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Bag is packed, weather forecast looks like rain, but we've got our waterproofs at the ready!
My partner and I fly into Porto tomorrow evening, then we'll spend the night in Matosinhos and start from there on Wednesday.
Due to time restrictions we...
I am going to be traveling before and after the Camino so I got an eSim from Vodaphone that I can top up as needed for up to 90 days. https://travel.vodafone.com/product-details?i_code=CS-F-12-CTA
Like a huge number of pilgrims I have an Osprey rucksack (EXOS 38), which is one of the best packs I’ve had over 40 years hiking. However, is it me, or a design fault that re-zipping the belt pockets closed while wearing the pack almost always...
I have put a tag - "sleeping bag" under the title of this thread. If you click on the tag, you will get lots of other threads!
You might be interested in this thread, which is a poll asking what forum members use.
Having lived in Spain for 8 months last year, I think it's much more than just income. What I see in a lot of Spain is an inclusive culture, not dominated by income and expenditure, but by family and community. So, in the small town where I...
Oh that’s cool! Thanks for sharing. I’ll be there in a few weeks so keen to see it. Taking a closer look at the unveiled statue, I note she’s got loose sleeves but the chest area is …surprisingly tight! Was there a plaque explaining the story of...
Barcelos was having a huge May 1 celebration when we passed through. There was a major unveiling of a sculpture titled Peregrina the following day—very big event. We weren’t there, so I lifted a picture from the news coverage. I’ll be interested...
Thanks for posting this. In light of some of the conversations we’ve been having here recently, this is quite interesting to me. A statue like this serves to further ‘pilgrimify’ or ‘francesify’ the CP and this in turn will continue its recent...
I was at the Pilgrim Office late yesterday afternoon at 5 pm and it was real busy but they issue the Compostelas really quickly. Those who do the long stage from Padrón to Santiago don't have to worry then if you get there before 6.45 pm when the...
That graph above is for 2022 and 2023 - posted to answer @Luka 's question about earlier years. But I think the time shift element is significant. I've posted this year's arrival graph from solviturambulando below. Again this year's figures are...
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