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    I read on internet that eucalyptus smell different depending on the type. In Galicia there two: mainly Globulus in the coast and Nintens mainly in the inner ( because is more resistant to low temperatures). I think that Globulus smells more than...
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    Some questions are better asked elsewhere:
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    Pelegrin replied to the thread Vigo the happiest city in Spain.
    I didn' t know that they celebrated the French ( Napoleon) expulsion when much of their hapiness depends on the Stellantis factory future.
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    Pelegrin replied to the thread Vigo the happiest city in Spain.
    Metropolitan area of Porto is much larger.
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    Pelegrin replied to the thread Vigo the happiest city in Spain.
    The problem with the mayor is that he hates the Xunta government for different issues, so he doesn't help the Camino through Vigo.
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    Pelegrin replied to the thread Vigo the happiest city in Spain.
    I don' t know if you can read tbe comments to the article ( I am subscribed), but many of them disagree.
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    Pelegrin replied to the thread Portomarin Bridge Closure.
    Following with this ( sorry) the Italian cofusion with furt /forte was also in Spain with Portomarin/ Puertomarin that was the official name before democracy. Puerto in Spanish doesn' t never mean ford, which is " vado" in Spanish. In Italian is...
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    Pelegrin replied to the thread Portomarin Bridge Closure.
    In Galician, "Porto" is also a place on a river where people and cattle can cross walking on the water. In English is ford ( Oxford) and in German is " furt" (Frankfurt) where Frank I think is "free". Obviously the translation of Frankfurt into...
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    Pelegrin reacted to Kathar1na's post in the thread Portomarin Bridge Closure with Like Like.
    Scary. My heart goes out to pilgrims with a fear of falling off bridges because there are no security barriers on either side of the Roman bridge. I know because I've walked on it. Maybe better spend an extra night in Sarria or stop for the day...
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    Pelegrin replied to the thread Portomarin Bridge Closure.
    I didn't know that either.

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