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Facing the oncoming traffic, although on some bends it may be better to move to the outside of the curve. -
Ivan_Prada reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with
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I assume you mean without pavement. In which case you’re correct, facing the traffic. Where safe to do so ! Sometimes on a blind curve there’s no room, so you have to swap over. Let your common sense prevail! -
I agree with your logic, @Bedspring. When walking in Spain, it's mostly wise to walk on the left hand side, facing oncoming traffic. That's true too - perhaps because many pilgrims aren't regular walkers in their home countries. It always takes...
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Ivan_Prada reacted to Tincatinker's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with
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There is no consensus on the Camino because pilgrims do whatever they want. The convention is to always walk facing oncoming traffic and not to jump until you can see the whites of the driver's eyes -
In the UK if walking on a road with pavement, the general advice would be to walk on the right, facing oncoming traffic, so I assumed in Spain, on the left, but there does not seem to be a consensus on the Camino. Does spain have a highway code...
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Just found this site while reading up about the via Podensis. Brand new 1st timer, hitting El Camino in September - meeting my French cousins there - not sure how much fitter/faster they are than me... so I've starting training! Very excited to...
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Ivan_Prada reacted to Grousedoctor's post in the thread Advice Request: Long Stages for the Coastal with Espiritual Variant with Like.
As you’ve seen the distance numbers above, Porto to SdC including the VE is a pretty good stretch of the legs. We did it two years ago, but in a more standard timeframe of 12 days. We each walk our own Camino, but I’ve left behind me the 30 km...
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Ivan_Prada reacted to jsalt's post in the thread Advice Request: Long Stages for the Coastal with Espiritual Variant with Like.
I walked Porto to Santiago on the Coastal route via the Espiritual Variante and it was about 295kms. Over 9 days that’s about 33kms per day on average. You could bus or train from Porto up the coast a bit to reduce the daily distances . . .
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Ivan_Prada reacted to Sara_Dhooma's post in the thread Advice Request: Long Stages for the Coastal with Espiritual Variant with
Buen Camino!.
Hello my Camino friends! I will be arriving in Porto the morning of Tuesday July 2nd to walk the Coastal Route. I want to also complete the Espiritual Variant. However,. I need to arrive in Santiago on Wednesday July 10th. 😎 I’m in Mongolia... -
Hello. We are about to do exactly this next week with four children. Any tips or guidance to share (such as, does everywhere take credit cards, are there lots of places to stop for drinks and snacks)? Did you enjoy it? Much appreciated.
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