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We just returned home from watching our second total solar eclipse here in the U.S. in 7 years. Our next is in 20 years. We have become hooked on the magical, mystical, moving unique experience of a total eclipse and are eager to go to Spain in...
Dear forummembers,
It is with great sadness I inform you of the death of @annakappa.
She and her husband fraluchi ( who was also a member here ) were very active on this forum.
They were both gentle and wise people.
They were always generous...
As a fellow Australian I can tell you that there is no chance of leeches of the type you are talking about and I don't think there is any real chance of any sort of leech encounter at all. Buen Camino!
Something a little unusual on the Spanish news websites today. Two pilgrims forced to climb an oak tree to escape from a cow defending her calf. Apparently they called the Guardia Civil from their perch in the tree and the Guardia moved the...
I just received a phone call from my bank that my debit card had been used by a foreign, possibly fraudulent website. They opened a case, but could not say which website it concerned, she explained to me that they can encrypt information so it is...
I would skip (by bus or by taxi) all the outskirts, suburbs, and industrial areas of bigger cities. And would cycle the Meseta between Burgos and Leon.
I don't hate music as such but I only listen to it when somebody else puts it on or plays it. On the Camino I was on my own, nobody to switch any music playing device on so I didn't listen. I remember one morning in an albergue they woke us up...
Hi Rey,
I took my headphones expecting to be listening a lot as I walked, however I found the sound of the countryside and conversations with other pilgrims much more rewarding. I did have the music blasting at various points though when the mood...
Ryanair fly from Amsterdam to Malaga. Fares vary but seem to be starting at about 55 euros. More options from Eindhoven where they fly to Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Seville and Valencia.
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