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That sucks! I am starting from Sevilla on Saturday 2 weeks from today, and hope it will have dried by then. Saw in the Weather App that it is raining heavily today.
Enjoy your Camino nevertheless! And any tips or current info are welcome! :-)
A menu Peregrino at 7 pm and as much vino tinto as came with it.
Just a coffee in the mit big. A piece of tortilla patata around 10 am (so 15 hours after the meal). No lunch.
I have been walking StJdP - Arzua the past 35 days, Camino Frances to Leon, San Salvador Leon-Oviedo and the Primitivo from there.
Private albergues have been between 12€ and 20€ for the bed (municipals and church albergues between 7€ and 14€). Dinner menu Peregrino has been 12€-17€. So...
Yes. The country road with very little traffic runs more or less parallel to the Camino path all the way down to Molinaseca. It is about 1 km longer, however you get to enjoy the wonderful view all the way down instead of looking down at the path and being scared of slipping or falling.
On my...
I am walking the Frances at the moment, am in Villamayor de Montjardin at the moment.
I found amend every night upto now … Orisson I had booked early, all others I just called the evening before.
There were beds free at night in all albergues since Orisson.
I have not felt any stress and...
Whether poles are allowed as cabin baggage or not is primarily a regulation by airport security, not the airline. I have flown from Santiago 6 times, always with normal poles (not telescopic). Lufthansa just checks them in for free. With Ryanair, I didn’t bother to argue at the check in counter...
The prices for accommodation (albergues etc) went up by 50% and more during the pandemic. That was justified, since there were far fewer pilgrims and higher costs for meeting the hygiene guidelines (only 50% beds occupiable, constant disinfection etc etc). However since 2022 the Camino (at least...
I just completed my Camino Frances a week ago.
SJPdP to Santiago in 30 walking days, and from there to Finisterre in 3 days.
I am about twice your age, not the fittest, though I have walked this same Camino a few times before, so knew what to expect, knew the trail by heart, and didn’t need...
Three days ago waking from San Juan de Ortega to Ages, I thought someone shot at me too.
There was the pop of a rifle from the left, and a rustle in the bush on the right across the road. I could see anyone, but a minute later Inheard someone running among the trees.
I thought about reporting...
I would just dispute the transaction via the credit card provider. That is the standard process l, the easiest and the best.
The merchant won’t be able to prove that they sold you the item twice. So depending on what CC you used, you sooner or later will get your money back. Amex sooner, MC or...
If you are looking for a nice and quiet place, try Casa Simon in Triacastela (15 km before Sarria).
Or even quieter, the beautiful Albergue Casa Flor in Murias de Rechivaldo (5 km after Astorga, call Miriam, the lively and lovely Italian chica who runs it (and speaks English).
Thanks LavanyaLea! I would love to hear of your experiences after your upcoming camino.
Your tips and info sources are most helpful! Thank you for taking the time to write all that down.
I had been thinking of transportation to Spain and back too (from Germany). Driving by car and leaving the...
Money or time don’t have anything to do with it. My dog has changed owners twice already, and I don’t want to stress him more by making him live with someone else while I am gone.
My question here was to get experiences from others who have walked with their dogs. Not to have a moral discussion...
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