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We have had threads like this in the past, so before I take the time to think about how to answer your questions from my own vantage point, I would just like to post a “preemptive strike.” If you are not concerned about these issues, please just...
Hola,
Each time I’ve walked a Camino and read posts about gear and clothing, I’ve wondered about the wider costs of walking, not just to me if I buy new gear, but to the environment. This is a question that I find going through my mind more and...
I bought a small sauce pan and a really sharp pocket knife from one in January while on the Camino. When I have worked as a hospitalera, I have bought all kinds of other things from one from cleaning supplies to paper goods, tape, etc.
I'm just reviewing my Portuguese grammar (bad), using Duolingo. I've previously taken courses with continental Portuguese. I can confirm that Duolingo is definitely Brazil-based. Watch out!
This is all anecdotal, but I've heard from other ex-pats here that Portuguese people often get downright offended if you try your Spanish on them (the two countries have a complicated history). You're better off using a few words and phrases in...
The Gallegos and Portuguese understand one another quite well. I was told on my last trip to Spain that both languages have a common root of the Latin from the northwestern Iberian Peninsula. Spanish (castellano) evolved from a different Latin...
Brings to mind a story. Was walking the Portuguese and stopped to have dinner with some pilgrims I had met along the way. They didn't speak any Portuguese. I tried to learn a little before I left so I tried it out on the server. She didn't say...
Not really. When you register for the night just have them stamp your credential then. You need to show your passport when you register - I keep them together in the same zippered pouch, so it becomes natural to pull them both out at the same time.
The first two times I flew in and out of Paris. Then I realized that multi city tickets are basically the same price as returning from the same airport.
And I love Porto.
So now I fly Montreal to Madrid, then Porto to Montreal. Porto is an...
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