are others...
Bilbao is one of my favorite cities and I've stayed there coming or going during three separate legs of the Camino Frances. I would recommend staying at the Petit Palace Arana Hotel. It's on the trolley line and near the plaza of shops and restaurants. It's also walking distance to the outdoor...
Bilbao is one of my favorite cities and I've stayed there coming or going during three separate legs of the Camino Frances. I would recommend staying at the Petit Palace Arana Hotel. It's on the trolley line and near the plaza of shops and restaurants. It's also walking distance to the outdoor...
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