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    Ordering beer in Spain

    This graphic might help! I usually just order cañas though...
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    Long sleeve sun safe top

    I used something like this from Craghoppers last year https://www.craghoppers.com/womens-nosilife-adventure-long-sleeved-shirt-iii-seasalt/ It was great, I was walking during a heat wave and it was very hot for me, I'm also very sun sensitive and burn easily. I found the shirt cool to wear...
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    N135 Puerto de Erro to Zubiri

    I did this section last week. I was kinda dreading it as I remember it as being tricky 9 years ago and all the guidance (WP, this forum) was dire. However it was fine in the end. The day was dry and it hadn't rained for a few days so there were only a few damp spots. It was doable, slowly and...
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    LIVE from the Camino Live from Valcarlos

    P.s.the pilgrim office advised me to stay on the road after Valcarlos but many pilgrims followed the camino path with no issues with mud or flooding.
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    LIVE from the Camino Live from Valcarlos

    @Stellamaris it was so lovely to meet you last night! Hi from Roncesvalles, I estimate maybe 60 pilgrims here tonight, maybe more. Buen camino and I hope our paths cross again.
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    LIVE from the Camino Starting the Invierno today - March 12, 2024

    I stayed there last August and had a very nice stay there.
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    Food on the via la plata

    I found it easiest to fall in with local Spanish food times and as "prefiero comer que cenar" (i prefer to eat at lunchtime rather than the evening), I would usually catch a menu del día in arrival to my evening destination. Most places that provide lunch serve it until 3:30 or even as late as 4...
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    Seeking advice on walking the alternative route through Las Medulas mining site

    I missed the turnoff for that variant when I was waking in August. However I did walk up to the mirador from the town following a route that starts from the Agoga hotel (very helpful behind the bar with directions). I was able to walk up to the mirador and then around bringing me to the camino...
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    Hands up! Where are forum members from?

    Yes but.... Not a terribly popular phrasing in the Ireland part of these isles and in fairness when you think about it, it is an antiquated and unsuitable term (IMHO). As someone from Ireland, i appreciate it when folk try to use alternative phrasing. Britain & Ireland doesn't take that much...
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    ? Accommodation in Montefurado?

    P.s. You might meet Asunción today in A Rua, she lives near O Pillabán. She would have the contact details re Bendillo.
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    ? Accommodation in Montefurado?

    @OzAnnie when i walked in August there was no accommodation in Montefurado. I did get a fabulous guided tour of the church though as local lady Marisol spotted me walking through and arrived to the square as i was having a rest. There is some pricey but welcome food/coffee at Bendillon and...
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    Contact info ? Number to reserve albergue in Villavieja.

    I emailed the address listed above on the day before a public holiday (15 August) without much hope of a reply so was very happy to get a reply a couple of hours later with details to get into the albergue. (i had tried phoning but didn't get through to any humans) So i would expect that you...
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    sweat/jogging pants, and electric toothbrushes

    I love my electric toothbrush at home/in real life but I've never manage to justify bringing it and its charger for a camino - just more stuff and it's simpler to use a bamboo toothbrush - easy and cheap to replace too if you mislay it. Absolutely the electric cleans much better but really will...
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    Best language school for over 60s in Spain

    Just to add, perhaps try to avoid taking such classes during the school holidays. I did a 2 week stint in Salamanca a few years ago. For the first week, a good portion of the classes were second level school students. Their spanish was good and they weren't disruptive or anything.... More that...
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    A solo American lady on the VF: Guardian article

    I really enjoyed this article this morning, was about to post it! It really resonated with me. I love to walk solo but that doesn't mean I'm never afraid. But it also doesn't mean that I'm not safe. Enjoy!
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