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Coffee is widely available, but preparing it in your albergue will depend on the equipment it has! Just turn into the first bar or cafe you come to. They will render aid.Hello I would like to stay only in hostels that got place where I could prepare, in the early morning time a cup of coffee or tea, ......cant imagine just jump out of the bed and walk drinking cold water for first 3h before I find coffee shop!
Mine camino will begine from porto airport soon
Hello I would like to stay only in hostels that got place where I could prepare, in the early morning time a cup of coffee or tea, ......cant imagine just jump out of the bed and walk drinking cold water for first 3h before I find coffee shop!
Mine camino will begine from porto airport soon
......cant imagine just jump out of the bed and walk drinking cold water for first 3h before I find coffee shop!
You might discover a new morning routine that you like just as much
Tea in England was introduced by a Portuguese queen, Catarina de Bragança who was married with Charles II of England . Her statue you'll encounter when you walk from Lisboa Parque das Nações direction Alverca de Ribatejo on the caminho. . Close by the Vasco da Gama bridge you can see it when you walk on the boardwalk .There are many options on the way from Porto, the infrastructure is excellent there. I am a tea drinker myself, so I usually take teabags with me when I travel, green tea with jasmin and some herbal as well. Portugal has no tea culture, but you could find green and black tea if you ask for it in the cafes. Portugal is all about coffee though, I usually had my first espresso after a couple of hours of walking, of course with pastel de nataMost of the albergues in Portugal have kitchens, so you can cook or make tea in the morning. In Galicia it's another story though as the municipal ones are bare, no kitchen equipments there whatsoever, even a kettle. So there be flexible and get it in the cafes on the way or stay in the private one where you could use the amenities. You may find it peculiar to see how your dependance on morning coffee routine might change on the way, but when you get back home you most probably feel that coffe there is just bearable in comparison
You are welcomehey Albertinho thanks for this, you have a lot of good info! You know a lot
You are all lovely thx for reply, yeah lets search for coffe together and if we cant find any in the morning lets gather on our way to Santiago and complain and talk about lack of coffe!
My trip to Santiago will lead through coffe shops and pasteries, I hope that during this delicious experience I wont lose my way... btw am slim so don't want to lose a lot of weight soo will eat more cakes
Although if you see a sign "Bar 50 meters" expect it to be 250.just sit around or get walking and find that you find it at a bar only 100 metres away (which is very likely anyway).
How much do they weigh? Me, the bike, and the baggage total 137 kg. I made it over the mountains in Galicia and Bilbao, but I don't recommend it!Probably only useful for caffeine-addicted cyclists.... if you need coffee and can carry the weight.
The blue gasbottles we found at shops selling buildingmaterials . anyway in Portugal. Furthermore at big stores like Decathlon . But as was written before at almost every corner of my the street you'll find a bar , bakershop or restaurant where they will make you a coffee or tea with love and at low costs. If you see this sign outside you know there will be COFFEEE !Hello lovely pilgrims!
Thank you for all you messages, all very helpful!
I bought recently a windburner https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=47wDz0a3&id=B4F4BAFD444E72B95547EF39CEFAE2780BE8EC0A&thid=OIP.47wDz0a3vwiGOQUGI0tTuwHaJ4&mediaurl=http://loadoutroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0105-630x840.jpg&exph=840&expw=630&q=windburner&simid=608051729338467532&selectedIndex=2&ajaxhist=0 it is very compact and boil very fast one liter of water but it needs gas bottle, the mini one with tapped screw like top attachment. In uk I use it when I walk, I cook or brew coffee or tea and If I want to drink later I transfer rest hot drink to my thermo flask. It would be super usefull to use it on my way to Santiago from Porto, does anyone know if there is a camping shop that definitely sell those gas bottles say 100g ones? I say definitely because If I take it with me I want to use it and not just carry it an be unhappy not finding gas... it is impossible to take a gas bottle on board of the plane even if in the main lagguage bag due to cabin pressure changes and safety.... please help me to find this gas bottle in porto and I will make you a lovely coffee when we met on the way to Santiago!
The blue gasbottles we found at shops selling buildingmaterials . anyway in Portugal. Furthermore at big stores like Decathlon . But as was written before at almost every corner of my the street you'll find a bar , bakershop or restaurant where they will make you a coffee or tea with love and at low costs. If you see this sign outside you know there will be COFFEEE !
All you really do not need, leave at home. The caminho provides .hehe Thank you my Friend!
I must say that because this is my first jurney like this I have a lot of ideas and questions and doubts etc....and also love using this windburner because it is really cool but will take your advice and wont take it witch me, it is 650g less weight to carry will use it here in UK mainly and in Poland
If you're hunting for a red triangular DELTA sign, you may be missing out. I've stopped for café con leche in dozens of cities/villages between Estella and León without ever seeing such a sign.If you see this sign outside you know there will be COFFEEE !
Delta is the prime coffee brand Portugal so your remark is correct if you say that you do not see the Delta triangle in Spain between Estella and León . . But the OP is talking about the caminho Portugues which longest part goes through Portugal.and there almost everybody drinks Delta coffee. Although I live in Holland , only 5 kms from here I can drink Delta coffee in a Portuguese restaurant. And that cup tastes d*mmed good !If you're hunting for a red triangular DELTA sign, you may be missing out. I've stopped for café con leche in dozens of cities/villages between Estella and León without ever seeing such a sign.
Keep calm ! Just walk and your bars, restaurants and paderias appear automatically. Remember your first step is the most difficult to take. The other 2 millon steps are just a matter of repeating the first one.hello
going to mark on my maps where coffee places are, all this is v exciting but am also nervous but I think this is quite normal to feel like this before going for first camino ......it will be good to practice a new way of life because I want to trawel more and see world
Well, I guess that means I need to pay a visit to Portugal! (Though, in my two days last year in Lisbon, I don't remember seeing that sign.)But the OP is talking about the caminho Portugues which longest part goes through Portugal.and there almost everybody drinks Delta coffee.
If you like coffee, yes !Well, I guess that means I need to pay a visit to Portugal! (Though, in my two days last year in Lisbon, I don't remember seeing that sign.)
It depends what gas canisters it takes. In Europe 'Camping Gaz' is sold everywhere and fits many small stoves. But the MSR stoves I think run on the threaded canisters - so you need to find out if they sell them widely - like Primus eta maybe? If you google 'Decathlon' which is an outdoor superstore in Europe you may be able to find out what is the european equivalent for MSR - still with a thread...Hello lovely pilgrims!
Thank you for all you messages, all very helpful!
I bought recently a windburner https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=47wDz0a3&id=B4F4BAFD444E72B95547EF39CEFAE2780BE8EC0A&thid=OIP.47wDz0a3vwiGOQUGI0tTuwHaJ4&mediaurl=http://loadoutroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0105-630x840.jpg&exph=840&expw=630&q=windburner&simid=608051729338467532&selectedIndex=2&ajaxhist=0 it is very compact and boil very fast one liter of water but it needs gas bottle, the mini one with tapped screw like top attachment. In uk I use it when I walk, I cook or brew coffee or tea and If I want to drink later I transfer rest hot drink to my thermo flask. It would be super usefull to use it on my way to Santiago from Porto, does anyone know if there is a camping shop that definitely sell those gas bottles say 100g ones? I say definitely because If I take it with me I want to use it and not just carry it an be unhappy not finding gas... it is impossible to take a gas bottle on board of the plane even if in the main lagguage bag due to cabin pressure changes and safety.... please help me to find this gas bottle in porto and I will make you a lovely coffee when we met on the way to Santiago!
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