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  1. Pilgrim_95

    LIVE from the Camino Starting tomorrow (2.7.2021) from Porto (DAILY UPDATES)

    DAY 5 We finally reached Spain :) We started our day at 7:00 and went to the harbor to get the taxi-mar, which was a tiny metal boat that took us and other few pilgrims to the other side of the river. It looked kinda funny, like being smugglers :D Then we continued to walk in Galicia, the...
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    LIVE from the Camino Starting tomorrow (2.7.2021) from Porto (DAILY UPDATES)

    DAY 4 We walked around 27km to Caminha, where we celebrated my mom's birthday. We slept in the albergue Bom Caminha, which we booked via booking.com. It was a great stay. We also got the tickets for the boat as the official ferry does not really work, but there is a fisherman who does...
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    LIVE from the Camino Starting tomorrow (2.7.2021) from Porto (DAILY UPDATES)

    DAY 3 Today's stage took us to Viana do Castelo. It was a lovely walk with some parts in a forest along a river. We have not seen the coast the whole day. Yet we have seen several weddings happening today. We started really early again as the whole albergue was awaken at 6AM. We had a great...
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    LIVE from the Camino Starting tomorrow (2.7.2021) from Porto (DAILY UPDATES)

    DAY 2 First full-day on the camino is behind us. After the flight and everything we called it an early night yesterday and managed to start at 6:30. We had a breakfast at seven and continued walking. We had a picnic lunch sharing local cheese, sausage, veggies and bread near some abandoned...
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    LIVE from the Camino Starting tomorrow (2.7.2021) from Porto (DAILY UPDATES)

    DAY 1 Luckily Ryan Air did print our tickets and we managed to fly from Vienna with no issues. We got our documents checked before the departure but surprisingly after reaching Porto no one checked neither our testd or passanger forms. It seems all very relaxed here in terms of masks and...
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    LIVE from the Camino Starting tomorrow (2.7.2021) from Porto (DAILY UPDATES)

    DAY 0 Here we are, it has been 350 days since my last Camino (Norte/Primitivo) and this year I decided again to post daily updates from our journey as COVID is still omnipresent and information from the place might be useful for many pilgrims planning to walk. Just a quick reflection: Last...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD UK - Portugal

    You can travel to Portugal with a test (introduced last week, before nothing was needed). When you return, there is a 10-day quarantine and tests on day 2 and 8. I don't believe BoJo will put Portugal on the green list before lifting the restrictions in the UK :/
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Portugal PRC test or Antigen?

    Medical screening means temperature check, they usually have thermographic cameras. The quarantine in Portugal is only required for certain countries that the Portuguese government considers risky (Brazil, India, Nepal...)...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Portugal PRC test or Antigen?

    The problem with antigens in Europe is that there is some EU approved list of antigen tests and their required specificity etc... So make sure all the required information is there on the travel certification. In the worst case, if you can get on the plane and the border control in Portugal wont...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Weekend lockdowns in Lisbon

    The Government decided today to prohibit the movement to and from the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) on weekends, from 15:00 on Friday until 06:00 on Monday, due to the increase in cases of covid-19 in this area. https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-06-17/lisbon-weekend-lockdown-legal/60521
  11. Pilgrim_95

    Camino del Norte July 2021

    Don't forget to book. We were on the Norte last year in July and it was extremely busy. You walk along the coast full of Spaniards on holiday. A lot of pilgrims as well, so be ready for some busy towns and beaches :) Buen Camino
  12. Pilgrim_95

    Primitivo in late October / early November?

    The thing is, that once you reach Galicia the weather is unpredictable for most parts of the year (maybe except summer). The other variable is where you walk in terms of height. On Primitivo, you have the Hospitales stage in the mountains. Some higher parts are also on Frances. It is hard to...
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    Primitivo in late October / early November?

    Just check the videos by Sarah on YouTube. She did primitivo in November 2019.
  14. Pilgrim_95

    Bookings for July camino

    We did the Camino Norte last year in the mid july. We walked from Santander and it was crazy busy. Lots of Spaniards going for holiday to the coast. Municipal albergues closed. Mostly pricey hotels were available. Quite a lot of pilgrims as well. I would book or reserve albergues at least for...
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    Pilgrim's Passport - Stamp from the issuing organization + first stamps in Porto

    Hey Lucie, glad to see another Czech pilgrim (judging based on the name). We are starting from Porto on the 2.7. You can get stamps along the way in pubs/churches etc... Eventually, the Pilgrim's office is not that strict with the stamps. Also you only need 100km to receive a Compostela, so...
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    Anyone use a Montbell backpack?

    It is a shame they don't have the "separate back" layer like Osprey backpacks. It helps with the smell a lot :D
  17. Pilgrim_95

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD [Outdated] No testing center at the airport of the Santiago de Compostela

    As our Camino trip is approaching, I have been researching the options of getting tested in Santiago de Compostela before our flight back as it might still be a requirement if you are not vaccinated or flying back to a country that might still not recognized vaccinated individuals. I checked...
  18. Pilgrim_95

    Porto Camino 28 June

    We are starting on the 2nd of July straight from the airport, as we already spent few days in Porto back in 2016 and the idea of just starting to walk straight from the terminal is just too tempting. Also, the starting stages from big cities are not really our thing :D Just too much...
  19. Pilgrim_95

    AMC: CF Open Albergues June 1st interactive map

    The red dots are quite confusing as most people associate RED with closed :D Otherwise, great tool.
  20. Pilgrim_95

    Accommodations Coastal Route

    We are planning to start the Coastal one from Porto on the 2nd of July, I checked just Gronze so far (gronze.com). It seems that some albergues still have the "closed temporarily" badge. Yet Gronze also has links for Booking and the hostels/hotels seem to be open. I recommend going through the...

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