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A passport number is required to book a bus or train, but I don't remember having had...
I am pretty certain that most legitimate accomodations in Spain require your passport when you check in. So while you might be able to get by for a night or two w/o you will need a police report pretty quickly (both to hopefully get accommodation...
We got the “bird poop” scam in Barcelona. I had just read about it on the Rick Steves website or it would have worked. I was SHOCKED that the culprit was a well groomed gentleman in a business suit! I read that site before each trip to hear the...
I ALREADY loooove the Camino, without even being there yet! I just hate the thought of it being ruined by thieves. Also, it may be a matter of temperament and bad experiences. Throwing caution to the wind has resulted in dire consequences for me...
Honestly God - I feel more "nervous" when I go to NYC then any place in Europe. I was lucky enough to very quickly identify 3 attempts (and 'clumsy' at that may I add) to try to pickpocket me on the (in)famous LaRamblas and through all my times...
Thanks!
I know it may come across this way, but I’m not quaking in my boots, staring at the ceiling in the middle of the night, ruminating on each possibility, I’m just unfamiliar with international travel, and things have changed over the years...
OK amigo, you are still h*ll bend on running yourself ragged! CHILL 🤣
Or we'll be reading about you in the news being another casualty of the Camino...
OK, so... 1/2way jokingly and 1/2 way serious
1.I would not interrupt my trip in the middle...
We arrived in Porto by train from Lisbon yesterday afternoon. Long haul from Australia via Singapore, Milan and Madrid departed April 23. Our first encounter with other pilgrams was when 3 seperate lone first timers saw our Camino patches on our...
Thanks everyone for your support. Our bags turned up thankfully. We picked them up from the airport very late on Thursday night. Have just had a lovely night in Toledo and will be on train to Pamplona tomorrow. Buen Camino
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