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Hello John
Walking an unfamiliar Camino backwards can be very frustrating. The arrows only tell you where you have come from. After walking the Salvadore from Leon to Oviedo, I continued north to the coast going backward up the connector between the Norte and the Primitivo. I missed the route...
Rick
I am 64, and just walked the North half of the Camino Madrid. My Spanish is poor but improving. Yes, I did have communication problems, but got some help from another walker. I wish now that I had done the whole Madrid route, as I enjoyed the solitude. I am now on the Frances, and it is a...
Laurie
The place at which I am staying would not be "nice" by north American standards, but proved adequate for me. It was the cheapest I could find on the Internet at about Eu 40 /night. One or two people, same price. I just needed a place to stay, decompress and acclimatize. This place is...
To John and Laurie,seasoned hikers both, I thank you for your replies and will follow your advice. John, I have downloaded your info and hope to be able to add any info I find enroute, and wil be all to happy to donate when I once again have access to those facilities. Ian
Thank you Jean -Marc. I am a fellow Canuck, hence the Komatic nom de plume. I went to the city hall as soon as I received your reply, but being Saturday, they had closed at noon. I can leave on Tuesday instead of Monday. Time is not a limited. Valladolid is a great place. I am downtown in the...
After reading this forum for a couple of years I grabbed a backpack, locked the doors and ended up in Valladolid, the closest airport to where the dart struck. I am here, my luggage is nowhere to be found but Iberia airlines tells me not to worry. My plan was to bus to Leon, but now I am...
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