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    Cycling and the practicalities

    A couple of months after my bike ride, I'm thinking of doing another next year and have an observation that others may be interested in A highlight for me was spending some time inside the churches along the Camino. I went into most of the churches that I could see were open in the small towns...
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    Cycling and the practicalities

    The value for money aspect will depend on individual circumstances. Spending €35 at the airport may be more cost effective and more practical than transporting a free box to the airport in a taxi.
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    Cycling and the practicalities

    I used the road for most of the the way where it runs adjacent to the Camino across the meseta and for the descents into Ponferrada and at O Cebreiro. Also, for much of the ascent on those two hills.
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    Cycling and the practicalities

    My experience doing the Frances route last month was similar to Acdaw's Some more observations; - I also did around 80km per day. It was more difficult than I thought that it would be. I'm used to riding more than that on roads but stuck mainly to the trails. Some of the trails were extremely...
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    Shipping a Bike Bag from Biarritz Airport to Santiago de Compostella on a Sunday / La Poste offices are closed

    I flew into Biarritz with my bike in a cardboard box last month, and picked up a replacement box at a Coruña airport for the journey home. No problems at all and the Iberia staff at A Coruña were more than helpful. I believe that there are plenty of options to pick up cardboard boxes in...
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    Camino Frances Biking Tips from a Non Biker.

    Thanks for the report Mark. I'm heading out on the same route next week and find your insights very helpful. A lot of your tips are in line with my plans and expectations but you have alerted me to some things that I hadn't thought about, so thank you. :)
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    Shipping bike from Santiago de Compostela to the UK

    Hi Paul, I'm happy with the arrangements I have now made. Flying from a Coruña to Madrid, Madrid to London and London to Glasgow. The reason this works is because Iberia and British Airways will handle my bike all the way through. (it is strange that I can do this with a single booking from a...
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    Shipping bike from Santiago de Compostela to the UK

    Thanks for the responses on this. I have my plans resolved so I don't need any more advice. For other cyclists coming from the UK, options seem limited if you don't live near London. It seems difficult to get information about companies that will ship bikes by post or courier. Flight times are...
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    Shipping bike from Santiago de Compostela to the UK

    Thank you for the additional responses since I posted earlier
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    Shipping bike from Santiago de Compostela to the UK

    Thanks again Ivar. That would literally be too kind, so please don't ask unless you in the post office anyway
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    Shipping bike from Santiago de Compostela to the UK

    Thank you Ivar, I appreciate your response. I'm hoping to clarify what is possible before I travel, but the post office in Santiago will be my first stop if I am still unsure when I get tbere There are no direct flights from Santiago to Scotland, and no way of navigating the trip home...
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    Shipping bike from Santiago de Compostela to the UK

    Thank you Ivar, I appreciate your response. I'm hoping to clarify what is possible before I travel, but the post office in Santiago will be my first stop if I am still unsure when I get there
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    Shipping bike from Santiago de Compostela to the UK

    Hello everyone! Does anyone have recent experience of arranging to post a bike back to the UK at the end of your pilgrimage? I've been struggling to find clear information online - The post office says that it's 'paq bicicleta' is not available to the UK but that I can ask in the post...

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