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A Coruña is an excellent choice. I spent three nights there after my second Camino and loved the Paseo Maritimo - a pedestrian walkway along the coast, the Tower of Hercules lighthouse, the lovely beaches, and the great tapas bars. And it's...
Liners are not for the prevention of bed bugs but to keep a sleeping bag cleaner because it's easier to wash a liner than a sleeping bag.
The usefulness of treating your gear with permethrin against bed bugs is not to avoid getting bitten...
Regrettably not always.
It’s 25 years since I lived in the UK, I used to walk regularly with two groups fighting to keep public footpath’s open. Even on relatively well travelled/ frequently walked paths it was not uncommon to find locked...
In England, it happens a lot, but they're not “naughty." They’re just keeping their animals under control. And they always provide ways for walkers to get by.
No .
Zero need for concern on the Frances - it's a pilgrim highway. Literally. Take a look at some of the photos on here, like the photos of the meseta for example.
@peregrina2000 and a few others like her have the envious habit of walking...
I grew up working with livestock in cattle country. The general rule is if a gate is closed ,close it behind you and if it gate is open, leave it that way. it’s very important to do that.
I think the occasional inconveniently locked gate is...
Clearly, we didn't have to, but we enjoyed it anyway.
It is a pleasure when you get to your mid-70s to do it from time to time in the interests of seeing what is on the other side
I live on the meseta and like to star-gaze. I have found pilgrims night-walking in the neighborhood. I usually stop and ask them if everything is OK. About half of them are exhausted and lost. The other ones are hardcore pilgrims who carry tents...
I have to say, if I wasn't so old, tired, lazy and curmudgeonly... I'd love to set out on a starry or moonlit night across the meseta...
starting anywhere around Tardajos- Hornillos with a full limitless horizon on all sides and a track without...
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