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  1. dick bird

    Which apps for family to track me

    Getting lost on the Francés is extremely unlikely, practically impossible even without a GPS.
  2. dick bird

    Snoring. AARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!

    Everybody snores.
  3. dick bird

    Re: Galego and Spanish on the Camino Frances

    Galego is not a mixture of Castilian and Portuguese any more than Catalan is a mixture of Castilian and French. It could even be argued that Castilian and Portuguese are derivatives of Galego. But that won’t win you any friends.
  4. dick bird

    Pork in Spain

    this is a pig farm. It is the kind of place most pork and ham in Spain comes from. I saw dozens of these places today and there must be thousands all over Spain. Walking about 5000km of Camino I must have a few hundred but only 3 or 4 times have I seen free range pigs. I am not a vegetarian, but...
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    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    And if you plan to visit the USA, be sure to spend some time in Mexico and Canada first to accustom yourself to their funny North American ways.
  6. dick bird

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    If it is a menú, bottled water is a choice of drink so not charged extra. Otherwise you can ask for ‘agua de grifa’ - tap water. What intrigues me is that red wine is included, but if you have white wine with a menú, they charge for it.
  7. dick bird

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    You could ask. I am 100% sure they’ll say yes. I wouldn’t try it on with the wine though.
  8. dick bird

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    There is a lot wrong with this post, not least the assumption that what is correct etiquette in one European country must also be correct in another.
  9. dick bird

    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    And while we are on the subject, pointing out or claiming that a country does not have very good public transport or health system hardly constitutes an attack.
  10. dick bird

    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    We don’t delete posts that we disagree with. You, and fellow forum members are free to express your opinion so long as you stay within the rules i.e. no sports, politics or religion.
  11. dick bird

    A New Way To Walk The Camino

    Or, you could do it on a Segway, or in a Sinclair C5, or on a pogo stick.
  12. dick bird

    The Camino will provide?

    I was going to quote that same statement. Pity he didn’t follow his own advice. As William Faulkner (a much nicer if more troubled man) said “History is never dead. It’s not even finished”.
  13. dick bird

    Do I need separate pilgrim passports for my Caminos?

    No. One will do, especially as you are walking continuously to Santiago. A lot of pilgrims, myself included walk via several linked routes.
  14. dick bird

    3 languages on VdlP stone pillars

    Kemal Ataturk abolished the use of Arabic script for Turkish. A common sense reform for a language heavily dependent on vowels.
  15. dick bird

    To those who brought a tent: How do I keep the total weight down?

    I would really invest in a lighter backpack, even standard models weigh under 2 kgs so that is a big gain straight away. As for total weight, 15kgs is doable - last year we walked a 1000 km through trail in Western Australia averaging 19 kms a day. My pack weighed 14 to 16 kgs, and I am not a...
  16. dick bird

    3 languages on VdlP stone pillars

    Ladino is normally written in Roman script. Until recently there was a Ladino newspaper published in Istanbul using the Roman alphabet.
  17. dick bird

    Definition of a Pilgrim 🤣

    Or a hole in the water into which one pours money.
  18. dick bird

    The Shell Toucher hat

    At least borderline racist but waspishly hilarious as ever, the great Noel Coward: “When the White Man rides every native hides in glee, because the simple creatures hope he will impale his solar topee on a tree”. Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
  19. dick bird

    Has the dog “policy” on the Camino changed?

    Each albergue has its own policy. Most of them say no because a dog, or any non human animal, in a dormitory is clearly unacceptable. Some places may allow a dog to sleep in the yard or garden. The only exception is certified service dogs: they must be admitted by law.
  20. dick bird

    The Camino will provide?

    This getting slightly off beam. I am not even sure if the quote is attributed correctly. Can we focus on the points being made in the original post?

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