I questioned the policy, but her English was limited and my Spanish is very poor, so I couldn’t get a good explanation.
no, because I was alone. All I know is that my Compostela and distance certificate were not in Latin. Should this have been in Latin. The woman in the office was not helpful...
As you can see, my name is the same on the Compostela and distance certificate. I’ve got previous Compostelas because I’ve walked the Camino Frances and Ingles.
I completed the Camino Portugués from Porto today and noticed that my name on the certificate was included as it is usually written, rather than in Latin, as was the case for my previous three compostelas.
Is this the new format, or was it because that was how I spelled my name in the online...
Of the two, I’d go for Logroño, for its tapas places, if nothing else. Navarrete is a nice village and I stayed there for one night, but it’s quite small.
If you check the schedule for the previous week (27-31 March) there’s a train at 11:10 which is the one I want to take to Ponferrada. I’ll keep monitoring the website.
I’m hoping to get a train from Madrid to Ponferrada on Mon 3 April, but, for some reason, the full (albeit small) list of trains hasn’t been posted on the Renfe website yet (there’s one service leaving at about 6 pm). Does anyone know when Renfe are likely to release the details of these earlier...
Hello all. Walking from Ponferrada to Santiago from 4 July. Looking forward to completing the Camino Frances, more than three years since I walked my first stage.
Steve [UK]
I always wear shorts (baggy and not made of cotton), as I usually walk in hot weather. Even when it rains, I've found that it's easier to dry your legs than a pair of trousers. I do carry long trousers (chinos, as they're lighter than jeans), but usually to wear in the evening.
Perhaps it would be a good idea to start another tradition of donating any wearable gear to one of the clothes banks you see in Spanish towns and cities.
Didn't Loco2 change to Rail Europe? I use Rail Europe a lot, as The Trainline charges a booking fee, I think, The Renfe site can be frustrating, but I managed to negotiate it three times recently. By the way, when I used my Starling Bank card via PayPal to pay for one of the tickets, it charged...
I did this stage over two days. I'm 59 years old and not a regular walker, so the first stage to Orisson was tough and the rest at Orisson overnight was appreciated. Also, I was able to enjoy the relatively easier stage from Orisson to Roncesvalles the next day even more, especially as you walk...
I’m planning to finish my Camino by walking from Ponferrada to Santiago in the first half of July 2022, and I have discovered that a couple of albergues are already full.
I make a lot of advance bookings, but I never fail to show up, most especially when there’s no penalty charge for not notifying them beforehand. Even when I use Booking. com, I try to cancel as far as possible in advance. It’s good manners, isn’t it?
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