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  1. Marc S.

    Growing numbers on the Camino Portugues - newspaper article

    Maybe on the CP people stay more often in private accomodation instead of albergues. I do not know for a fact, but is an impression I have. See also this quote from the article that the CP attracts many more high-net-worth pilgrims come with tourist packages that organize everything for them
  2. Marc S.

    Violence (nearly), due to snoring.

    Well you ask for thoughts, so here are mine. The incident was perhaps unfortunate. But it seems you are overreacting a bit. Please get real. Resorting to physical violence is never a good idea imo.
  3. Marc S.

    Do You Know This Person?

    Or more specific, their facebook group. It has thousands of members so if you post there, it may be read by her, or someone who knows her. If you need any help finding and posting in their facebook group, please let me know (I am a member of the facebook group as well)
  4. Marc S.

    Pros and Cons of Portuguese Caminos

    Nick, looking forward to reading your future article & it is really nice to learn more about the Portuguese caminho's. I have only walked the CP from Porto (not the VE) and would definitely include the historical towns (Ponte de Lima, Padron) as a pro - but that is my personal opinion. Apart...
  5. Marc S.

    Faro to Santiago 910km

    I can not really answer your questions. However, I remember a similar thread on this forum, which may be of help. Here it is: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/is-starting-in-faro-possible.64260/ There are references to some other websites, and it also mentioned in one of the...
  6. Marc S.

    Partial "Portugal Portion Only"Camino possible?

    I hope you are right, but I am afraid you are not... In warm weather and summer time, spreading of the virus may decrease, but there is a great change of a second peak, once it gets colder again. At least that is what I understand from following the news. Although these are confusing times - I...
  7. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    I have read that summary, and I read it as a usefull summary of legal requirements for cyclists. Instead of asking the rather stupidly formulated question (if you based yourself on Spanish legislation) I meant to ask whether - apart from legal requirements for cyclists- there are separate legal...
  8. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    Agree Dave. Maybe I sometimes argue for the sake of the argument. Hope you don't mind. Let's leave it at this - I appreciate your arguments though. Agree.
  9. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    Hmmm. Common sense is always a good idea. But I just thought @davebugg raised some interesting points which deserve further exploration. If this leads to comparing laws in different countries, I find this interesting (although all what really matters here is Spanish legislation) - and it is in...
  10. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    Thank you for arguing the opposite, it sharpens the thoughts.:) I am not sure if its normal for walkers to be inward focused. When walking the CF, I sometimes wish some were a bit more inward focused. But when you say that "Practically speaking, I am under NO obligation to be aware of a...
  11. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    @davebugg Did not get back to this yet because your post made me wonder about subjects like legacy and heritage in general, and I drifted off to the UNESCO website to get an idea of what actually is considered 'the heritage' while recognizing the Camino as world heritage. Interesting stuff...
  12. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    This is actually what I meant to say: some (20 or 30) years. I wrote 'ages', which apparently is not correct as I now realize that 'ages' means something else than years (which I meant to say). Please remember English is not my first language, and this forum is not for native English speakers...
  13. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    @davebugg Thank you for pointing out Spain's cycling laws and regulations. I hadn't taken these in consideration yet, which I should have. (maybe because Amsterdam cyclists behave like anarchists and ignore any kind of cycling regulations). I mainly agree with this, but the disagreement is...
  14. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    I could turn your argument around: why walk on an local mountain bike trail where people have rode their mountain bike for ages, particularly when there are other options to walk to Molinaseca ? But this would be pedantic. Not intending to re-enact the Monthy Python Argument sketch here.... I...
  15. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    I am not sure that no one is talking about pilgrims here as I have read some general rants against cyclists. Some posts have pointed out that what for us is a pilgrim route, is actually also a local path being used by locals (on mountain bikes). I agree this the situation may be hazardous, but...
  16. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    No worries Tom. At least I did not perceive your post as a serious advocation of violence. But I also think you were not villified. Just think the wording of your post was unfortunate - which we all occasionally do on this forum (and then we receive a bit of stick for this, and then get on with...
  17. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    I understand your position, particularly given your experiences. Still the issue remains that a lot of non-paved paths (that for us is the camino) are also local roads, used by local people, for example to ride their mountain bikes. You may consider that local Spaniards have no need to do this...
  18. Marc S.

    Etiquette for shared paths

    Thank you for pointing this out. While I recognize the challenges of sharing a path between walkers and cyclists, there might be also a cultural thing involved. I live in a country with more bicycles than people (the Netherlands) and I am rather used to the co-existence between walkers and...
  19. Marc S.

    Tomorrow in Lisbon - Pilgrim Spirit conference

    Looks like a very interesting initiative. Wishing you a good conference !
  20. Marc S.

    Questions and Concerns - Starting Next Week

    No worries. Signposting on the Portuguese is excellent. It is rather busy as well (from Tui onwards)

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