An introduction-level article in the Sydney Morning Herald today:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/australians-are-becoming-camino-converts-in-record-numbers-why-20240412-p5fjcl.html
Yes, I am. My building is still under repair nearly two years after the hurricane. Sanibel seems to have recovered faster than Vanderbilt Beach, oh well. I got an unsolicited offer for my condo which I am seriously considering. What's next for...
As @trecile said there is an alternate route around O Porriño and along the river. It’s quite pleasant. Walk from Valenca and make O Porriño your overnight stop. Your next day up to Redondela is then a very reasonable distance. There are several...
I think that you are talking about walking the Camino Portugués from Valença and skipping O Porriño.
If you skip any part within the final 100 km to Santiago you are ineligible for a Compostela. But there is an alternate route into O Porriño...
The peak season is just beginning. They will likely do at least 300k more Compostelas before October.
More pilgrims are walking on the various routes this year. Also, more pilgrims are actually coming in for a Compostela, instead of...
I don't know the rules for Spain, only Portugal, but I would be surprised if there wasn't something similar in Spain as well: a government-issued/required price list in all food-supply locations.
Even if it's a tiny cafe-bar, and they have no...
I have spent much of my life travelling and spend a lot of time in Spain and if you asked me to name a country that is least likely to rip you off it would be Spain. Even in the tourists areas I find the value and service to be fantastic. The...
Hang on just a cotton picking minute, I’ll rephrase that: d’yuwot? You’re from the UK I think. If you can suggest anywhere in the UK where you can get coffee and toast for £3:50 that isn’t a food bank or community cafe I’d love to know where...
I don't understand your comment. As I understand it, the peregrina encountered an overgrown path, had to backtrack along the first less overgrown path and then walked for a short while on a busy road with dangerous traffic instead of following...
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