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I've posted this in some threads, but thought it might be useful here. There is an excellent app for emergencies, of any kind, in Spain.
There is an app called AlertCops it is run by the Spanish Ministry. You download it and register with it. Then if you have an emergency of any type in Spain...
I have walked about 9 Caminos. Last year I was walking the Seaside Route and got lost in Vigo for about two hours. I wandered around for 10km trying to find a way out to Redondela. Through some sort of Grace a local man who has done many Caminos saw me and could tell I was a little freaked, well...
I can only find Brierly's guide which takes you from Porto to Tui or Vlenca and then rejoins the inland. I believe there is a route that hugs the Coast through Vigo. Does anyione know of an English guide or map for this route?
Does anyone have an address for the Albergue run by the Spanish Confraternity in Santa Domingo de la Calzada or know where I can find the address? It is a wonderful albergue by the way. :)
I had to take a rest because of my knee and a fellow pilgrim told me about this Hostel. It opened mid July 2012. It is really nice with great facilities. The name is Hostel Entresueños. It's on C/Portales next to the cathedral. 941-271-334 info@hostellogrono.com or check it out...
I am traveling the Camino Frances this year and am thinking that by mid August the larger crowds will be half way through, so if I begin then I would encounter less crowds. Is this wishful thinking, and should I wait to begin until September? My time table is extremely flexible. I could go any...
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