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    Rail disruption in France today.

    Eurostar has certainly stated cancelling at least up to and including Sunday so check your inbox if you are travelling!
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    Rail disruption in France today.

    Thank you! Yes I have a booking Sunday from Strasbourg to Paris (and quite a few new week), meeting sometime who has a Eurostar booking from London to Paris on Sunday. Hoping for a good outcome though have booked a Flixbus as contingency! The search by station is very handy.
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    Rail disruption in France today.

    Just in case anyone missed it there is a huge amount of rail disruption today in France due to some malicious. Likely to rumble on a bit with cancellations and big delays. Check SNCF for specific train if you are travelling. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cxe24vg59lzt
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    Silly me, wanting to fall in love on the Camino

    Ah well done great idea. I think putting women in control is a great idea. I have quite a few female friends on Bumble, where females initiate first contact, They really like it and it’s appears very successful. . I don’t think women would mind this feature and men may be fine with it too!
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    Camino by skateboard?

    With great respect I’ve really can’t be bothered. If you can’t understand the sentiment behind my post - anyone who does anything out of the ordinary tends to get quizzical and sometime disparaging questions - then that’s up to you.!!
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    Camino by skateboard?

    I think you are missing the point! Read the post I responded to.
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    Camino by skateboard?

    Ah the old ‘Why on earth would someone want to’ angle. Funny enough many have said that to me about walking a Camino. Something like ‘why on earth would you walk 800km across Spain, sleeping in dorms, get up at 6am etc’ when you could be on a cruise, in Benidorm /Acapulco knocking back the...
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    Camino by skateboard?

    I guess my thought is skateboard the parts that he can but maybe could use roller blades/skates for areas that may be too tough to skateboard? Many people who are good on a skateboard are good on rollers too. I certainly find skates easier that boarding in some areas. Just a thought!
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    Camino by skateboard?

    Go for it! Pilgrims find everything and everyone a nuisance sadly, you will never please many of them. so crack on!
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    Cheating

    It’s a lot higher than 15% now. Suggested gratuity tends to 18, 20 or 25% I think or sometimes 20/22/25. It’s a cultural thing though so I wouldn’t file it under ‘rip off’. Americans seem largely accepting of it, on the surface anyway, though it shocks Europeans. There seems to be a lot of...
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    Cheating

    JMHO too but I sense from this forum that many pilgrims are quite nervous about engaging with locals, many are introvert, nervous and don’t like crowds and want to be alone. Nothing wrong with that and as a very shy child and teenager I get it. There are also pressure to do laundry, edit blogs...
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    Cheating

    Certainly agree with that. I had a local pub in my hometown for about 15 years and we had the run of the place. We were always skint by the third week of the month so we could run a tab, we even poured our own beer sometime. We had plenty of perks but gave plenty back to them such as business by...
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    4 and 5 star hotels

    I only ever stay in shared dorms, and I grateful for a working shower and hot water, but plenty of folks on here stay in private rooms, and sounds like they get some high spec accommodation.even though it’s not graded as 4 or 5 star. Obv in cities you can really spoil yourself with boutique or...
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    Cheating

    Fear not, I do deal with it immediately and it doesn’t rankle. Never. It’s in the moment. If I walk out and don’t challenge then I’m at fault. As I say I have only had generosity in Spanish bars. Free drinks, free food, great prices and so on. If you are travelling alone sit at the bar and get...
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    Cheating

    Ah thank you! Sorry to add to your workload. I have just spent two hours in a wellness centre which was quite dark and came out to bright sunlight! My eyes were on fire. Its was a very grey morning and forecast so ditched sunglasses. I wanted to post quickly before I consumed a couple of...
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    Cheating

    Seems like we are confusing a few things… If you turn up at the Fornidden City iin Beijing, you will be paying more that the Chinese and it is clearly shown on the board. Similarly the EU charges special rates for EU citizens in some cases. They’re are millions of examples of this. Then...
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    Cheating

    Ooh yes! Good spot! I was typing into an iPhone with a cracked screen with the sun shining right down very intensely! My eyes are still blurry now even though I have found shade! Thank you highlighting! Should have read ‘That said I think Spain rates as one of the places least likely to rip...
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    Cheating

    I mean what I have said really. I not am Spanish but have probably spent about 2 of the last 4 years there. Only about 2.5 months of that on Camino. The sort of place I go to will tend to charge wine about €1.5 to €3 so if the cost for say 4 drinks rolls up to €12 I tap and go. If with someone...
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    Cheating

    To be honest, the places I frequent , rarely see a a paper bill and often don’t know what the charge is. I just run my card on the machine. The value pops on my phone instantly. Normally I am happy with the charge I see!
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    Cheating

    L I guess I do on intuition. I tend to frequent cheap end local bars. A glass of wine rarely goes above €2. It may be €1.50 next door but happy to pay more if I like the place or there are some interesting looking characters in. I don’t tend to ask the price although I would do in central BCN...

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