Nah, I'd rather fire them up till we reach the point where the administrations actually extract their heads from their (sunshine free areas) and do something. A Tourist Tax of €10 or even €100 will not change any of it and will never benefit the...
Joni Mitchell had it fairly covered “they pave Paradise, put up a parking lot”, though I was always fond of the rhyme in “they took all the trees put’em in a tree museum, and they charged all the people a dollar and a half just to see’em”.
The...
Tom, tourism never was a major part of Barca’s economy. It was an adjunct. The city is a major manufacturing centre, a financial centre and a port. The cruise ships bring very little benefit: passengers eat on board and save most of their...
The problem with tourists not being welcomed in Spain and other cities in Europe is mostly caused by greedy property owners evicting local long term tenants in favour of higher short term lets to tourists, this is causing a housing cricis all...
Hmm, that final sentence was unnecessary. Jim Camino your gracious reply to the earlier ribbing on this thread reassures me that you will meet all sorts of people who will be delighted by your company. Buen Camino - it is a beautiful way.
Haha I was thinking of putting something in brackets so as not to offend the older folk. l guess part of me wanted a gentle reminder that age is just a number. Cheers for the prompt reply; so cool that there is such a strong support base for the...
@Bedspring, where was this? It’s an odd time of year to be hunting Boar and very odd to waste meat.
An aside, but the majority of the people who live along the Camino routes have little interest and certainly no vested interest in the Camino...
I posted this yesterday, but this is a low traffic subforum, and it may be rather hidden, so I am reposting with a clear subject line.
I was asking only last week about any recent guide and just yesterday saw this advertised in the new SCJ...
I walked the Lebañiego before I started using a GPS, and getting lost on the way into Lebeña was one of the main reasons I started using one! This was years ago, before the route through Cades was marked, so there was a LOT of road walking at the...
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