To expand on the Gronze review on the hostal that @peregrina2000 mentioned :)
I stayed at Hostal A Latizia in 2022. It's a truck stop hostal outside of town, but they have a somewhat marked shortcut back to the Camino so you don't have to...
I did that on my first Francès. At first it was very hard to do, but later I could rip and tear with glee. It was only a Brierley guide, which made the desecration a bit easier. But still. Normally I can't even dogear a page in a book.
You're...
I am glad you didn’t recommend ripping out the pages as you went, because I have seen @jungleboy’s horrified reaction to that suggestion before! 🤣 Back in the day when the Valencia amigos published a hard copy guide to the Levante, I bought one...
I am using the Brierley book for planning my invierno next Spring. I like the maps, with all their flaws, probably because I’m used to them. I have spent several evenings happily following @jungleboy’s (thanks jb) path on the Brierley maps. I’m...
Day 1 Vila Nova de Gaia to Matosinhos: 12 K
9:20 - 12:40*
Highest temp** while walking: 72°
Pilgrims spotted: 8
Seattle-Newark-Porto, not an easy route, but that's the price we pay for living on the west coast of the US! We didn't sleep the...
How exciting! You starting in Geneva brings back found memories of my 1,5 year in Genėve. As a bank expat I was given an apartment in the Old Town, down the street from the Cathedral. A few years ago I went back with my kids to show them where I...
Oh great news David. I may not post as I walk, finding it very tricky on a mobile with uncooperative eyes ;)
My plan is to make a post on return with all the juicy details.
In fact I’m currently writing up the Nascente notes (walked in 2021 and...
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