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Old Hillwalker reacted to hecate105's post in the thread Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino? with
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Agree with Gerard! We wildcamped along the Camino Portuguese most nights and had an occasional albergue for shower, washing clothes etc. No problem finding places to pitch - there is always an edge of a field or vineyard, or a small wood to camp... -
Old Hillwalker reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino? with Like.
@tjdouglas63, @Carl Remarx, @Walkerooni - you are of course correct. And normally I would not encourage breaking laws - far from it . A little context: Wild camping in Portugal was never expressly permitted, nor was it illegal. That changed...
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Old Hillwalker reacted to David's post in the thread Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino? with Like.
Funny. But I don't think you read it - doing this one Doesn't smell and the skin becomes smooth and healthy. .... any human gave an ultimatum to me in my own home and their feet wouldn't touch the ground as I pushed them out!
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Old Hillwalker reacted to FSP's post in the thread Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino? with Like.
You don't need to stealth camp. Wild Camping, bivouac, etc has been officially legal in Portugal since July 2001. Just like France and most of the rest of Europe wild camping or as it is also called bivouacking is permissible unless specifically...
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Old Hillwalker reacted to David's post in the thread Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino? with Like.
Hi Bryan, I cannot speak re Portugal - different systems, different police, but in Spain an obvious pilgrim seems to be given some leeway - go into any large town and get off the roads down to the main river and you will see how many immigrants...
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Old Hillwalker replied to the thread German/French documentary about the problems of over-tourism on the Camino.Not viewable in the US
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Agree. You will be pleasantly surprised. Most likely you will make friends for life. I have. You are young and strong; you will do just fine. As an oldtimer (70), I am so pleased to see young people walking the Camino. It may be a lifechanger...
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The article mentions 5 women in 5 years when around half a million pilgrims walk the caminos each year. I expect the statistics would be worse for any european city so why highlight the camino?
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Old Hillwalker replied to the thread LIVE from the Camino My Camino Torres - November 2024.Cami9no Torres has been on my short list for a year or so now, so I really appreciate your well written and descriptive posts. Please continue.
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