Nice & Steady

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  Nice & Steady reacted to Tincatinker's post in the thread Silly way to spend the day? with Like.
  
  Yes. Spend the day in Santiago. So much to see and experience. You could just spend the day in the Obradoiro sharing the joys of all your fellow pilgrims as they arrive. You could explore the city beyond its "classic" sights. You could spend the...
  
  Thursday at 5:51 PM
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  Nice & Steady reacted to jsalt's post in the thread private albergues cancelling reservations with Like.
  
  Hi, yes, I was leading a group of 14 people when I got a whatsapp one morning, from our next overnight accommodation . . . his young daughter had been killed in a car accident after school the previous evening, and he couldn’t accommodate us that...
  
  Jul 3, 2024
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  Nice & Steady reacted to KJFSophie's post in the thread Finally - real food in Santiago!!! with Like.
  
  I'm intrigued by this info, however having made numerous pilgrimages to Santiago I'm lost as to your directions. Round the corner and up the hill is basically what one does every 5 minutes in Santiago ( at least in my perspective ). If I am...
  
  Jun 17, 2024
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  Nice & Steady reacted to BROWNCOUNTYBOB's post in the thread Hikers / Lamb Wool with Like.
  
  My wife learned about lambs wool during our first camino in 2015. Since then, she always stocks up on this for each camino. I believe she found some at a CVS pharmacy, but it's also available on Amazon. Both of us use this, by wrapping some...
  
  Jun 2, 2024
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  Nice & Steady reacted to joramos's post in the thread Volunteering at Pilgrim’s Office in Santiago with Like.
  
  Yes, the compostela, and distance certificate processing, are all computerized now. When a pilgrim walks up to your counter, "hello, ola (Spanish), bonjour (French), bonjourno (Italian), hallo (German) then scan his/her bar code. The bar code...
  
  May 31, 2024
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  Nice & Steady reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Santiago to Muxia / Finisterre - break stops with Like.
  
  A quick thought bearing in mind the helpful post from @priscillavivio above, carry a couple of oblongs of bubble wrap, roughly 40 X 60 cm. Folded in half on a wet day or even in quarters if it's fine it's comfortable, keeps your posterior dry, is...
  
  May 30, 2024
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  Nice & Steady reacted to Pafayac's post in the thread Group of prison inmates walking the Camino with Like.
  
  Le Seuil french association allows a judge to give a choice to a young desperado, before he definitly fall in criminality: - either the jail - or walking on the Camino with a adult guide. It seems to work: about 95% of those who choose the...
  
  May 28, 2024
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  Nice & Steady reacted to TravellingMan22's post in the thread standard of living/quality of life in Spain with Like.
  
  By w i guess the strongest advocacy I can give of Spain…. I am currently looking for somewhere to live and settle. I have been nomadic for 4 years and maybe will be for another 2 years but it can’t go on forever. I have about 10 key criteria...
  
  May 8, 2024
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