Category: Camino Portuges 2019
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Camino Portugues day 3: Azambuja to Santarem (34,6km)
It’s a snake country! I have seen evidence of three different species of non-venoumous snakes (total 7 species). Some of them are really big. Only 1 rattlesnake looking bastard is supposed to be properly venomous in these areas. The day itself went really well. Was out of the door at 6am and felt suprisingly fresh.…
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Camino Portugues day 2: Póvoa de Santa Iria to Azambuija (35,6km)
I thought the morning was hard until the afternoon hit me. Today can be described in three phases: challenging, wonderful, hell. The problem comes from the fact that accommodations on this journey can be very far away from each other. Had to walk +20km so I would not have to settle for just fifteen. Challenging…
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Camino Portugues day 1: Lisbon to Póvoa de Santa Iria (27,5km)
The craziest thing happened today. I am spending the night inside a fire station. Yup, true story. I will get to that later. I woke up in the morning at 7am so I could be sure to reach my favorite breakfast cafe, Nova Pombalina, for food on the go. I had also packed around 1,5L…
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Camino Portugues day 0: Lisbon
I have been waiting two years for this moment. Finally, it has arrived. Spent the whole day in airports. Flew from Tallinn to Milan, changed terminals and headed to Lisbon. The metro ride to the city went really fast and is quite cheap actually. I’m using a 70L backpack for this journey so I could…
Camino Pilgrim 