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DTCamino replied to the thread Alsa Bus and luggage.I’ve always just loaded the app (Alsa) and you can buy your ticket that way contactless whenever you want. You just show the bar code which they scan. -
DTCamino replied to the thread Should I bring my own Mercado bag?.Plastic shopping bags from home(or bought there) work fine. I clip to my belt the Sea to Summit 20liter daypack and use it for groceries, it’s about the size of a golf ball. This bag doubles as my personal item on planes and trains and it’s a...
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DTCamino replied to the thread Alsa Bus and luggage.Like the others said any large bags go underneath the bus, and keep valuables with you. You can wait until nearly departure to put your backpack underneath the bus, I usually wait until near the end to do that, then slide someone else’s bag over...
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DTCamino replied to the thread How far in advance book the accommodations.I’m walking April 21st for just the first 2 weeks until Cuenca and I was able to book everything for those 2 weeks. Only 1 place made me wait until I was 5 weeks out to confirm. When I started booking 6 months in advance a lot of places showed...
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DTCamino replied to the thread Food to bring to Spanish friend from US.My friends in Madrid always want Ghirardelli chocolate 🍫 (I don’t know why, maybe a memorable trip to San Francisco?). It’s always hand delivered upon arrival, but I like your idea of mailing it from within Spain. Mailing them items from the US...
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DTCamino replied to the thread Backpacks Check-in or carry-on.I agree, usually my time in Madrid is short and I use it for getting a few supplies before I catch my train for my starting point. Since walking poles in Spain only cost $20-30 a set, I don’t mind buying them and donating them on my way out...
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DTCamino replied to the thread Next after Camino Frances.I think he is going May/June so I put a start day mid May to June into Camino Weather App and the average looks enticing. See below.
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DTCamino replied to the thread Next after Camino Frances.Ruta De Lana is 27-28 days depending on where you start and stop. After reading pilgrims accounts from Peregrina2000 and others it where I’m heading. I did the Madrid last fall and the Lana sounds similar: less crowded route with great scenery...
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DTCamino replied to the thread Backpacks Check-in or carry-on.I’ve only once been required to check my backpack in all my trips to Spain (Lufthansa last year), but I put all the items I have to have on my trip in a dry bag in the top of my bag that I can remove , so if it gets lost replacing a backpack...
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DTCamino replied to the thread Alicante to Orito.I did a little more research and the route below Fontcalent is mentioned below in the first Alicante-Orito stage in Caminosantiago.org under the link below...
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