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  1. Steven Dwyer

    Rail Ninja or CP Comboios de Portugal?

    One definite advantage to buying direct from CP (Comboios Portugal) or Renfe is they will provide you with notices of schedule changes and cancellations. Very easy to get a refund on cancelled trains and in peak periods it helps to get advance notice if you need to rebook.
  2. Steven Dwyer

    Can I do the camino at 16

    While looking for info on discounts for Renfe I came across the following website for minors traveling in Spain. It might help answer some questions. https://www.interior.gob.es/opencms/es/servicios-al-ciudadano/tramites-y-gestiones/dni/autorizacion-para-viaje-de-menores-al-extranjero/
  3. Steven Dwyer

    Business ideas? - Just for fun!

    I didn’t think Barcelona was that restrictive. But perhaps they have changed since I saw this cyclist on a sunny day in Barcelona in 2009.
  4. Steven Dwyer

    Sampler ideas

    if you have time, you can always get some Jamon from La Tienda. I remember when they finally managed to get Bellota into the U.S. https://www.tienda.com/
  5. Steven Dwyer

    Sebastiao Salgado in Madrid till January! Try not to miss this exhibition!

    I saw an exhibitio of his photographs several years ago in Brazil. Looking for to see this.
  6. Steven Dwyer

    Bed bug question

    I’m currently on the Camino Portuguese and had a close encounter with bed bugs while here.I typically wake up extra early, so had a private room and was laying in bed when I noticed that I had an unwelcome visitor crawling towards me. I quickly went to battle and squished him and it was obvious...
  7. Steven Dwyer

    Schwab account questions

    The Schwab is a debit card so any holds that are placed by hotels will take a few days to clear.
  8. Steven Dwyer

    Convents & monasteries on Camino Frances

    Slightly off the Camino from Burgos is the Monastery de Silos. They offer multi day retreats. https://www.abadiadesilos.es/
  9. Steven Dwyer

    Xunta Albergues increasing their prices

    In one of the Facebook Camino groups I follow, a peregrina reported that as she was checking into the albergue she was told the price will be increasing to 10€ effective Monday. it’s been at 8€ for a number of years, so not that surprising.
  10. Steven Dwyer

    Live music on the camino?

    I’ve run across several concerts that were preformed in churches. Most notably, managed to catch a concert in the Cathedral in Santiago, and another in Logroño at their cathedral. Both were found by paying attention to posters near the churches.
  11. Steven Dwyer

    Garbanzo beans are so much better in Spain

    There isn’t a total prohibition on importing rice. I once had a long conversation with the customs agents about the rice I was carrying back from Thailand. In the end, I was allowed to keep all my rice.
  12. Steven Dwyer

    Any advice for when you want to quit?

    When I was boarding the plane for my first Camino in 2000 I made a promise to myself that if I had three days in a row where I wanted to quit, that would be perfectly fine and I could go and do something else. That didn’t happen in 2000, but when I was walking in 2019 I took the option to go and...
  13. Steven Dwyer

    Free breakfast at the Parador in Santiago?

    Back in 2001 it was breakfast, lunch or dinner for tge first 10 pilgrims that showed up at tge entrance to the parking garage. You have to hand tge porter a photocopy of your compostela. They had a small dining room off the kitchen for pilgrims and you had to pick up your food from the kitchen...
  14. Steven Dwyer

    A recent enhancement for my Camino Shell

    I recently came across this French, 15th century version at the Lowe AFt museum in Miami. It is about the size of a thumb.
  15. Steven Dwyer

    Cell Phone Usage

    With T-Mobile you can avoid the 25¢ a minute charge for phone calls back to your home country if you switch you your phone to airplane mode and then connect to the internet. I’ve done this now for a few years and it works great.
  16. Steven Dwyer

    Your preferred sello (stamp)

    One of my favorites is the sello I received from Felisa who had a stand set up on the Camino where she offered Figs, water and love as I headed into Logrono. After she died, her daughters kept the stand open. Don’t know if they are still there.
  17. Steven Dwyer

    The Laundromat is my friend

    Darn, I must have missed the memo on evening clothes. For me it’s one set of clothes on my body and one set being washed, dried and back in my pack. Still remember my second Camino as I was leaving Leon after a night spent in the convent, deciding to take a day off as I was passing the...
  18. Steven Dwyer

    Exchange Rate Euro to Dollar

    On my first Camino the rate was $0.87 for a euro. hopefully the lower rates will still be there when I am in Europe in October.
  19. Steven Dwyer

    What are some Common Camino Misconceptions?

    It’s a miconception that: The food in Spain is horrible. Time to venture a few steps off the Camino for something other than a Pilgrim’s menu.
  20. Steven Dwyer

    Pilgrimage as Way of Life

    J. Patrick, I am extremely blessed to experience most of your list on a daily basis. to live in the present moment; to hear peoples' stories and simply, humbly share my own; to find deep satisfaction in simple foods cooked well in interesting ways -- it's not of great importance, but I really...

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