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  1. Alan Pearce

    LIVE from the Camino Via de la Plata - shorter stages

    Hi Jenny re Cáceres - In 2011 I shared a room with Marjude on the forum ] in the Hotel Cerrato in Cáceres. It was right on the Plaza Mayor and our 2nd story room had a little balcony where we could sit. Late at night as we sat there and gazed at the ancient walled city lit up by flood lights on...
  2. Alan Pearce

    Via de la Plata, April 2022 - to the Sanabrés, or Astorga?

    And it certainly does not get any less as you get older!
  3. Alan Pearce

    Was this cheating?

    On the caminos I have travelled, I have not taken any transport to shorten the journey, and I have been able to carry my back pack with me. Some people who have not done a camino in the same fashion automatically assume that I will be critical of what they have done. I am not. I do wish these...
  4. Alan Pearce

    Crime along the VDLP?

    Buen camino Sharon. Alan
  5. Alan Pearce

    Best month to start from Seville

    I left Seville on April 1st, mostly so that I could time my arrival in Salamanca for the Easter parades. The weather was not too hot when I finished, the last 2 weeks [ taking the route through Orense ] are in Galicia remember! Alan Be brave. Life is joyous.
  6. Alan Pearce

    Triana Backpackers in Triana, Seville, Spain.

    I am sorry that your experience was so bad. I have to say, though. that I stayed there in April 2011 and it was one of the highlights of my walk from Seville to Compostela. The staff even moved out a very bad snorer from my room and put him elsewhere, so I could get a good nights sleep. Maybe I...
  7. Alan Pearce

    So Many Routes and So Little Time . . .

    So Annie, any chance of meeting at the Cafe Tertulia on the night of May 30th, or will you need to be with your group? I leave town by bus the next morning at 8AM, and it would be good to have a chat before I leave. Alan Be brave. Life is joyous.
  8. Alan Pearce

    Is April too early for flowers on the VDLP?

    Hi Mary Louise I began my VdlP from Seville on 1st April, or early spring. I was moving north at 25km a day, and so was spring, so I stayed in early spring for weeks, until I reached Zamora and hung a left. Not only were the flowers beautiful, but each day was filled with birdsong. I too was...
  9. Alan Pearce

    April on VdlP

    Patrick Four years ago I walked the VdlP, beginning from Seville on April 1st. I was in early Spring for about 4 weeks, because I was going north at about the same rate that Spring was. I loved it, and would do this walk again in a flash, except that there are a few other caminos to do first...
  10. Alan Pearce

    Ourense hospitaleros?

    I stayed at Ourense in 2011 and the hospitalero could not have been more hospitable or welcoming. On the other hand, I have encountered the hospitalero at Lugo, and can only repeat everything that Laurie said about him! Be brave. Life is joyous. Alan
  11. Alan Pearce

    Easter 2015 on Via de la plata

    Hi Peter I spent Thursday/Friday of Holy Week of 2011 in a hotel just near the Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. Salamanca is famous for the processions through its streets in Holy Week and as they went through the Plaza Mayor and by the front door of my hotel I had a close up view. Wonderful! Book as...
  12. Alan Pearce

    How many days to walk the Via de la Plata?

    Hi Mel In 2011 I started in Seville and walked to Compostela via Ourense [1000 km ] in 40 walking days i.e. an average of 25 km per day. I left Seville on April 2nd and it was a great experience walking north at about the same rate as Spring went north - I was in fields of flowers for several...
  13. Alan Pearce

    Off to Seville tomorrow

    Buen camino John. You will have different weather to what the colony is experiencing this time of year. Alan Be brave. Life is joyous.
  14. Alan Pearce

    Where to Find a Credencial in Seville (Update February 2013)

    When staying at the Triana Backpackers in April 2o11 I was lucky enough to meet an Englishman who spoke good Spanish and who took me to the weekly evening meeting held by the Amigos. We got our credentials there, and they were distinctive in that they had a colourful map of the Via de la Plata...
  15. Alan Pearce

    Discount tickets for REV Madrid to Seville

    Unlike in previous years, there were no discount tickets available last year when I looked at the renfe website. I have travelled from SdC to Madrid at the end of each of my caminos and last year was the first time that discounts were not available if you purchased in the few days after they...
  16. Alan Pearce

    Walking the Via de la Plata

    Hi Mike I see from Jacquis' blog that she is currently walking the Frances again, with 2 friends. I walked the VdlP in April/May last year and LOVED it. You ask on tips re language - you really must have passable Spanish to make your way comfortably. I met an American who was going home after 1...
  17. Alan Pearce

    Lonesome Trail???

    I walked the VdlP in April/May last year and it was fairly quiet until I reached Orense, which is around 100km from SdC. Then it got busy! Alan Be brave. Life is joyous.
  18. Alan Pearce

    Credential in Sevilla

    Sorry michal, I meant to write that the credential from SEVILLE has 40 spaces :oops: Yes, it is barely enough, and another credential would probably be necessary. Alan Be brave. Life is joyous.
  19. Alan Pearce

    Credential in Sevilla

    The credential from the Amigos in Madrid has spaces for 40 sellos. Alan Be brave. Life is joyous.
  20. Alan Pearce

    Credential in Sevilla

    I got a credential from the amigos in Sevilla when I was there in April last year, although I did not start using it until I had filled my previous credential from an earlier camino. It was specific to the VdlP in that when you spread it out, on the side opposite to the spaces where the sellos...

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