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I'm another "sandalista." I've walked my last few Caminos, including the more "rugged" San Salvador exclusively in open toe hiking sandals.
Like @BeatriceKarjalainen I find it easy to remove the occasional small stone without having to take off...
I have walked all my caminos in only Teva Tirra. I wear toe socks as base layer and Smartwool socks on top. I have had no problems with blister nor bumping into stones. I prefer open toe sandals as I can get the pebbles out and when walking...
I buy packaged single serving salads that usually have chicken or other protein in them. In a Mercadona I bought a package near those salads to make chicken wraps with flour tortillas, veggies, sauce, etc. The larger supermarkets have a pretty...
Walked this Camino in 2022 — The Wise app had a solid list of albergues. It also provides ‘off Camino’ routing options to get you off high-speed main roadways when necessary. From Lisbon to Tomar there is a lot of road walking and the paths are...
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