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Hello all,
I am considering walking the Rota Vicentina with my son, possibly in November 2018, but most likely in April/May 2019. We are in very preliminary stages of this and would like to combine it with a tourist visit of Lisbon and Sintra, then a train to Porto to then walk the Portuguese route, possibly a combination of the coastal and interior routes to Santiago.
I would like to know if the Fisherman's route is very difficult with so much sandy walking on cliffs, if potential vertigo and fear of heights could be an issue, and any input (good or bad) from those of you who have walked it. There is also the Historical route in this area, which could also be added in. I have not really researched much at this point. I do have the main website saved, but would like opinions from those who have walked it. I will look forward to some replies. Thank you!
OK, can I ask, if when you arrived at lodging you had reserved on booking.com and could not gain access, did you contact booking.com and enquire how to proceed.Some of the accommodation listings along the Rota Vicentina on booking.com are a bit casual. Two places I had pre-booked (because it was winter, many places were closed, and I wanted to be sure of a place to sleep) had no idea I was pitching up. The first place was well and truly closed for maintenance, but there was a house nearby that had rooms for the same price. The other place was being used by a resident family, and there was nowhere else in town. There was one last bus, going to Troia, so my friend and I jumped on that. Little did we know that Troia is upmarket, with 5-star hotels, it was Valentine’s Day weekend, and everywhere was full. In the entrance of a very fancy hotel the smartly dressed doorman couldn’t help smiling at us (I love the Portuguese!), sopping wet from the torrential rain, but there was no way I was getting on that ferry to Setubal in that weather. The receptionists took pity on us when we explained that we weren’t exactly homeless, but we were homeless now, and they gave us their last room at a greatly discounted price. We felt a bit conspicuous at breakfast next morning, Valentine’s Day, amongst all the romantic couples! I am pleased to report that booking.com refunded me the difference between the place I had booked and the place where we stayed. Sorry, long story .
Jill
OK, can I ask, if when you arrived at lodging you had reserved on booking.com and could not gain access, did you contact booking.com and enquire how to proceed.
I don't think so. I think hotels/pensiones etc. kind of "sell" certain amount of their accommodation to Booking/Trivago etc. and they are not responsible for them anymore. They are responsible if you book (and pay) directly through them though....
I would have assumed that it would be Bookings duty to source other accommodation. However some googling seems to suggest the property is responsible for posting availability on website and they are also responsible for any overbookings.
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I don't think so. I think hotels/pensiones etc. kind of "sell" certain amount of their accommodation to Booking/Trivago etc. and they are not responsible for them anymore. They are responsible if you book (and pay) directly through them though.
Maybe I'm wrong but that was the info I got about that.
OK, I won't....
Anyway don’t quote me on anything
It is a stunningly beautiful walk. I don't know you and your son, but my daughters were able to do it at age 13,11 without an issue. We were there in late March and it was amazing!Hello all,
I am considering walking the Rota Vicentina with my son, possibly in November 2018, but most likely in April/May 2019. We are in very preliminary stages of this and would like to combine it with a tourist visit of Lisbon and Sintra, then a train to Porto to then walk the Portuguese route, possibly a combination of the coastal and interior routes to Santiago.
I would like to know if the Fisherman's route is very difficult with so much sandy walking on cliffs, if potential vertigo and fear of heights could be an issue, and any input (good or bad) from those of you who have walked it. There is also the Historical route in this area, which could also be added in. I have not really researched much at this point. I do have the main website saved, but would like opinions from those who have walked it. I will look forward to some replies. Thank you!
Thank you Kinky! I always treasure your advice on this forum!!!! I'm never proud of our blog as I am not convinced I can ever do the Camino any justice in writing about it.Try to find first post in this blog by @shefollowsshells :
http://shefollowsshells.blogspot.co...:00-04:00&max-results=1&reverse-paginate=true
Nice blog BTW!
Ahhh, it's not about doing justice to Camino. Seeing photos of happy and smiling kids in your blog - that's a reward!!!Thank you Kinky! I always treasure your advice on this forum!!!! I'm never proud of our blog as I am not convinced I can ever do the Camino any justice in writing about it.
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