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    Inglés: Coruña or Ferrol? No compostela needed

    Hi again @Elle Bieling Thanks so much for your response and perfect timing. I love your website and it was invaluable as I planned last year's Portugués. I was very moved by "Team Magdalena." So of course, last week, the first place I looked for info on the Inglés was your website! I wasn't...
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    Inglés: Coruña or Ferrol? No compostela needed

    You are so right! I've spent several weeks in rainy Galicia so I always have my Altus AND a rain jacket, and I like that my Hoka Speedgoats grip even wet pavement and dry overnight.
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    Inglés: Coruña or Ferrol? No compostela needed

    Hola fellow peregrinos, I've enjoyed four Caminos (Francés and Portugués) over the past decade. Next spring I'll spend several weeks in Andalucía (including Semana Santa,) then head to my beloved Galicia to stay with a friend in A Coruña, and then I thought I'd walk the Inglés. I don't need a...
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    Santiago Art Exhibit July 2022 -- Wonderful local artists

    Hi @Stephan the Painter I'm a member of NYC Urban Sketchers and met a sketcher from Coruña at one of our virtual meetings. Little did I know when we arranged to meet in Santiago that she'd bring 8 sketchers from the SDC and Coruña branches! They then connected me with the Porto group, with whom...
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    Santiago Art Exhibit July 2022 -- Wonderful local artists

    When I was in Santiago in May, after walking the Portugués, I was so lucky to spend the day with the Boscquejeros, the local community of Urban Sketchers. We sketched (and ate, drank, and talked for hours) in magical gardens, on hilltops overlooking the Cathedral, and other places I'd never seen...
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    Bag Delivery and Accommodation Tips for Camino Portuguese from Porto in May

    I traveled from mid-April to mid-May from Porto to SDC, central route, with the spiritual variant. Tuitrans required that I give them my entire itinerary in advance and pay upfront (95€ for around 12 pickups?) I've done various Caminos often enough to know how far I like to walk, and I was able...
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    LIVE from the Camino Live from the Camino (Portugues)

    Unfortunately this part of the world had a sad history of sauteing Jews. Weird stuff like this comes up all the time in language - in foods, in street names, etc. I like to think going on Camino is a way of honoring the past, and doing it with a good sense of humor! As for the rainy forecast for...
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    LIVE from the Camino Live from the Camino (Portugues)

    Thanks so much @Noel & Annie J . I have direct "on my honor" bookings at both Ninho and Casa das Lagas so I'm trying to toss a coin before I leave for Portugal to give the owner a fair chance to re-rent. I'm traveling alone so Ninho looks like it has a welcome communal feel after a long day. The...
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    LIVE from the Camino Live from the Camino (Portugues)

    @Noel & Annie J a few questions- Where did you stay after the big climb to Rubaies? I reserved at Ninho -- which sounds great -- but it's the last accom after the climb so I worry whether I'll be so beat that I should stop at the first albergue. Which luggage transport did you use? I have "ok"...
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    Planned Acommodations Full?

    I like Wise Pilgrim. Set aside a little money for a hotel or other private accom, just in case. Wise Pilgrim and Gronze list non-albergues. The little Village to Village books do too -- I cut out the pages I need in case for some reason my phone doesn't work. For 2022 I decided to mostly book...
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    Bag transport to Fernanda's

    Tuitrans said no. The albergue is listed on the Caminofácil website. I emailed them and am waiting for a reply.
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    Bag transport to Fernanda's

    Hi everyone, I have been booking my backpack transport in preparation for next week's departure and walk from Barcelos to Santiago. I got my quote from Tuitrans, who can handle every one of my stops except for the Albergue in Tamel, between Barcelos and Fernanda's. So I thought I'd book with...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Self Isolating on the Camino

    https://www.allianztravelinsurance.com/
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Self Isolating on the Camino

    You have to ask them. On their home page they make a vague reference but it's hard to tease out. NB: Because I live in NY State, their standard covid coverage doesn't apply, but they step in and offer "parity." I used to use AIG Travel Guard. Not sure when or why I switched. But I really like...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Self Isolating on the Camino

    For USians only: I buy travel insurance from Allianz. They currently cover Covid-related trip cancellation or interruption, Covid-related medical expenses, and Covid-related isolation up to €100/day for a certain number of days that I recall being adequate. The rep suggested contacting them even...
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