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I found in Portugal the way to a belly full of happiness was best accomplished by wandering into one of the many low key back street tipico bar/restaurants & starting a conversation about food. Recommendations & tasting plates follow soon after, & when you leave that little place you are...
Hi - I'm no stranger to spanish food but you sound a little more well versed in the tipico dishes along the camino - & I'm collecting those types of dishes myself at the mo on a separate thread
(https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/the-history-of-food-along-the-camino.32563/)
I'll...
My girlfriend wears Merrels & swears by them
put em on & go 'ahhh yes' seems to be the tester
they feel good first time on, & thats the way it carries on
Re coastal route - a friend joined me in Oporto & we walked together only to the border, when she had to fly home again. I stopped there too...
my first camino was wearing my tried & tested ankle high buck skin tramping boots
they are FAB!
...but they were hot & heavy & boy was it a nice moment when at the end of each day my trail weary tootsies were set free OMG
my second camino was wearing patagonia leather/gortex tramping shoes
they...
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