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Camelback do a similar tube attachment for their Eddy bottles. They work really well. One of the big pluses of having a water bottle outside your pack is ease of access for top ups as you come across fountains. Frequent refreshes give you constant cool water.
@Varekai I walked the Ingles a couple of years ago. It's a great Camino. Starts by the sea, wanders up and down a river then up and over and up and over some lovely countryside. Couple of really nice towns to pass through. Arriving in Santiago is always special. You'll have a great time...
I'd take the 4:00 pm one. We flew into Lisbon and transferred to the train station via the underground. Very slow. We had to run down the platform for the train. As we stepped on board the door closed and away we went. All's well that end's well and all that, but not a relaxing start to a...
Maybe try using Raileurope.com ? This links direct to Renfe and according to Seat61.com, doesn't have the credit card rejection problems that Renfe has.
Trainline may be convenient but often costs more. Sometimes a lot more. I've just bought a ticket from Bratislava to Prague direct and saved...
We had a full day in Ferrol before setting off. Really enjoyed it. I prefer working port towns to seaside resort towns. They feel more lived in.
There's some really nice architecture, if you remember to look up at buildings.
http://www.ferrol.es/arquivos/documentos/turismo/Modernismo -...
If only my dear mother, whose memory I cherish across the vale of years, were still alive she could have contributed to this thread. Having bought her first pair of fabric walking boots she was kindly given a tin of water repellent spray to proof them with. The following morning, after showering...
"Take care of your body as if you are going to live forever. Take care of your soul as if you are going to die tonight"
Don't assume that all those incoming / remaining future weeks will be spent in the best of health.
Blimey Mikeylats !
It sounds like you've been reading my diary from my first night in Pamplona! Troubles hemmed me in from every side. Or so I thought.
My summary when I wrote it up several months later after having walked to Santiago.
"Sometimes I get nervous / When I see an open door /...
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