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The best plan is to not have a plan. Carpe diem.
Live in the now and enjoy each day.
"Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans". John Lennon.
It depends on how particular you are about being warm at night, what type of accommodation you will usually choose, what layers of clothing you can comfortably sleep in, and what the weather is!
I would take a light sleeping bag or...
My experience was in 2017 and I think it wouldn't has changed much ;-)
#1) when stepped out of the albergue around 7:30 am, there were already many pilgrims on the street(s). I just followed them.
#2) I was/am "a snail", not even a turtle, on...
To see the story and bypass the FT paywall use a Google Search. Enter " booking.com fine in spain " and the FT story google link appears and it bypasses the FT demand from money to read the article.
Many of us who have had the opportunity to walk the same camino multiple times agree with these lovely, poignant lines by Jose Saramago.
"The end of one journey is simply the start of another. You have to see what you missed the first time, see...
When I flew Air Canada for my CF serveral years ago, their check-in counter in the airport provided me a large see-through plastic bag to "contain" my backpack and hiking pole as one a large bag and security-scan / checked it at a diffenret...
In my experience, some don't. But they would direct the luggage transfer service sending the luggage to a nearby bar/cafe for you to pick up from it. The bar/cafe has a specific place to "store" the luggages.
If the luggage is required to be...
That's not something you should feel any need to apologize for. Those of us who have been aficionados of the web site have learnt a lot of useful Spanish, or learnt how to use the Google browser, Chrome, or the equivalent iOS browser, over the...
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