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Thank you so much everyone for your advice, wisdom and humor. I left everything in line with your recommendations, and I am setting out to Roncesvalles in two (2) hours. Blessings to all and Buen Camino!
On modern cars, car batteries tend to go flat after about six weeks of not being used as they drain out through the clock and the theft alarm. So I disconnect the earth cable at the battery. (Not the live terminal because if the spanner...
Wishing I had worried less before departing on my first Camino about things that were largely beyond my control anyway.
I had no real issues on my first Camino or on the subsequent six walks either.
It all tends to work out.
I always wish I could speak more Spanish. Unless you speak Spanish, refresh yourself on the dozen or so Spanish words and phrases essential to demonstrate your appreciation of the language and culture of the country and people that will be...
A friend advised me to get a debit/credit card that does not charge, or absorbs ATM fees (in my case, Charles Schwab). Using that card in Europe, and refusing the "do you want to exchange for local currency" query, I have NO fees for any of my...
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