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This bar is hilarious. All the locals yucking it up and there is also this… (see pic). When I asked the owner, he demonstrated how the pig squeaks when you squeeze it. Hilarity ensued. And the paella was really good!
I will start walking tomorrow from Logroño but I flew into Bilbao yesterday where I saw plenty of symbols of Santiago, traditional music buskers, and my sidra came with a good message.
Ok, I’m old but I do consider myself rather internet-savvy. But what is up with all the bots viewing the forum posts? If you look at members and who’s currently online, there is a tab for bots. (See pic). Can someone explain to me what all these bots are doing here? Data mining to answer online...
I'm starting my Camino next week(!!!!!) in Logroño, but I'm only walking the Frances to León; then I will walk the San Salvador and Primitivo to Santiago. I've gone back and forth about whether to take a sleeping bag liner and a sleeping bag. I sleep cold, and it's been a chilly spring, and the...
Beginning in late May. I'll walk from Logroño to León, then continue on to Santiago via the San Salvador and then the Primitivo. I've spent the last three weeks hiking the mountains and deserts of the American Southwest, in hopeful anticipation. Here are a few pictures. In the distance of the...
I am wondering if anyone has any tips for finding out about small gatherings of local folks playing live (folk, traditional) music in towns along the Frances/San Salvador/Primitivo that I might tap into. I am NOT a musician, but I will be missing my circle of friends who play roots/old...
Hello, I've found some old info in this, but I'm hoping for an updated answer.
I'm hoping to make the detour described in Brierly's guide to Canas (between Najera and Santo Domingo dlC) in late May and hopefully find accommodation and food there. I can find no information on Gronze or in the...
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