Take a look at post 16 on this thread. It is a list of towns with indications of albergue, hotel, etc.
I was in Lisbon this fall for work and was able to walk from Lisbon to Tomar on days off.
Day 1 - Lisbon to Vila Franca de Xira
Day 2 -...
Not today but often! I use white beans or great northern beans if I can find them. I find they keep their shape better than white or navy beans. Collard greens are often hard to find so I use kale. This is a wonderful dish for a cold day here in...
A few weeks ago, I posted a message about having a bad fall on the Camino Frances, being hauled off the trail by the Spanish emergency services, and receiving unexpected grace and kindness in the midst of personal calamity. Yesterday marked the...
I remember my very first camino, in 1998, when I walked the length of France and found my first pilgrim refugio at Gradignon, south of Bordeaux.
Upon arriving in Spain, I was astonished to discover that the typical cost of a night in a...
There are arguments for both - redo or fresh.
Just a note about accommodation on Via Bayonne- alot of it is open year round (I walked Vitoria to Burgos in January) but the issue could be snow up after the San Adrian tunnel which is a bit...
Hmm. Good question.
Loving both of those routes as I do, in your shoes I'd do the same ones by yourself, gloriously alone, and make very good memories. That's the unfinished business.
The Tunel San Adrian alone makes it worth it...not to...
Never used a bladder and never will.
To much to care about. Especially in hot areas.
I'm a "camel" and even on hot days I rarely consume 1l of water while walking.
I fill up on the evening after I done all the necessary procedures of a long...
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