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I am 54yrs young and carried my poles for three days, then donated them, didn't really need them, wife used them but if i got mine out i tended to walk faster. My wife saw the benefits as it toned her arms up 😁
Hi there,
I’m starting my first Camino Frances early May, and I don’t know whether I need hiking poles or not?
I’m 26 years old, relatively fit and don’t have any injuries (yet!)
I used poles for the first time last year doing the Everest Base...
Just completed my first Camino, Sarria to SDC, things I over thought:
Hiking Poles, carried them for 3 days before donating them.
Headlamp and torch, wasn't really required.
Water bladder 1ltr and 1ltr water bottle, never used the bottle.
Change...
I've never heard of "copa" in relation to beer. "Copa" would be used if you're ordering wine: una copa de vino blanco / tinto (a glass of white/red wine).
For beer, people generally order "caña" (a regular glass). And if you want a big mug, then...
I live in Spain, and we just completed this walk, from Barcelona its best to fly directly to Sanitago, then Taxi back to Sarria, best option, We used a comanpy called TubuenCamino, and we had the premium package, with transport of bags and...
I live in Spain and this is totally correct, also you can get technical and go by bottle size a quinto, tercero, but normally we order a Caña as who wants a hot beer, unless you drink it quickly!!
For a larger glass of draught beer I would ask for a jarra. A caña is a small glass of beer on tap - not bottled. Cerveza is a generic term for beer - can be either bottled or on tap and served in a range of sizes.
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