There are business supplying taxis also. Does absolutely not mean one should get a Compostela when utilizing powered transportation. Ebikes’ pedal assist loophole should not qualify either. They engage the motor with a touch of the pedals and no...
Or they had a family emergency? Sewer/water/power issues? Focus? Bedbugs to treat? Instead of thinking the worst (“bait and switch”), be grateful that they went through the trouble of finding you another accommodation. You had a place to sleep...
I was one of those who avoided Albergues (the communal sleeping bit). Till last year.
I felt a bit of a 'fraud' and so set out to try a broad range of Albergues.
All were great!
The 'privacy' thing was not really an issue.
Neither was the...
@Bedspring, where was this? It’s an odd time of year to be hunting Boar and very odd to waste meat.
An aside, but the majority of the people who live along the Camino routes have little interest and certainly no vested interest in the Camino...
Give it a break, @bks! Who are you to judge how anybody else walks? Everyone has his / her own way.
And btw, my wife is 73 years old. She had just run the Boston Marathon, placing in the top 10 in her age division. The day after the...
The walk out of Bilbao is harder but more beautifull ( for me anyway). If you start in Santander It will be rewarding to follow the advice of Peregrina and follow the coast out of Santander, it was a very beautiful stage
If you walk from Santander, I would highly recommend the coastal alternative instead of the mostly asphalt official stage that goes alongside a long pipeline for kms and past some pretty heavy industry. It’s a beautiful walk and people have both...
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