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Hi all:
I've been meaning to post this for a few weeks, but as usual, real life gets in the way...
Anyway: there have been in this forum a few threads listing the places where "The Way" was shot, and I thought that it would be a good idea to compile the information in them in a single place...
Hello:
Just a heads up, if you are walking the Camino and happen to be in Belorado during these days. This weekend (5th to 7th), there will be the second edition of Expohistorica, an historical exhibition/reenactment event organized by the city council. This year there will be, among other...
Hi all:
Just a heads up in case you are near San Juan de Ortega today or tomorrow (more on this later), since you might have the chance of watching live the "Miracle of the light". As described previously in this forum:
The effect takes place on the spring and autumn equinocces. According to...
Not sure if this is the proper forum... Anyway, when walking the Camino and seeing an old medieval cathedral, it would be interesting to have this in mind:
https://churchpop.com/2015/02/23/medieval-cathedrals-color/
If I may...
We can also transport your luggage stage by stage. You can read an English language description of our service at our website:
http://www.caminofacil.net/en/
You can send part of your luggage straight to Santiago for storage (at Ivar's place, for example :), though we also offer...
Hello all:
During today and tomorrow, there will be an "explosive cyglogenesis" (does this expression even exist in English?) affeting the NW part of the Peninsula, specially Galicia and León. This means that heavy rain and strong winds are expected (by strong I mean winds of up to 100 km/h in...
http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2015/09/03/55e84d7a268e3e6c308b4594.html
The spanish Guardia Civil has arrested a 73-years old man for sexual assault against three german female pilgrims, in the Villaviciosa zone (in Asturias). One of the assaults took place in May 2014, and the other two during...
Hello all:
It hasn't been picked up by the spanish media yet, but I have seen on Twitter an announcement according to which there might be a RENFE (spanish train network) strike on september, on the 4th, 11th, 14th and 15th.
The news came from the personal Twitter of a spanish train driver...
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