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I first heard this song in a bar walking into Santiago. It was being sung by a French couple who were nice enough to translate it to English for me. We were all celebrating with a bit of wine and between the wine, the song and the excitement of finally reaching Santiago the experience was very...
Yes, I would think you would absolutely want to help out and either cook a nice meal or take them out to eat. Wouldn't want to be a burden but a pleasure.
I have seen that website about places to sleep at the airport! :D Not for me. But the couch surfer website sounds like the people offer you a place to stay in their homes and then take you around to show you their city. I think that would be a lot more enjoyable than just staying in an...
I just found this site called Couch Surfers where you can stay in people's homes. I fly out of Geneva and wanted to spend a few days there before I leave and found all these people listed who will let you stay with them for a couple of days. Maybe everyone else has heard of this but it is a new...
I voted too. I actually voted 3 times by mistake. I kept clicking the submit button because I thought my computer was being slow but I was actually voting again. I got three emails confirming my votes. I guess it was okay to vote more than once.
Melinda
Is anyone on this forum fluent in French? I walked with a French Canadian woman in 2006. We were able to communicate because she spoke some English. We have tried to email each other but she doesn't read English and I don't speak or read French.
She found out that she has breast cancer and has...
We flew into Bordeaux and were able to get some euros at the airport. There is a bus at the airport that will take you into Bordeaux. We missed the bus so a man at the airport arranged for a van to take us and two other couples to our hotels. I think it was 6 euro each.
This topic reminds me of my experience when I was doing the camino. I met a French Canadian woman and walked with her for about a week. Her back went out one day right outside Sarria and after an ambulance trip and a visit to the hospital they told her to stop walking. She was determined to keep...
I came across this site when I was looking for house sitting jobs. They have rentals and also house exchange.
http://sabbaticalhomes.com/OfferedListi ... ords=spain
That is an wonderful story but easy to believe after seeing the kindness of strangers in Spain. You would think they would get tired of seeing so many pilgrims day after day, year after year but they acted like they were happy to see us and never failed to say "Buen Camino" and point the way. I...
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