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Your questions are very broad, and it is hard to answer Yes/No without knowing more detailed facts.
It is you, who has to have a vision and desire. From my point of view I will answer this:
1) Oporto
2) Feet
3) Absolutely Yes
4) Absolutely Yes
5) All the places you hiked were within US...
If you dont want to stay in Monte do Gozo, which is an hour of walking to Santiago,
you can use one of many other albergues.
For example
Albergue Jaime García Rodríguez,
Rua de Moscova, Santiago de Compostela
price = 8 e
Sue,
If you are familiar with the cell phones, many of today's phones have GPS receiver, that means, you can get offline map to your phone, and use it as you walk and it will show you exact position wherever you are. I found it on my camino very useful, since I was not using the official...
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