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  1. ThisIsSpain

    Ease of getting to SJPdP

    Huge amount of great information. THANKS ...... but I MUST take issue on this "b. Air France bus from CDG airport direct to Paris Orly airport. Allow 1:15 hours." I would say from personal experience ....... Allow 2 hours MINIMUM ......and I'd be happier suggesting two and a half hours...
  2. ThisIsSpain

    Warning: Improper behavior reported between Astorga and Rabanal

    Yes, Reb ..... you have put it better than in several of my diatribes! Enjoy your day - mine is special. It's 5 years to the day since I set out on a 5000km cycle ride. I was left for dead by a hit and run driver (4 hours unconscious in a ditch) lost my entire life's possessions in the...
  3. ThisIsSpain

    Good Things That Happen On the Camino

    Impresionante - Eskerrik asko - lo siento por mi vasco ........ lamentable
  4. ThisIsSpain

    Good Things That Happen On the Camino

    BEAUTIFUL ...... your glass almost overflows! #respect
  5. ThisIsSpain

    Good Things That Happen On the Camino

    Yes, they are a tightly meshed NETWORK of forces - local, regional, provincial and national (...and international) ...and yet another IMPLICATION that the Spanish police are some sort of country bumpkins. I have worked CLOSELY with the police for much of the past 15 years and I have found them...
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    Good Things That Happen On the Camino

    Great of you to start this Annie. As one of you knows, I was very close to unsubscribing from this forum yesterday as I feel frustrated and irritated by what I perceive as the constant attacks on Spain, the Spanish, Spanish blue-collar workers (!!!!!) and especially the Spanish police force...
  7. ThisIsSpain

    Latest start time from St Jean Pied De Port?

    Caitlyn, please believe this is not a rant at you. Rather you are last in a line of people this week who have asked if they can squeeze a pint into a quart. You THINK that the train will get you there at 12,30. It may not because of illness, accident, strike etc etc. I was on a bus making...
  8. ThisIsSpain

    Money: Cash or card?

    Well AH at Bos en Lommer make me feel very unloved and unwanted! I went there this afternoon as Lidl who do like cash are closed. Yellow Bike under Central Station is ONLY "pinnen". "No cash on the premises."
  9. ThisIsSpain

    Money: Cash or card?

    What a curious comment (=opinion)! It's all about answering the question. The REALITY is "Cash is King" in Spain. It's a country in a deep financial crisis and the small businesses can't afford the charges the banks and merchant services impose for accepting cards. It IRRITATES me in the...
  10. ThisIsSpain

    Money: Cash or card?

    I live in Spain 90% of the year and spend the rest of the time in Norway and the Netherlands. VERY different attitudes to cards/cash. In Spain CASH IS KING. In Norway you can't use cash even on local buses! In the Netherlands I can take you to cycle stores that ONLY take cards! The local 7-11...
  11. ThisIsSpain

    Couchsurfing

    Noticed today that there are approximately 1750 hosts JUST in Santiago. It looks as if it could definitely be a way forward for some. Buen camino a todos. 1,770 Hosts Found near Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
  12. ThisIsSpain

    Best way to pay for goods & services on the camino?

    OK, I have enjoyed reading everyone's conjectures and opinions and justifications. Here is the answer: CASH IS KING Spain has NOT caught on to credit or debit cards in the way "most" European countries have. It's as simple as that. Punto, pelota. Sure, there are always exceptions but normally...
  13. ThisIsSpain

    New Camino documentary

    I see....well I am happy to highlight this on www.thisisspain.info Would you like the film showing at an indi film festival in Spain? PM if so
  14. ThisIsSpain

    New Camino documentary

    Confused....I thought it was available through Ivar in Europe?
  15. ThisIsSpain

    New Camino documentary

    I have added it here .... hope this helps http://thisisspain.info/travel/camino/documentary/
  16. ThisIsSpain

    Which is more accepted, Visa, Mastercard or American Express?

    OK, just some tidies. I have lived her 15 euros and work with all kinds of payment solutions. Cash is KING. Period (We say, "punto, pelota" by the way) None of the family-owned businesses want to work at zero to support the corrupt Spanish banks. AmEx is absolutely 100% completely and utterly...
  17. ThisIsSpain

    London to Ponferrada.

    Very valid point. Thanks
  18. ThisIsSpain

    London to Ponferrada.

    Why go all the way into Madrid (Yes, Estación Sur) when one can go DIRECT from Madrid Barajas to Ponferrada?

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