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Does anyone know if you can get a stamp at St James in Sydney?
I asked this years ago and they didn't have one.
You can light a candle there, which I like to do at the end of my journey. I have lit candles along the way whenever I can since my...
I have done two intensive courses at Escuela Carmen de las Cuevas in Granada, each lasting 4 weeks. The first was in preparation for my first Camino starting from Malaga. I had no Spanish before this and learned enough to survive on the...
I get my merino from:
https://nznaturalclothingshop.co.nz/categories/mens/mens-merino-base-layers.html
I use the MKM Active Range singlets and tees. Have never had a problem with holes or shredding. Lighter weight merino tees from another...
Do not wear cheap plastic flip flops on wet cobblestones. LETHAL.
I walk in light boots and wear expensive non-lethal flip flops in the evenings.
I do not wear footwear in the shower and have never had a problem - yet.
Menu del dia for me. More expensive than the pilgrim menu, but usually MUCH better. It introduced me to the delights of a dessert of ice cream with whisky.
VdlP was my first, starting Malaga, so Mozarabe-VdlP-Sanabres-Fisterra.
I was early 50s, overweight and unfit.
Started early April.
Loved it.
I walked Frances and Norte in later years, enjoying both. VdlP was the star amongst those 3. Maybe...
Where I fly to varies, but mostly I fly home to Sydney from Barcelona. There are cheap flights from SJpdP to Barcelona. An enjoyable last few days in Spain. The cathedral has what is probably my favourite baptismal font.
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