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oursonpolaire reacted to Tincatinker's post in the thread Question- The FEVE route along the the Camino Del Norte with
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Apart from the major towns and termini most of the FEVE is hop-on hop-off. You flag down the train as it approaches the station, buy a ticket from the Guard and tell them which station you want to alight at. I’ve never found a rail-pass that... -
oursonpolaire replied to the thread Arles Camino planning 2025.I do not think that I have much in the way of spêcifics to contribute; I walked this in 2005 (almost 20 years ago!!) and much seems to have changed. In almost three weeks, I only met two other pilgrims (in Auch) as well as my Australian...
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oursonpolaire replied to the thread Early morning sello in Ferrol.This may be a replay of an old record, but it has been suggested to me that pilgrims get a sello from their home town parish or town hall, as that is where pilgrimages start. In Ferrol (where I've never been, but I imagine that it's like any...
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oursonpolaire replied to the thread Exchanging cash.I have twice exchanged US$ for euro for US pilgrims (both Californians....) as living in Canada not far from New York and Vermont, I or family members have occasion to go South of the Border for amusement and/or shopping and have occasion to use...
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oursonpolaire replied to the thread Three extra days in Spain - Recommendations?.Either overnight in Montserrat as others have suggested, as the Abbey's vespers is the equivalent of any English cathedral or: take the local train out of Barcelona to Girona and spend your surplus days chilling and enjoying this mediaeval city...
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oursonpolaire replied to the thread Types of Compostela Certificates.Pretty well any bank will write a draft or cheque for you in any currency. They tend to charge shamelessly for it, and usually only larger branches will have staff who have any experience in doing so. In recent years, my credit union has...
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oursonpolaire reacted to dick bird's post in the thread Next Camino?? Barcelona (Catalan) to Bilbao….. with Like.
Rick is correct. We walked the Catalan this year taking the variant via Huesca. This has ample accommodation with manageable stages. It joins the Aragonés after passing through the unmissable San Juan de la Peña. A beautiful walk.
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oursonpolaire reacted to SYates's post in the thread Enjoying regional wine on the Camino with Like.
One insider tip: In shops look out for wine bottles with no big label, just a tiny stripe of paper. That is overproduction of a local vineyard that can't be sold with the official label (hector litre restrictions per acre, or so) but is the same...
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oursonpolaire reacted to scruffy1's post in the thread Enjoying regional wine on the Camino with Like.
PS I have already received a quick comment on my post by PM. Albariño at it's best is a ranking world class wine, light, very aromatic, fruity and thus very expensive. Less expensive Albariño can be found but it is only a shadow of the good...
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oursonpolaire replied to the thread Visiting Santo Domingo de Silos from Burgos.There is a bus (Autocarres Arceredillo) which leaves Burgos at 17.30 and which returns at 8.10 in the morning, Saturdays and Sundays excepted. The Turismo in Burgos will likely know of any other options (I have found them very helpful in the past).
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