Hi there! We are Thijs and Gepke, 2 pilgrims from the Netherlands. Since october we are running Albergue El Texu in La Espina on the Camino Primitivo. We offer community dinner and breakfast and can acoomodate 18 pilgrims over 3 dorms and 1...
When walking the Primitivo,I saw a tent with a burro inside of a fence. As friendly as the people are,a simple request of the owner would probably see good results. I saw only one great camping spot near a creek,as the rest of the paths were...
Sounds like an adventure, in November, in a country on the east side of the Atlantic when westerlies prevail but chacun à son goût as they say.
Slightly confused by "My plan is to find secluded spots on the outside of villages, avoid private...
We can bicker and grouse like an extended family. But if Ivar and/or the volunteer mods (and let's not forget, that's what they are, people giving up their time to commit to doing this) said 'OK I've had enough of you entitled ungrateful mob, we...
Tuesday 19 November 2024, Braga - Caldelas.
This is a continuation of my account of life as a hospitalero in Salamanca and my Camino Torres
Today was a relatively short walk, so I got a later start, having breakfast at the youth hostel at 8...
Can't answer for Portugal, but if wild camping in Spain? No fires. They're still prosecuting the German who allegedly set off a wildfire on the Frances....search earlier threads.
Correct... and said "visa runs" are not without their own risks. A nephew of mine who formerly taught English in a SE Asian country was doing these runs "as necessary" to keep his visa open (and keep his job) and he got caught. After he paid...
Primitivo, after Lugo, before Melide. Others on the route have written about the artist who sells leather work and jewelry. He hand draws his sello (San Xorge). Also on this page, I wrote a couple of dates, but the sello owners wrote the others.
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