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Three weeks ago on this forum, I asked if my booking with SantiagoWays could be a scam. I must report today that the touring company finally stepped up with their advertised package. The only incident to report was that the chauffeur, who picked us up at the airport, did not know which hotel he...
I must give you a belated update. Yesterday afternoon, I wrote to SantiagoWays, asking for a refund. At 19:30, before I had time to cancel the flights, I received a detailed offer (no phone calls, apologies and especially not an acknowledgement of my email). So the trip is now on...
As for the...
Thx for your suggestion, Marbe2, but we had planned to fly into Santiago on Sept 1.
By way of practice for the Camino, I have been doing lots and lots of walking over the past several months.
Sadly, very sadly, I’ve had to pull the plug; I have just asked SantiagoWays for a refund. I thought...
I would love to make my own bookings, but my wife - for a host of reasons - now needs a more formal organisation. I’ve gone through my old emails and see that my reservation was confirmed on July 27, 2022. They said « We will start working on it right away. » That was four weeks ago.
I spoke...
Thank you Pafayac, Kirkie, Marbe2 and Robo - I am very touched by your comments and « detective » work. The full sum for the trip had to be paid 1 month before our departure on Sept 1. The official reason given for the delay is that the operations department is « still waiting for some...
My wife and I discovered the Camino rather late in life: we were in our sixties, but love at first sight. Over the years we have done bits and pieces of the Way in both France and Spain; perhaps the most memorable was that trip over the Pyrenees. Now that we are old, with various health issues...
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