You can reserve a room the seminario I stayed there last year for two nights. It has everything, a laundry room with lots of washing and drying machines and a sort of supermarket where you can stock up, get coffee and other drinks and some hot...
Also, if you don't have not so great experiences, you don't value the great ones so much ;-) Life (and the Camino) would be boring if everything would be 100% perfect!
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Such experiences can be insightful….I think it could be helpful to ask yourself, why you set yourself up with the responsibility for settling the check of the group and get stiffed, not just once, but more than that. Why did you put yourself in...
There are numerous threads on here entitled "What is the best......" whatever and I am sure most of us look at reviews before buying, well anything, even going for a Coffee in a new town entails a quick google to find the the Cafe with the most...
One of my favorite community suppers was in Olmos de Atapuerca this summer. It was a Sunday and I think the town was about 3km from the Camino. We were staying in a Casa Rural with a couple from the Netherlands and a man from Austria. The...
Hi everyone,
I’m thrilled to join this community! My name is Tom or ssrcobra, and I’m currently preparing for walking the Camino de Santiago in September 2025. This journey has been on my mind for a while, and now that I’ve set a date, the...
The ALSA bus goes directly from the Santiago railwaystation . the bus station is at the backside of the station and at the busstation in the hall you can buy tickets but safer it is to book online because lots of people travel back to Porto or...
We took the train down to Porto. You can buy your ticket on the day at Santiago train station, then you change over at Vigo and buy your ticket to Porto as they are different train companies. There is a good waiting area / cafe for the transit...
The amount of time and energy that has gone into this thread makes me want to quit the forum. Why do people judge and impose their values on whether people carry their backpacks or have them taxied? Who can say what constitutes a real pilgrim...
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