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We finished Irun to SanSabastian today the weather was lovely and no mud. Did give thanks that it was not raining. 3 of us walked in Altra’s, Hoka’s and Brooks and had no problem
Having just walked the Coastal and the Senda Litoral six months ago, I can honestly say that the numbers of pilgrims on these routes were astounding! The albergue in Vigo has over 90 beds, and both nights we were there on the separate routes, it...
Caña is small draft beer about 200ml, copa de cerveza is a wine glass or glass with a stem and is usually 330ml, jarra is a large glass.
Una botella is a bottle. Una botellín/quinto for 200ml, botella grande/tercio for 330ml. I've only really...
That's exactly my thinking too. It is a complete journey for me if I walk from my starting point to Santiago or another pilgrimage destination. Doesn't matter if that is 10km, 100km or 1000km. And it certainly doesn't have to be from some...
Start by asking yourself what your motivations are for doing the pilgrimage.
On the Frances if can be quite giddy with first-timers, people from all over the world, cañas and cafe lattes (I'm feeling too argumentative to say cafe con leche)...
I am posting daily blog style updates on Facebook that anyone can see and follow:
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There are also video format stories visible on both Facebook and Instagram (stories auto-delete...
@Pelerina - your mother sounds a lot like mine, who is 93 and still lives in her own home with her boyfriend of the same age and drives on road trips (the road trip part makes me nervous though!). She and her boyfriend go to the gym at least...
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