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Neil, just a tip re avoiding bed bugs. I have walked 3 caminos and have not encountered them - probably due mostly to good fortune. But it is worth (1) checking this forum each evening for anyone posting about bed bugs in a hotel/ albergue in the towns ahead of you, and (2) following anyone who...
When I walked the Camino Frances in 2012 (since walked Portuguese and half the Norte), I was so taken with those wonderful, small towns over the first few days. Staying in their albergues, and encountering the locals for the first time was an enjoyable and rewarding experience. Clearly, I was...
The attached (long read) article in the Guardian newspaper gives an insight to the covid-19 problems in a town popular with the Camino community.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/04/spain-la-rioja-small-town-one-of-europes-worst-covid-19-hotspots?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Myself and my wife have walked the Frances and Portuguese and are planning to walk Camino del Norte in Aug/Sept 16. Accordingly I have been scouring all the blogs and threads to get a sense of the route and what is involved. To be honest, I got the impression from this exercise that the route is...
Hi,
For anyone who might be interested, I am updating a daily blog covering the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon to Santiago. It can be found at:
www.lisbonsantiago.blogspot.ie
Hope you find it useful.
Kieran
Hi. Walked 300km from St Jean to Burgos last year. Picking up from Burgos on Sunday Sept 1st to complete the remaining 500km to Compostela. Hope to update a blog each day. You can find it at:
www.marykieran,blogspot.ie
Buen Camino,
Kieran and Mary
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