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We always take the Cercanías and it works very well. As others have mentioned, if you are connecting to/from a regular Renfe train, you likely have a combinado and the ride is free. Just be sure to use one of the turnstiles with the optical...
I've done rather too many Caminos, but my impression of the Spanish is t hat they liked to travel in groups-- schools, clubs, churches, alumni, gaggles of friends of longstanding, or just a few gathered together. For them perhaps it might be a...
There were two that meant a lot to me. The Ignaziano, from Loyola to Manresa, was a much more difficult camino than the Frances. It was not our first and we knew what to expect and how to deal with the challenges. When we finally arrived in...
Necessary? No. But I have my compostella framed in my living room, and every time I happen to look at it, it reminds me of all the great experiences I had and wonderful people I met on my camino. Sure, the credencial is a great "souvenir" as...
Hi, I love the Camino, especially where it throngs with pilgrims, I like the evening tribalness of it all and the close interaction, balanced with long periods of solitude of course, but! - there are a few things that niggle at me, not really...
Angus,
My first camino was the same SJPdP- Santiago (and Finisterre). I couldn't believe the incredible people I met, the apparent magic/luck of the camino always somehow managing to provide food, beds, warmth in Winter (before the days you could...
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