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    Wondering whether the Via de la Plata is our next camino ....?

    I have walked the VdlP for the first time in 2015, two years ago I walked from Zamora this year I walked from Sevilla until I had to quit because of injuries. It will be clear I like the VdlP. Distances are sometimes far apart, places to stop for a coffebreak are sometimes sparce. It is not so...
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    Busy in the bars of Spain

    This reminds me of the evening of 16 april. I was staying a few days in Caceres ( I had blisterproblems) That evening Barcelona and Atletico Madrid were playing in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. I went looking for a bar where I could see the game(s) I had some problem finding one...
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    Train Advice - Santiago to Barcelona

    If you go via Madrid, be sure to have enough transfertime in Madrid. I missed the connecting train and had to pay 175€ for a new ticket for the train Madrid Barcelona. Renfe only validates the ticket you have when the first train was retarded and last minute tickets are very expensive
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    Train Advice - Santiago to Barcelona

    But less environmentfriendly
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    Best way to walk near unfenced cows/cattle

    I don't say anything, pass calmly and beware not to walk between a caĺf and mother. Where cows walk in the open country along the camino they will be used to passing people
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    Accommodation during El Camino de Santiago survey

    I agree with SabsP : it is unclear if you only refer to the Camino Frances. I have looked at your questions and you cannot specify which camino you walked. It makes quite a difference if you walk the Frsnces or for instance the Primitivo
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    Is the Camino too crowded?

    To me the Frances was too crowded two years ago, april-may. The problem was not so much finding a place to stay. There were just too many people too my liking. When walking it was not a problem but everyday I saw many new faces. This is because people spread out over lots of different...
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    A Armenteria

    Two years ago there was an albergue
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    Muxia accommodations

    ...and not only for the soup that's always on the stove
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    Miam miam dodo necessary?

    (Somethig went wrong) I gave them away. The markings are very good so for finding the route they were not necessary. ( in fact it sometimes it was difficult to locate on the map my actual position, because there are so many maps that cover only small sections) On Gronze I could find everything...
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    Miam miam dodo necessary?

    I used it mainly before I started. During the walk I did not use it at all, I gave them a
  12. Antonius Vaessen

    App or Book?

    In general I prefer paper books above digital media. On camino though i prefer apps and websites not only because of the weight but also because books can get outdated. This certainly is the case regarding accomodations, changing in routes and so on. Gronze is the most used website by me. (...
  13. Antonius Vaessen

    Lost & Found Take care of your gear!

    Of cause you need to take care of your things but all this talk about safety precautions causes also some irritation with me. What I like about a camino is that at the base of how many things work on a camino lies trust in our fellow man. Be it for instance the drinks you can take at some...
  14. Antonius Vaessen

    My experience in the maze of Spanish health care

    I was walking the Via the la Plata. After about 10 days I developed first signs of a blister. I put a plaster on it. When arriving in Valdesalor I saw that the blister was "open" I am a diabetic, so for me it is important to be very carefull with my feet. So the next day I took the bus to...
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    Cafe con leche different this year?

    Or might it be that the "coffeeculture" in the Southwest of Spain is different than in the northern parts where I walked most of my caminos?
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