My own favourite when arriving in a village big enough to have more than one bar: ?Perdon, donde se come bien? - usually directed to a middle-aged or older couple. They usually point out the place where the locals eat - maybe two euros more than...
I've recounted how, on the last night of my Camino Ingles in May 2018, I lost both my British passport and my credencial - fortunately after getting my Compostela.
I reported both losses to the authorities and even checked with the Pilgrim...
My knees are fine, especially the new one, but plane tickets to Spain for Easter are quite expensive now, and we came across a really good offer from KLM... So Pieterpad it is for the Easter of 2025 - I am sure I will miss the Nazarenos and tapas...
We walked from Paris to Angerville in February (short distances because of at that time fairly recent knee replacement) and have just taken advantage of the Black Week sales to buy tickets back to Paris NEXT February. We're still doing fairly...
Check out the Guardian today, there's an article today "Spanish Steppes" In an article by Mark Everligh he suggests that few days walking on the Via del la Plata in Autum could be a very inexpesive holiday because if you buy a credential for 3e...
I think that it's highly unlikely that someone would read this forum, discover that I'll be walking alone and buy a ticket to fly to Spain to stalk me.
It is a risk, for sure. But I find that the benefits I get from my sharing are worth it and I am willing to accept those risks. I'm retired now, but was professionally focused on the Internet and new media from the start of my career in 1994...
I think the one thing I wish someone would have told me the first time is this: "There are shops in Spain. You do not need to bring anything "just in case"."
Welcome. The forum is full of tips, lessons and insights, although the native search function might make specifics difficult to find. So I expect that there might be some specific question you want to raise. It is easier for forum members to...
Hey everyone,
My name is Galahad. I’m 26 years old and work in Cybersecurity. A few years ago, I served in the Dutch military, which shaped my love for challenges and adventure.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by the Camino...
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