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I remember reading on this wonderful forum, years ago, that you can skirt around the commotion of the Frances by —- somewhere towards the end of the Primitivo, I don’t remember where- - getting a bus and crossing over to the Ingles. Entering Santiago from the Ingles rather than from the...
My husband is bery keen to hike the Primitivo. I'm a fairly tough hiker but - i must admit - i get really scared hiking along exposed, precipitous, ledge-type trails. I've been caught out with terrain like that in mid-hike and promised myself i'd never do that to myself again. Can someone please...
Ivar, thank you for your attentively-monitored, well organized and user-friendly site! There is so much information here, it could be bedlam, but you have everything laid out very clearly. Fantastic resource. And thank you to the veteran posters who are so quick to respond to people's questions...
I found it really interesting to scroll through this section tonight, and the person who mentioned the potential fire hazard of some albergos lead me to wonder: Do people smoke in the public and/or sleeping areas of albergues? I know that Europeans smoke way more than North Americans, and in...
I'm hoping to do the Primitivo in the early autumn and am on the lookout for posts from there. Am curious to know whether the facilities are adequate to handle 2010 traffic, the condition of the trails and - well - hope you are having a marvellous time! It occurs to me that perhaps the reason...
I'm hoping to do the Primitivo in the early autumn and am on the lookout for posts from there. Am curious to know whether the facilities are adequate to handle 2010 traffic, the condition of the trails and - well - hope you are having a marvellous time! It occurs to me that perhaps the reason...
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