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...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack...
Ok bear with me. The book is weird, but I've started so I'll finish.
In the book, about halfway through is this:
"I skipped along a mountain path with Ariel beside me. Then I entered a small village with a stream and a kind of swimming hole."...
If it is mainly the Camino history you are interested in a guidebook might be a good idea. For Spanish history, I recently read "A Concise history of Spain" by JR and Carla Phillips and found it to be what it said on the cover: "concise" and very...
Who goes for a beer in a Restaurant? One bloke complains that he can't get a beer in a restaurant at 12:30 in the afternoon. Several Restaurateurs point out that they usually do make provision for people who only want a beer when they can. The...
Both times I've started in Saint-Jean I arrived with the last train from Bayonne approx 8.10 PM and managed to get dinner (pilgrim's menu) at the Hurrup Eta Klik restaurant on Rue de la Citadelle (main pilgrim street)
In late april last year I...
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