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Just before the driver starts taking tickets from the passengers queuing at the door, he'll open both sides of the luggage compartment or 'bodega' as it's sometimes called in Spanish. I like to push my luggage to the middle even if it means reaching over suitcases or pushing them aside to get my...
Well done Kate on planning so far ahead. There's lots of time for things to fall into place. Having a throwaway cardboard bike box that you can leave discretely in a recycling container on arrival at the airport makes life a lot simpler. It means you don't have to reunite the bike with the box...
About moving a bike from Santiago to Porto, I had a look at the Alsa site and they don't allow bikes on international routes, with the exception of Spain to Morocco, not much help here. The price has gone up, it's now €30 for the journey, leaving Santiago de Compostela at 11.00 and arriving...
Hello Sue and Evan, it's me again. Accompanying my bike by bus from Marbella to SJPDP didn't work for me because of having to change bus terminals in Madrid and move a boxed bike 11 kms between the two stations. As I said, in my case, it was easier to send the bike by messenger service and...
Hello Evan and Sue, I biked the Camino from SJPDP to Santiago in May this year. I live in the south of Spain and looked at all the possibilities of getting my bike to the starting point. On Renfe trains, no bikes are allowed unless you are travelling on overnight trains. (I'm not familiar with...
Hi Heather, I've just finished writing up Day One of my VdlP camino so I can visualize your route! As Annie said, the Italica Ruinas Romanas are well worth visiting, leave your pack locked in the gate house. There's a great little venta just over the road for lunch. I stayed at Hostal Frances...
You are quite right, I checked again on the online booking site and Madrid Airport is given as a departure point for Pamplona, very convenient indeed. Thank you, I have learnt something new.
I emailed the French transport company whose details were given on this forum and she can pick me at in...
About bus bookings from Mardrid to Pamplona, I'll be doing that journey on 28th April 2012. I'm travelling up from the south of Spain to meet my brother in St Jean Pied de Port, he's coming in from the UK via Biarritz and the two of us will set off on bikes the next day.
I've got an online...
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