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  1. witsendwv

    Change train in Ourense from Madrid to Sarria

    I agree with J Wilhaus. We have often taken a flight from DC that arrives at about 6AM. Sometimes we have been at our hotel in Madrid to sleep by 8AM, but the last time our flight arrived with eight other flights and there was no one in immigration control. We arrived at our hotel about 10:30...
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    Train question

    The Renfe site has an option to change the language to English or French as well as other commonly spoken languages in Spain. I have never had a problem with navigating their site. Renfe however does not like my US credit/debit cards so I just process the transaction through Paypal. Easy peasy!!
  3. witsendwv

    “Buffer” travel days to and from Madrid

    If I could find the arrow or the pop-up I would, but the 'format' is even more illusive- however, as I type this it appears that everything self corrected. Thank you!! I prefer Chocolataria 1902 for more choices, but there can be confusion when entering. We have visited and have had to order and...
  4. witsendwv

    “Buffer” travel days to and from Madrid

    Chocolataria 1902 (off Calle Arenal) makes churros and porras as well as flores (plain, chocolate and honey). Another small business that makes churros and porras is Chocolate Madrid on C. Sta. Maria. We always plan a night or two in Madrid to sleep off jet lag- since we arrive at 6AM we have a...
  5. witsendwv

    Travelling from Santiago to Ferrol

    There is a direct train as well. We took the train from Santiago to Ferrol on a direct Renfe and walked to Santiago. Afterwards we returned to Ferrol by bus before taking off on the FEVE across the northern coast. Both were fine, but I prefer trains.
  6. witsendwv

    Best time to purchase plane tickets

    Lydia- I have purchased tickets to Spain for less money than my sister has to spend to fly from Michigan to Colorado to visit her daughter. There are often better prices on international travel than on domestic which is why we head to the east side of the Atlantic, and hopefully Ireland this...
  7. witsendwv

    Best time to purchase plane tickets

    Not Bakelite, but we do still have one of those, this works and is used on our landline. Just so I don't take this off track: from the US I look for tickets at the end of Jan. for Apr-May and a few months later for fall travel. 🥾
  8. witsendwv

    Camino Portuguese in November?

    We walked at the end of Nov. a few years ago. We do not stay in albergues, but met pilgrims along the way who told us they had no problem finding places to stay. Since you will be walking almost a month earlier it doesn't seem that it will be a problem. We walked short days, but prepare for some...
  9. witsendwv

    Santiago to Hendaye by train

    After we walked the Camino Ingles last fall we returned to Ferrol to take the FEVE as far as Santander. Our first stop was at the Playa de las Catedrales- just make sure you plan to be there at low tide! We enjoyed our ride and stopped at other places along the way- we only had a week so enjoy...
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    Suggestion on the best way to travel from Santiago to Madrid

    Tickets are available as of now- 10 trains listed!
  11. witsendwv

    Renfe Tickets Website

    Since that 11:10 is available the previous week, and you are looking for a Monday departure I would absolutely check this coming Monday to see if the train is available.
  12. witsendwv

    Is it easier just to fly to Madrid to start the Frances?

    We always fly into Madrid from the US so we can fly out of Madrid easily to home. We fly from the east coast- this time we are leaving from Dulles in two weeks and found the best fares. We have the time so we are staying in Madrid two days to recover from jet lag (which seems to take longer as...
  13. witsendwv

    more trains on renfe than omni or rome2rio?

    I just used Paypal to purchase five different tickets Sept-Oct with no problems. 16 days and counting!!:D
  14. witsendwv

    Advice,,, Madrid Airport to Madrid Train Station

    Thank you. We plan to take a taxi to the downtown and stay in Madrid for a couple of days before heading to Ferrol. I have been searching for this information, and I only was able to find info from Sept 2020. I knew I should have looked at the forum first!!! 🙃
  15. witsendwv

    Passport warning — expiration date

    Same here, we always renew at the beginning of our last year on our passports. Better safe than sorry!
  16. witsendwv

    Do and Don'ts on the Airplane

    My father was a pilot (not commercial airline), but he always said to keep your seat belt fastened at all times, just loosen it a bit so you can sit comfortably and sleep. Having the belt fastened keeps you in your seat in case of turbulence.
  17. witsendwv

    buying train tickets??!!

    I just checked the Renfe website. The 9:30 train is not available for booking, but the 3:30 PM train can be booked. I have found that some trains are not available if they are more than 60 days out from the day you are looking. Keep trying. I use Renfe and paypal.
  18. witsendwv

    Shipping items home from Santiago

    On our first camino we used Correos (on Rua do Franco) to send home some clothing and walking sticks. When sending a package of used clothing/sleeping bag etc. to the US write: "Used Clothing" or "Used Sleeping Bag" etc on the outside of the box and they will be duty free. If I remember...
  19. witsendwv

    RENFE idiosyncrasies & Interesting knife store in Madrid

    We bought these swords from Mariano Zamorano in Toledo on one of our trips. The diagonally mounted sword is about 4 feet long. We had no problem on the train from to Toledo to Madrid, but they probably see numerous swords and knives daily. Our problem was finding a bag to put them in to check as...
  20. witsendwv

    Train Ticket

    I have only used Renfe to purchase several tickets over the last six years. The English webpage does default to Castellano when you decide to make a purchase, but a minimum knowledge of the language is needed to complete it. Paying with Paypal is the easiest for US residents, as I have found...

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