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    Credentials in Porto

    Hi Onur I got the credencial on a Sunday at the catedral in Porto. I don't remember exactly what time I arrived, somewhere around mid-afternoon, and it was quick and easy, just a desk to the right of the entrance that had them. Have a wonderful camino!
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    Two questions: getting to the start, and an extra short first day

    Thanks Julia-T, we're on the same wavelength about the romance of walking from one country to another! I appreciate the pointers. The link that you shared is the one that I've look at, which funnily enough will let me book the early morning or later evening train, but not the many mid-day...
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    Two questions: getting to the start, and an extra short first day

    Thank you Mark, all good points that I appreciate! Ana
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    Credentials in Porto

    Hi Shian, Can I ask how it went for you to get your credencial? I'm thinking to pick ours up from the Cathedral in Porto on a Sunday afternoon. Though I also understand that if you need to start without a credencial, you can just collect the sellos en-route and then transfer them to the...
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    Two questions: getting to the start, and an extra short first day

    Thank you NorthernLight!
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    Two questions: getting to the start, and an extra short first day

    Hello, I'll be traveling from Porto by train to Valenca in late July, to start the camino there. My first question: I was unable to reserve a train ticket between the two towns. I inquired with the company, who let me know that you can only buy tickets for that trip at the station (other...
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    Tips for a tight budget?

    You're a wealth of information and insight! Muito obrigado Surya!
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    Lots of different km estimates

    Great input, thank you all. I think that we have enough time to accommodate up to 120 km (or, of course, whatever that illusive distance is that we actually walk), and I won't think too hard on the actual numbers in any case. I'd love to just walk and let whatever comes, come, without worrying...
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    Lots of different km estimates

    Ola peregrin@s I'll be walking from Tui or Valenca to Santiago in late July, and am confused by the different km estimates that I've seen. Other pilgrims (whose threads I've now lost) spoke of Tui being 102 km from Santiago, I've also seen estimates ranging up to 122 km. This last was in the...
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    Sleeping bag liner sufficient?

    Wonderful, thank you all so much!
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    Sleeping bag liner sufficient?

    Hi all, I'll be doing the last 100 km of the camino portugués in late July, staying mostly (or always) at albergues. How hot should I anticipate it to be at night, and would a sleeping bag liner or doubled sheet that I sew up be sufficient? Do most albergues provide bedding and blankets? Do...
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    Tips for a tight budget?

    I appreciate it, thanks all. And I likely would have assumed that anything placed on the table in addition to what I'd ordered at a restaurant would be included, so nice to have that heads up too! Buen caminos all
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    Tips for a tight budget?

    Thanks Falcon, I hadn't realized that about fire stations (interesting even if no longer a frequent option)
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    Are mosquitos & other insects an issue?

    Haha, thank you all, I appreciate the insights. I sense it might be less of an issue than it has been in some areas, but that I shouldn't discount it altogether. A otros desafíos!
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    Are mosquitos & other insects an issue?

    Oh. Not the response I was hoping for, Anniesantiago :P But thanks for the heads up!
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    Tips for a tight budget?

    Hello, While recognizing my privilege in being able to travel to Portugal & Spain and spend two weeks on the camino, I do have quite a tight budget. I realize that albergues aren't very pricey, and I don't intend to abuse the generosity of donativos etc., but nonetheless. I'll be traveling with...
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    Are mosquitos & other insects an issue?

    Hello I'm getting ready to do my first camino (or part thereof) with my young son. Our hiking and backpacking has been mainly in Canada, where mosquitos, black flies, deer flies etc. tend to be our main challenge. I anticipate this won't be so much the case in Portugal and Spain, given that...
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Thanks very much Marbe2
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Thanks for all your insights Anamya, I think I'm most captured by the Portuguese way (for the first go at least :P ). I've booked flights for my boy and I to Porto, so now I just need to organize everything else!
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Thank you so much Aurigny. I only saw this today, so apologies for not responding sooner, it was kind of you to share that. And I'm so happy for your experience with your daughter. I've more or less landed on the Tui-SdC route now, and I like your suggestion of starting in Valenca because you...

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