Luar na Lubre (more on them at Wikipedia here) is one of the most known groups from Galicia and I thought it would be fitting to add this video to the blog today since it has been raining in Santiago for the last 2 weeks. We need the water…. but some sun would be nice [...]
Entries from June 2008
Chove en Santiago (Raining in Santiago)
April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Santiago related · Video
Bus schedules traveling to and from Santiago de Compostela
April 19th, 2008 · No Comments
This is a list of bus companies that I compiled back in 2005, but i think it can still be useful for those of you that are looking for bus schedules to/from a specific place in Galicia.
The links to the bus companies are still working, but please note that route information below might not be [...]
Tags: Travel to/from Santiago
Travelodge to open hotels along the camino francés?
April 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments
El Correo Gallego reports today that Travelodge are considering building hotels along the camino francés. They had some initial meetings with the Xunta in Galicia recently.
Travelodge is a low-cost hotel that, if they actually do this, would offer pilgrims a room for about €35,- / night.
I wonder if some of the spirit of the camino [...]
Tags: Pilgrim related · Tourism
Bikes the Camino in 24 hours
April 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Most pilgrims walk from Roncesvalles to Santiago in about 30 days, Julián Sanz has decided that he would like to bike this distance in 24 hours.
Why stop at albergues when your first bed is ready and made for you in Santiago?
So, this Saturday he will start in Roncesvalles and with his support-car he hopes to [...]
