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  1. TheSparrow

    Place to stay in Porto

    Bom Dia :) I think the Hotel Boa Vista is the best place - it is old timey in all the right ways, breakfast lovely and it is in Foz area right on the beach/camino. If you prefer in town, where it is super busy and I think a bit distracting for the focus you might want to start a camino, I...
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    Tui or Valença?

    It’s the most amazing feeling to soak up the last of Portugal and then walk the bridge in the AM and feel the cultural shift - new sights, language, smells, coffee :) in Spain!
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    A week in Porto

    Take the 500 bus from Aliados (sit up top in the very front in the huge window) and take it to Foz (the beach area) and eat at Tavi and then walk the beach. Take the wooden tram back to town. Eat a "Frenchie" sandwich at Cafe Santiago, drink Port wine at night at a touristic cafe right along...
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    DANGER - Forest Fires - Coimbra and North

    I "trained it "from Coimbra in the spring, its about 8 euro and one hour on the train, and you just can kind of reset your camino there I might suggest at the Cathedral in Porto.
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    Will I be all alone on the coastal/senda litoral route?

    Hi JillGat superstar, The Litoral was very fun, but I was a babyish grump when the dunes covered parts of the boardwalk lol. But, i did see people. The Portuguese are amazing walkers and I saw them with dogs and all ages walking the boardwalks in the towns, traffic jams of Sunday drivers along...
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    Identified and captured an exhibitionist who persecuted pilgrims on the Portuguese Way in Teo

    Hello Ultreia, I can appreciate your concern with that. It looks like Alert Cops is a Spanish app that can be hacked like any other app - unlikely but possible. As folks have said here, the European emergency number is 112 - and they can speak English and other languages. I wonder if one should...
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    Identified and captured an exhibitionist who persecuted pilgrims on the Portuguese Way in Teo

    Here is a translation of the story - neighbors were also helpful in the identification of this man! There are always many people to help you if you encounter a troubling person in a town or village and you need help - you can knock at a door or ask someone at a cafe to lend assistance. The...
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    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    lol, agree to agree about colors - but I will call it the orange book :)) Also, I agree that the word "complementario" is useless to hapless travelers like myself - but since it pointed to a path downhill, I knew it was better lol
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    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    Bingo Elle!!! 100 percent sure - double pillars side by side. No fault of your own BTW if they are on your website, I just memorize your pictures and then follow arrows :)) and I had the best time ever!!
  10. TheSparrow

    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    These are them !! Minus the broken flower pot! Is this before Porrino? Or did I miss remember? I know I was walking alone a few days there when I saw them!
  11. TheSparrow

    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    YES!!! Those are them! Are they before O Porrino? I think so from your map?
  12. TheSparrow

    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    You are entirely welcome! They in fact might have been brand new - it was an interesting moment on the Camino haha! Thank you again for all of your assistance in the camino world!
  13. TheSparrow

    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    Hello! I am a fan of yours !! :)) It is the ONE, I swear, photo I did not take and I knew I would regret it lol! It Hello, I am a big fan of your's!! And your work is extremely helpful - so thank you! I recall the mural wall and then I walked and came to the "twin pillars" - if you turned left...
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    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    haha, well, one must not argue with an artist :))
  15. TheSparrow

    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    yes, I saw other options, but not side by side like this one - but this is helpful!!
  16. TheSparrow

    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    that is so interesting - I walked through there just over a month ago and it was just the pillars :) but that sounds interesting, and would not the town folks feel disgruntled?
  17. TheSparrow

    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    Yes, that is the author, it just kind of looks orange to me? anyhow, he was nice and told me his book -- he must have meant portuguese camino was only in German. He was scouting out his bicycle version and re-checking mileage. He seemed like a very nice guy. The village to village book is...
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    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    i was just surprised that there were two pillars exactly the same pointing opposite directions - stone expensive pillars side by side. I cannot find my image of them, but one said complimentary and I do not recall what the other one said, maybe someone has an image? The man I was at the albergue...
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    The Quirky Double Camino Pillars Between Tui and 5K Before O Porrino or When in Doubt always walk down hill :)

    https://sound-and-bites.home.blog/ About 5K before O Porrino on the Portuguese Camino you will come across two official camino pillars. One points left to a path that leads slightly downhill, and another leads straight slightly uphill which appears to be a town. You will approach it and just try...
  20. TheSparrow

    Accommodations Porto

    I really like the Boa Vista, it is right at the mouth of the Douro and the ocean, you can walk the ocean route from there - but by the river I love Homey - a small inexpensive hotel.

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