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  1. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Registering as a group: individual certificates or one per group?

    If you all have smartphones it's best to register online as individuals to speed process up and when you've done that you automatically receive a QR code. You will all get the Compostela but you all have to go to Office and to gain entry you all have to show the QR codes. If you don't register...
  2. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    I arrived in Santiago and didn't see a single pilgrim.

    So nothing's changed since I did it in June 2017 then !
  3. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Bed bugs in El Acebo!

    I would go to Local Health Centre asap to see the Doctor. They will give you an injection (normally your buttock) to combat your allergic reaction,an antihistamine. They will also prescribe a tablet to take every day for 3 days.That way your skin will recover quicker.
  4. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    English language alternatives to Gronze.com for planning Camino Portuguese in mid April

    The other free resource I use is this one https://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/ The Website has recently been updated with a nice design revamp.
  5. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Tour Company Suggestions

    I've worked with quite a number of them. They have much greater purchasing power so get the best accommodation rates that they can pass on to you. They also provide alot of resources and info to help you plan well for your Camino including videos, podcasts guides etc. They can arrange for...
  6. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Lines for the Compostela and Certificate for Distance

    Agreed you can do it the paper way but it's easier the digital way for vast majority. Yes I agree that they have a beautiful waiting area below that's probably underused. However, my experience with the Security Guards is they don't let anyone inside without showing code or form. I've seen two...
  7. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Lines for the Compostela and Certificate for Distance

    I was in Pilgrim Office yesterday. You show them your code (you register online in advance). When they let you enter you take a ticket from machine. You then wait next to screen for your number. It took only 15 minutes wait then bingo!
  8. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Pulpo in Melide

    I was in Garnacha in October 2021 with group of pilgrims and it was superb. Not only the food and cunca of Ribeiro wine but the service is excellent. The best place to eat in Melide besides Garnacha (and it is better than Garnacha) is Casa Alongos just before Garnacha on Camino to your right...
  9. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    So, the Camino Digital Credential

    It's not in the slightest worth purchasing! It's virtually impossible to find an establishment which is utilising it. The APP itself doesn't even have a list of them so you'll be finishing each stage of your Camino running around trying to find someone who has the code sysyem to no avail. I...
  10. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Digital credential

    I paid for mine recently but couldn't easily find a place with QR Code. There's few places on Camino where you can find one. I asked lots of established, pilgrim friendly hotels, hostals etc but none have it yet so I gave up. They won't even let you change start date as I hadn't used it so I...
  11. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Historical Importance of Ribeiro Wine

    Yes there are some fine mencia wines especially from D.O. Ribeira Sacra, Valdeorras & Monterrei in Galicia and in Bierzo too normally oak matured there at higher altitudes. We also cultivate the mencia grape in Ribeiro. In fact, this year the Spanish Wine Tasters Union awarded the winery Mónica...
  12. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Historical Importance of Ribeiro Wine

    I thought I'd share a couple of Blog Post's especially for my British and American friends who like history and wine as it's about Ribeiro wines. See https://englishresourcecentre.com/en/the-ancient-exportation-of-ribeiro-wine-ribadavia-to-great-britain/...
  13. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Birds & Insects on the Camino

    I live close to a private woodland owned by a local association whose aim is to protect and recuperate the woodlands in the area in the heart of Ribeiro. The Caminos Miñoto do Ribeiro and the Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros passes it the stage after Ribadavia when you pass Beade on way to...
  14. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Poll Which Camino are you planning next?

    The Ways of Geira Arrieiros and Camino Miñoto Ribeiro : From Braga to Santiago de Compostela
  15. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    A New Map - More routes to Santiago and across Spain than ever before.

    Thanks for update Michael. Yep likewise it's been a tough year for us who try to make a living promoting the Camino. Is your update available digitally so I can minupulate and print off? Or in the future can you provide a digital format?
  16. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    A good time to write (English) reviews of albergues to Gronze?

    Good idea I do it all the time on Google Maps.
  17. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia Message of hope

    Noraboa y saude a tod@s
  18. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Baiona or Pontevedra for a weekend?

    As your resident man from Baiona I can suggest you visit the following places near here as you mentioned ancient sites : Monte Santa Tecla in A Guarda https://goo.gl/maps/8NqiAZEqtyZSCrcH9 Muíños do Folón e do Picón, O Rosal https://goo.gl/maps/U6KtSBRE9CnJL2Me7 Oia,its Monastery (outside only)...
  19. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Pollution in Galicia

    Hi Kelly Ann of course I would be delighted to help. I have many contacts like English speaking estate agents, lawyers etc depends where you want to live etc the north (Coast of Death or the south where I live (rias baixas)...I just helped an American friend buy a flat in Nigran for his summer...
  20. Mark Francis Auchincloss

    Pollution in Galicia

    Having lived on the coast of Galicia for the last 8 years I can say the costal air is clean & pure : you can tell the difference..there's no industry here..I assume there are a few hotspots in temporal times . But another factor is that in the interior like in Oursense & Lugo province's there's...

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