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Hi guys. I’m looking for anywhere to get a Camino patch for the Caminos I’ve completed for my backpack. Hopefully some with the year on them as well.
Any suggestions welcome
I'll probably have a few days extra in Santiago after the camino and I'd like to know a little more details of the car rental. Would you please be able to provide some useful information? Thanks for the ideas.
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Hi everyone,
The short version: Does anyone know where (if) I can buy Altras in or around Santiago?
The slightly longer version: I'll be finishing the Via de la Plata soon and am planning to walk the Frances straight after. I've been wearing the same pair of shoes since starting my walk, and...
For many years, I have bought Lorpen socks & other items from an old man in Castrojeriz. He is selling everything you need on your Camino, as well as many items you didn't know you needed. He was 86 years old last time I visited him (2019), and he is a good friend. My question now is:
Is he...
I know we’ve had these threads over the years, but not one lately, and I think it’s always fun to hear about what other people have found to bring home from Santiago. I am not a big shopper, but I do really like to fill up a duffel bag with stuff I can’t get at home — some for me, some for...
Does anybody know if there are any pilgrim carvings in stores in Santiago de Compostela? We’ve seen a few in stores along the way. I didn’t want to buy it while I’m walking because I didn’t want to carry it all the way to the end. Thanks!
I’m trying to find a new pair of shoes before I leave for Finisterre
I’ve been to most of the places in the old town and haven’t been able to find much
I’m looking for brooks cascadias or Merrill Moabs.
thanks for your help
brian
Maria and Ramon used to have a fruit shop at 80 Ruo del Vilar. They advertised rooms and over a few years I stayed in one or another. My favouite was in Rua da Trinidade, very close to the cathedral. Maria spoke good English, Ramon adequate English and their son spoke English like a native...
There is a shop in the old town of Santiago that sells a wide variety of replicated scents. I bought some while there and was going to buy more next trip but...COVID. It is in a cute shop that i think is on a small corner. The scents are in large glass jars on the shelves and the proprietor...
I have arrived in O Pedrouzo for the final night of my pilgrimage. Unfortunately I have had some tooth problems today & might need to see a Dentist on Monday. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
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I arrive in Santiago in a couple of days.
I've been walking a month and over the last week my shoulders have really started killing me, due to rucsac no doubt.
Anyone know of a good and reasonable priced massage in Santiago?
Thanks
After we left SDC in 2016, I was given a bar of chocolate. It had a white paper wrapper with a bluish violet ink. When I bit into it, there was a kind of sugar-grainy feel 🤤 and it was decadently devine! All I know is that it was purchased in one of the shops. Been trying to find it online, ever...
Hello
As luck would have it, I seem to have cracked a tooth. I leave tomorrow for Lisbon. This tooth has been looked at by my dentist recently and he said a crown is the next step.
Does anyone have thoughts to share on finding a dentist in Lisbon? General thoughts or a specific...
A good friend of mine is a dedicated knitter, and asked if I could bring some artisanal wool yarn from Spain as souvenir. During my first part of the CF (till Boadilla), I never even had the time to explore the few cities (Pamplona, Logrono, Burgos) to find some store (merceria?). But in...
Not to sound "girlie" but I think my feet deserve attention for carrying me and my pack 705km (starting in Pamplona), are nail salons as popular in Spain as in US?
Hi there,
If we walk according to our scheduled plan, we will finish on a Saturday and want to spend an additional day in Santiago - which happens to fall on a Sunday.
Last time we were there someone told us that everything is closed on a Sunday - so we took a tour to Finisterre.
Could...
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