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  1. PaulG

    Is Lisbon to Porto popular?

    I recently completed this route and wrote a blog post everyday (see below) . Imbedded in each post is a Relive video which will give you a further idea of each stage. A few stages are a bit urban but overall it’s a great walk and the Portuguese people are very welcoming . https://paulscamino.com/
  2. PaulG

    Daily blog on the Camino Portugués

    Thanks Linda. I missed getting back to the riverside place and the only option was steak and chips!
  3. PaulG

    Daily blog on the Camino Portugués

    I had a nice stay there. It was Antonio’s childhood home and he’s set it up very well .
  4. PaulG

    Daily blog on the Camino Portugués

    Here’s my daily blog of my walk from Lisbon to Santiago with Relive videos. I started on April 17. https://paulscamino.com/
  5. PaulG

    Laundry on the Francigena

    Many small towns have a lavandaria - coin operated laundry.
  6. PaulG

    Via di Francesco (Italy)

    I've done 3 different pilgrimage walks in Italy. Don't expect it to be like in Spain but you’ll have a wonderful experience for other reasons. Not the destination which is a large city, but the journey, food, sites, countryside, history and people.
    • PaulG
    • Post #3
    • Camino de Santiago Forum: Europe
  7. PaulG

    Il Cammino di San Benedetto

    I’m walking along the 300km Caminno di San Benedetto which starts in the birthplace of Saint Benedict and ends at Montecassino where the great abbey that he founded in the 6th century is located . I’m posting in my blog every day. https://paulscamino.com/
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  8. PaulG

    How to get first stamp in Bilbao

    There should be no problem at the Cathedral
  9. PaulG

    How to get first stamp in Bilbao

  10. PaulG

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine Pass in Lyons for Le Puys Walk

    We found travelling in France in December that our Australian International Vaccination certificates were accepted in trains, restaurants , hotels etc but it would be best to get
  11. PaulG

    Planning a 14 Day Walking Trip from Lucca to Rome: Accommodation Tips Needed

    It’s a bit out of date now but I wrote a blog on my walk in 2015 and in 2018 I did the last few stages again as they are common with the Via Romea Germanica. I took 14 days Lucca/ Rome plus one site seeing day in Siena https://paulscamino.com/category/via-francigena/
  12. PaulG

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 8.0

    October 2019. Leaving Baamonde the Camino del Norte follows a very old pathway. I can never resist bridges and I scrambled through the brush to get this shot.
  13. PaulG

    Can the Italian section of the VF be done on €35/day without camping?

    I found even before COVID some hostels that were operating 5 or 6 years ago had closed and on my second walk along part of the VF I had to pay around €35 a night fir accommodation. You’ll also need now a European COVID pass which is difficult to obtain in Italy but quite easy in France.
  14. PaulG

    How the Via Francigena is Different from the Camino de Santiago

    As well as the Via Francigena, there are many other pilgrim trails in Italy. All though have common characteristics such as incredible scenery, fascinating architecture, wonderful food and friendly people but little pilgrim infrastructure, higher cost than Spain than far fewer pilgrims. A few...
  15. PaulG

    Must stop places VdlP

    As well as the places mentioned, at Oriense on the Camino Sanabrés you can enjoy the hot springs. There's little tourist train you can catch out and back again. I also spent an extra night in Mérida to see all the Roman ruins and museum and Salamanca to soak up the atmosphere.
  16. PaulG

    Tips on walking less traveled caminos

    Last year I walked the Via Romea Germanica from Innsbruck to Rome. Over 6 weeks I only saw other pilgrims on tbe last few days which are in common with the Via Francigena. The scenery is stupendous in the South Tyrol and akso crossing the Appenines following the original medieval trail. Ypu also...
  17. PaulG

    Bed bugs at municipal albergues on del Norte

    Thanks so much, I've booked in. Hopefully those bed bugs aren't spreading too far further down the route.
  18. PaulG

    Bed bugs at municipal albergues on del Norte

    Thanks for the information as I am just a few days walking away. At Baamonde there seems to be no alternative to the Xunta albergue so I'm not really sure what to do about it!
  19. PaulG

    Via Romea Germanica in Italy

    I keep hearing about your fellow Canadian Wilma Foyle who was part of the first group to walk the new Via Romea Germanica a few years back at 82 years of age. She’s famous here!
    • PaulG
    • Post #5
    • Camino de Santiago Forum: Europe
  20. PaulG

    Via Romea Germanica in Italy

    Thanks, the countryside is certainly very beautiful
    • PaulG
    • Post #3
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