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  1. brian560

    The culture has changed...sadly

    I would add a good head torch. We did a bit of blundering around in the dark in the first couple of weeks on the VdlP trying to find the arrows.
  2. brian560

    Schengen Requirement to show €100 per day upon entry to Spain?

    The airline has to find you a seat back if you are refused entry at an EU airport Hence the question.
  3. brian560

    For coffee addicts that like to walk early

    I use a silicone collapsible cup and coffee sachets. Most albergues have a microwave if nothing else.
  4. brian560

    For coffee addicts that like to walk early

    Most albergues have microwaves if nothing else. I use the microwave to boil water in a Sea to Summit collapsible cup with a coffee sachet.
  5. brian560

    Pilgrim Menus - what are your favourite items?

    No, what is it?
  6. brian560

    Pilgrim Menus - what are your favourite items?

    Generally, the smaller the town the better the menu del dia. In Madrid you'll be paying 15-6 E and get a small jug of tinto. In the back blocks, I've found you get a heartier meal and a full bottle of tinto, though usually needing a dash of gaseosa to make it drinkable. Then you usually need a...
  7. brian560

    Pilgrim Menus - what are your favourite items?

    Just a splash makes it drinkable for we Aussies used to good wine.
  8. brian560

    Pilgrim Menus - what are your favourite items?

    and if you can't get a good wine...most useful phrase in Spain is ?hay gaseosa?
  9. brian560

    Deteriorating Behavior

    I stayed in a Donativo at O Freixo somewhere in the hills near Vigo. The owner had a good ides. Guests paid 5 Euro up front and the rest donation. I think that is the way to go. Donativo's need to cover their costs.
  10. brian560

    ATM fees - which ones are a rip-off?

    If you're walking the northern camino, Leiberbank has no charges. The cash machines in supermarkets appear to have no charges either
  11. brian560

    Tips on walking less traveled caminos

    I walked the Salvador in May. No problems finding a bed.
  12. brian560

    Warnings about your (national) passport

    The Airline could also be fined in the process.
  13. brian560

    Best Bank Accounts for Travel by Country

    I use an Australian HSBC debit card. I can preload the major currencies. Some banks in Spain such as Santander charge an ATM fee. Others don't. You have to shop around. The exchange rate now is 1AUD to .61E. Pretty lousy but you won't get much better in the land of the long white rip off.
  14. brian560

    Orujo

    It's basically grappa and it's a very good anaesthetic if you have sore feet.
  15. brian560

    Are you 70+ and still walking Caminos?

    I met a big german guy named Hans walking the VdlP. He was well into his seventies and walking his 26th camino. In 2017 he was planning to walk from Le Puy. Inspirational. I hope to run into him again one day.
  16. brian560

    Rioja wine

    Thanks for that. I always thought Rioja was just a red from a particular region. Do bars stock Crianzas and above? and if I ask for a Crianza, is it much dearer than the standard tinto?
  17. brian560

    Different credentials

    I am going to get a credential in Porto for the Portugese camino. If I get a spare credential from there, can I use it for the Northern Camino which I will walk after I finish the Portugese camino?
  18. brian560

    A bizarre question

    You didn't miss anything. It was a very ordinary game.
  19. brian560

    I'm not freaking out enough...

    I'm off on a Camino shortly and feeling pretty voorpretish myself.
  20. brian560

    tipping

    I usually take my cup in after drinking outside. It seems to be appreciated, in Spain anyway.

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