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    25 km per day?

    I would not want to do 25k/day. I did the last 100 (was actually 120km). My sister & I spread it over 12 days! Had a place with a pool for 2 nights & did yoga at another. We slept in & because we booked ahead, didn’t have to rush. I will do another 120k this summer, same way.
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    Spanish courses in Spain; Recommendations?

    Hola! I have researched this to death! I have taken Spanish 2 weeks in Antigua, Guatemala (booked my own accommodation), a week in Cartagena, Colombia (homestay then moved to an apartment: nice lady great meals but no hot water & got locked out when I went out late), a week in Puerto Vallarta...
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    Which route for a short Camino trip (up to 2 weeks) in November

    Hello I also had limited time & did the last 100 from Sarria in June (took 10 days because of health issues). No regrets at all starting at the “end”! It was a great way to do a first Camino & so many accommodation options, I’d be less concerned in winter. I am looking forward to doing the whole...
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    Very brave of you to do 6 weeks your first time!
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    Yes, I found I used all 3 at first, then maybe 1, then just glanced toward the end. I did appreciate SW’s dossier at the beginning as I just tucked the paper in my pocket.😁
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    You are both right. I should have been more patient, called SW before taking a taxi, & asked how much it would be. I was tired that day🤷‍♀️
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    Oh my gosh, well said, & thank you! You mentioned alot of why I used a company for my first time. I must say I was pretty happy with SW. I basically told them I didn’t want to do any more than about 12 K a day. It was more like 16 to 18, and I was OK with that, but that was my limit. I checked...
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    Hi, I agree Castilian Spanish is not always the local lingo but have found it to be the lingua franca among my friends from Bilbao, Santiago & Valencia! I would I guess use an agency again, as I do a travel agent at home, because when things do go wrong, you have somebody else whose job it is...
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    Why does it have to be either/or? It’s not like anyone doing any Camino these days is walking in homemade cowhide sandals & scratchy woolen frocks carrying a handkerchief of bread tied with twine like 500 years ago. They have Tevas or Adidas & high-tech Goretex backpacks, no?
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    My sister & I paid $1200usd each for 7 days bag transfer, 9 nights moderate hotels which included most dinners & breakfasts, & medical insurance.
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    I don’t recall saying that I expected air conditioning. I mentioned it for those who are interested.
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    Actually I never demanded that. It was a suggestion.
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    You are very welcome😁. I was about to leave this forum completely today and forget doing the Coastal route because I was so hurt by some sarcastic & judgmental responses. On the date that Mr Brierley’s family posted of his passing, having bought one of his helpful guides, I was struck by their...
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    Again, not a problem for me as i am able to function in 11 languages, but the other poor sods could use a little help, no?
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    No fue un problema para mí ya que hablo español con fluidez, but my sister does not. I did load Google translate on her phone for when she wasn’t with me. I mentioned that as a suggestion that might help others.
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    My experience using booking agency for accommodation & bag transport

    FYI I used Santiago Ways to book accommodation & transport main bag along the Francés in June. They were good except one accommodation that did not pick us up when we called as instructed. Santiago Ways had told us to call Casa Roan when we got to Ventas de Naron as the accommodation was 8km...
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    LIVE from the Camino FRANCÉS: Flies, spiders, isolation & roommates: not what I expected!

    As the OP, I feel I have to respond here. With the benefit of hindsight, as I have now finished my “deluxe walking tour”, I can see why I would not have anything in common with people of your superior attitude! Rebekah commenting below implies you will only find out how “flexible, outgoing, and...
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    LIVE from the Camino FRANCÉS: Flies, spiders, isolation & roommates: not what I expected!

    UPDATE to my original post: we finished! I got no blisters, no bites, and we didn’t kill each other. I learned alot: this was my FIRST Camino, which I must remind you experienced, grizzled diehards. I learned MYSELF what I need & what not to carry. I learned what the countryside is like, how I...
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    Parador de Santiago

    Hi, here now! Excellent service, jewelry, spa products, and bookshop, comfortable room with luxury products, so nice after Camino! Just remember to close both the window and the shutters, there are two layers of windows to keep out noise. The best location ever, directly attached to the...
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    Parador de Santiago

    We are staying there tomorrow! Arrive in SdC for 2 nites, will let you know!

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