Day 0: Bilbao
I arrived in Bilbao today, from another Camino, to start the Camino Olvidado. I walked the Olvidado from Aguilar de Campoo to Villafranca del Bierzo last year, so I will only walk from Bilbao to Aguilar de Campoo this time. That...
I dunno. Spain is considerably cheaper than where I come from and I can afford to go there, so I don't concern myself with bar prices too much. I order, I eat and drink and then ask what I owe. If service is good, I tip. I don't frequent posh...
More than one I should imagine...except for those who come prepared... 🫣
Easy to tell this is an international forum; not one derailment about the footy...oops! did I just write that out loud?! 🤔😇
As a blondie, the ol' sunglasses on the...
I am an 80 year old female - last seen on a Camino during last 2023 October storms - and having as much fun and interesting discussions with 22 year olds as I have with my many adventurous grandchildren.
Drop all your expectations, - and the...
Says me. And the people who oversee volunteer-run albergues. We do not provide free drop-off and custodial care for the luggage transfer services, and we serve old-school pilgrims who carry their own packs. People who want to stay with us should...
@good_old_shoes is offering wise advice regarding the rules at Refugio Guacelmo. Better to book another albergue in the village to save any difficulties on arrival.
It seems to me that the practice of asking an albergue to handle your "luggage" (pack?) for you when you are not stayng there is seriously a breach of ethics....despite some claiming that it is common.
It falls in the same catagory as those who...
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