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I wore only the thinnest injinji liners with my hiking boots for the entire Frances. I never got a blister. I trained in them for 8 months before I went. I have foot and ankle problems that require a close boot and tight ankle support. Thicker socks are painful and make my ankles wobble. They do...
Thank you for posting this. I’ve wanted to walk a pilgrimage in Germany for years! How did you find your accommodations? Is there a guidebook somewhere?
Indeed she is! She came to the APOC Annual Gathering in Early April and did an absolutely fascinating talk on Saint Martin. Although she doesn’t Blog any more (she said it got too time consuming), I believe there is a website of her activities somewhere. She was going on to walk a string of...
My family has deep roots in this area and I still live there part time. The Pacific Crest trail is a thru-hike trail, bypassing the towns and doing very little to help the people here much in terms of publicity or assistance to the economy. There have been a lot of efforts to improve trails up...
I triple endorse previous posts advising you to book the ticket well in advance. I was in Santiago at the end of August, which is a very busy time. I tried to reserve a train seat about ten days before I planned to return to Madrid and all trains were completely sold out. I had planned to spend...
Jeremy, I second the other remarks here about how wonderful it was to read your blog. I, too, am now considering a winter Camino! Both your writing and your photography are so well done!
Oh, and I discovered that outside of the tourist places surrounding the cathedral, almost nobody in Santiago speaks English! But people were always super nice and helpful when they saw I was trying to speak a little Spanish.
I can recommend Academia Iria Flavia in Santiago. I rented an Airbnb in Santiago for the month of August and enrolled in Spanish lessons for the entire month. The instructors were all excellent and it’s a small, friendly organization. I enrolled in the standard group lessons held 9-1 daily, but...
I second Tom on HM Rosaleda. I went in August for Urinary Tract pain. I was assigned an interpreter who led me around and made sure I knew what was happening. I was there for a few hours, had labs, saw a doctor, got a prescription. Very nice interpreter, system was quite efficient. I was given...
Rental car sounds like best option; I’d be interested to see if there is a public transpo option that would work. Maybe post on this forum and leave message at places like Pilgrim House in Santiago for people who would want to ride share if you rent a car?
This is off the Renfe website:
On AVE and Larga Distancia (long distance high-speed) trains, you can travel with your pet as long as:
you have a small pet: dogs, cats, ferrets and birds (not poultry).
your pet weighs no more than 10 kg
your pet travels inside a cage or carrier at all times...
Is you dog small enough to carry in a carry all type dog crate? I saw several people getting off the train at A Coruña with little dogs in cushioned carry-all crates when I visited there.
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