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Arrived in Comillas, somehow managed to.walk 18 miles today in beautiful weather, meeting loverly folk from Korea, Norway,.Denmark, Holland. The whole day is amazing scenery,.lotz of hills and beautiful beaches.....
NEVER - LIKE EVER - be separated from your valuables, even for a moment. Cargo pants with lots of pockets help.
Cross torso bags, like a fanny or bum bag worn cross-body are also good. The less it looks like a woman's handbag - purse, the more...
This video describes a typical flight from the USA to Santiago de Compostela with transit in Madrid.
(I think that the flights from Madrid to Santiago depart from corridor K in zone H,J,K in terminal T4 ).
So you land in terminal TS4, go...
I'm very familiar with MAD's T4, which Iberia and American use, but I haven't been to T1/2/3 in years.
At T4 you would go through passport control in T4S immediately upon landing, then take the train to T4. Rising from the train, you'd turn...
The group running the albergue in the ruins of the San Anton monastery near Castrojeriz have announced that the albergue and the ruins will be closed from 1 May until the ruins have been made safe. An indefinite period. Thanks to Paul Garland for...
For the sleep mask: antifaz para dormir
For the heating coil: resistencia eléctrica para calentar agua
Máscara para dormir should be understood. If you told me bobina de calentamiento I would have no idea what you're talking about 😅
I used the All Trails app last year on the Norte between Bilbao and Santander. Yes the app had the features that I needed, but you also need to look at the track you plan to follow. The Norte has many options and variations where you can stay...
I think that it is worth remembering that the difficultly level shown on an Alltrails route is an opinion expressed by one or more people rather than by Alltrails itself (a bit like opinions on this forum).
As a result the level of difficulty...
Here is my unpleasant personal experience. I used my Visa debit within a legitimate credit union on the Primitivo. The $400 withdrawal stalled and then spat out my card. 30 minutes later I got notified by my bank that $1200 had been debited. It...
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