Has anyone tried refusing disposable sheets in albergues? (Or thought about it?)
Eucalyptus isn't native to Spain and growing eucalyptus requires a lot of water and wrecks the soil for indigenous trees in Galicia. Eucalyptus forests are also a...
The problem with the disposable sheets is that they are totally useless. They detach themselves from the mattress in about 5 seconds so fail completely to perform the function for which they are intended.They are designed for examination couches...
Hello,
When we passed the split to go either the Hospitales route or the Pola de Allande route in late May this year, we found an amazing wood bench with an awesome wood carving of Yoda. I thought I must have just forgotten about it from last...
I arrived at lunchtime and immediately went out to check on the local geology. I have to say that I found it mind-boggling.
That’s the local beach on the left. And behold! The flysch. This is the stuff that you walk over on the descent to...
I think @KJFSophie 's suggestion is a good one. Portugués works well with kids (we took ours on the coastal from Vigo with the variante espiritual and enjoyed it. There are quite a few threads on here about people's experiences walking with kids...
I think the Camino Portuguese would be lovely for kids...the coastal route from Porto is beautiful along the beach with a breeze. If you plan to book ahead, Tui Trans is a reliable transport. I would personally lighten loads to walk in the heat...
Hola Amigos,
I have been doing some travel with my family of 4 in central america. We have two kids 3 and 4, they are used of hiking at this stage and we are used of carrying them! We fly to Madrid in mid June and are hoping to spend approx 25...
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