I hope we can keep things civil from here on, because this is an interesting thread. Please no more rudeness!
And it occurred to me as I was thinking about it that the idea of “special local prices” is really nothing more than an informal way...
Like @henrythedog, I also have had that experience, though I don’t know what the mark-up was. It was in Santiago, in the Tertulia bar years ago. I had a long conversation with the owner after having had a couple of cafés con leche and a whole...
Most of the bars that I stopped in on the Invierno had no kind of menu at all. It was often hard to know what food, if any was available, without spending a lot of time asking questions. I assume that locals just know what's available.
There's...
Day 2: Balmaseda - Villasante, 39 kms (last 3 kms by car)
From Balmaseda, more asphalt in the morning. I walked on country roads until I reached the town of Nava de Ordunte. No signs of life. Since it was Saturday morning every bar and...
Thanks to all the info provided by BP, Adolfo knows where the dogs live and will speak to the owners. I’m hopeful that the owners simply didn’t know that their dogs could get under the fence and that they will take steps to keep them on the...
I'm lagging behind with my reports because of the whole situation yesterday (I was bitten by a dog) but I'll try to catch up. Now in Espinosa de Montero enjoying a second breakfast... including my new medicine. Nom nom 💊
I walked in 2014 and we paid 40 something for a double room! Google suggests that’s a greater price increase than just inflation. Looking at the website, it does look to me like the hotel has had a substantial upgrade and is a much more “high...
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