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In Dutch language the news about it. By the way, the Spionkop is not in the Netherlands, but in South Afrika. But Virgil van Dijk is the great Dutchman playing for Liverpool.
Knowing some basic Spanish will help you a lot. Even if it is not enough for conversation, it is useful for a friendly chat.
It is also nice if you like football to get through the long evenings.
Almost every day there is is a soccer match to see in the local bar.
Above all regular contact with...
Talking about waves. On the Camino Mozarabe I saw almost no-one between Almeria and Campanario in more than three weeks. In Medellin I was suddenly part of a "wave" of nine pilgrims with still many rooms free in the local hostal.
The Tour du Mont-Blanc I walked twice, as 20 year old with a tent, and in 1998 when I was 49 year old and stayed mostly in gites and refuges. I've never walked a Camino but my impression is that the TMB is more demanding. Sometimes you climb 1200 meter, you pass through scree and snow. The...
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