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    E-Bike on a train from Santiago de Compostela to Porto

    I am not an expert but I was told by a bike rental shop in Porto that both buses and trains have limits for number of bikes - and not alot. Some as low as 2 bikes and as high as 5 bikes - which is still not a lot. The bikes have to either be in a bike bag, box, or wrapped in plastic (saran...
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    Packing List for Bicycle

    I have seen many packing lists over the years for pilgrims walking the Camino, and I have walked sections of it 4 times between 2010 and 2018. But this May 2024, I will be bicycling the Camino from Porto. It will be my first time bicycling it. Does anyone have a packing list or suggestions on...
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    Bringing your own bike

    I appreciate everyone's opinions and shared advice. I have decided that it will be much simpler to rent two bikes as ossposed to bringing ours from Canada. We will be starting in Porto and will be taking the coastal route in mid-May.
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    Bike Safe Accommodations on Camino Portuguese Lisbon to Santiago- Are Stolen Bikes an Issue?

    Bobby, I am about to start from Porto this coming May. Do you still have your list of places that you stayed at. Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated as this will be my first time from Porto and first time using a bike.
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    Bringing your own bike

    Thank you for your help and advice. My current plans are to fly into Porto and to ride up the coast to Santiago.
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    Bringing your own bike

    Can anyone share their experience of bringing their own bike on an airplane, and then taking it home again. Especially if you have used Air Canada. I would be flying from Toronto. I am planning on biking the Camino this May. If I take my own bike, then I will have a bike that I am used to...
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    The Camino is calling me…early planning stage questions

    Allow yourself one full day before you start. It is a long flight and depending where your start, you will have to take additional transportation (van or bus or train or combination of all) to get to where you are starting from. You adenium will have you wanting to start right away but don't...
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    Ride share from Biarritz today (Apr 11, 2022) - trains cancelled.

    When I was there in 2010, the train was cancelled but they had busses replacing the trains. The problem with the bus is that it stopped in each and every town it passed, often having to pull off of the highway and go into the central part of the towns/villages. I did not time it but it did...
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    Santiago Airport

    I have been on that 6:25 am flight - twice. And in both times, the airport was mostly empty - other than some passengers, airport staff, and security. I know that getting there well in advance adds some comfort, but this is a local small airport - not like Madrid, Heathrow, or Charles Degraw...
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    Places to Stay in Santiago

    San Martin Pinario has a floor reserved for Pilgrims only at a very reduced rate. The nice thing is that you eat the 'free' breakfast in the same room as the Tourists who pay must more money that you do. The rooms are modest but very clean. You have your own room and own shower. They have...
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    How do you secure your backpack from theft as checked luggage.

    I have flown from Canada 4 times, twice directly into Madrid, and twice via Heathrow in London and then from London to Biarritz. I was very nervous about my backpack but a veteran hiker said not to worry about it, and if I was worried, just to put it into a large clear plastic bag. So I used...
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    A Little Jittery as I think ahead

    The van was full when I took it. Three of us had reservations and two more people jumped aboard at the airport once they found out that the van was 22 euros and drove straight to SJ. April 25th is 5 weeks away so if I were you, I would check back with them in a couple of weeks.
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    A Little Jittery as I think ahead

    How do you get back to Canada from Santiago? I have flown from Santiago to London, flown Santiago to Madrid, and once (and never, ever again), took the bus from Santiago to Madrid. Then each time flown back to Toronto.
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    A Little Jittery as I think ahead

    I had never thought of flying into Amsterdam. This helps a lot. I have flown into St Jean twice, and into Madrid twice. This sounds very interesting and I am definitely going to look into it. I am really glad that you mentioned it.
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    A Little Jittery as I think ahead

    Don, how long of a bus ride is it? How long of a train ride is it?

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