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GGrousedoctor replied to the thread Weight, Heat, Humidity.Just a couple things to keep in mind for your successful Camino: 1. You will hit some hot weather, but very reasonable humidity. Like so many of your fellow pilgrims, start early and try to finish early afternoon. I’ve always liked walking just...
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GI have not but another pre-Plata option that I have walked is the Vía Serrana, from Gibraltar to Sevilla. To me it seemed like the more interesting of the two, so that’s why I chose it. By pure coincidence, I published my ‘daily diary’ about...
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G5 Days or 5 years doesn't make a difference. I've walked that bit in 3 days, and once spent 7 meandering along it. It isn't a competition, a time-trial or a race. That said most people seem to take 5 days and that is what all the guidebook...
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GNo, you do not need to tip. If you want to leave something, it's usual to round up the bill to a whole euro.
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GGrousedoctor replied to the thread The price of items in bars and cafes.@Molly Cassidy offers an excellent general guideline for the cost of drinks and snacks at Spanish café/bars. To my eye, and in reference to what I pay for drinks in bars in the US, these prices are delightful! But more than that, they are...
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GGrousedoctor reacted to Kathar1na's post in the thread The price of items in bars and cafes with
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What I find the most intriguing in this novelty thread is this line: ordered a beer, €1.50 and have a plate of chicken wings, free. Chicken wings! Is that a thing in Spain in the typical pilgrim bars of the Camino Francés? And I googled, of... -
GI dunno. Spain is considerably cheaper than where I come from and I can afford to go there, so I don't concern myself with bar prices too much. I order, I eat and drink and then ask what I owe. If service is good, I tip. I don't frequent posh...
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GGrousedoctor reacted to Molly Cassidy's post in the thread The price of items in bars and cafes with Like.
On thing I would say about Spain, in contrast with some other countries, is that there doesn't seem to be a big difference in prices between one bar and the next. There isn't the same mark-up that you might see in the UK, where going to a fancier...
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GGrousedoctor reacted to naplesdon's post in the thread The price of items in bars and cafes with Like.
I think the expectation that there is some sort of lighted-up menu board above the bar is ridiculous, ala Mickey D's. Sure, there may be some prices posted on a chalk board and/or a discreet carte near the bar but the price is the price; but...
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GGrousedoctor replied to the thread Best Route for only 5 days.As you state that a spiritual Camino is what you’re looking for, I’m going to second the recommendation of @jungleboy. I certainly enjoyed walking the Inglés, but from the more spiritual perspective I’d suggest a walk that included the Variante...
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