Less visible is the bivvy bag and tarp set up. Low lying, and easily configured for a variety of conditions.
Most local people know the difference between an accomplished hiker and the obviously poorly equipped vagrant, looking to descend on the...
@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...
Walked in southern France in 2022. In national Parc there were signs prohibiting dogs,bikes,picking flowers,picking up rocks,and every restriction one could imagine. We camped near Lac Ayous,near the refuge(The most popular in the French...
Wild camping is great fun and so easy. I've done it in Spain and Portugal and never had a problem. I use Google maps satellite view to identify likely spots (close to way, not farmed, trees), then choose one 1km from a village, pitch out of...
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!
I started from the Biarritz lighthouse last year. I had spent the night in Bayonne, and took the train to Biarritz, then a bus to the lighthouse. The distance walked was about 13 miles.
Here are some pictures from that day
Makes me wonder what the state of the toilet facilities are along the Via Podiensis. From the many videos I have watched, they look clean and upkept. I would much prefer to go along the route in a provided toilet facility then put the whole...
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...
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