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Thanks! I can certainly do the copies and scanned versions, but still, what if I’m in the middle of nowhere, like the Meseta? Do I have to interrupt my trip and go all the way to the embassy in Madrid? A more specific nightmare is having my...
A friend lost her passport while on the Camino. It was a pain to have to go to the Embassy in Madrid, but it wasn't a huge problem. I would recommend scanning your passport and emailing the image to yourself so that you can retrieve it...
I bought a long-sleeved Pategonia brand shirt some years ago, for international travel. It has two button-up breast pockets, plus a large zip-up breast pocket which can contain vital documents, including my passport (in a small plastic bag for...
I have always stayed in albergues right in the center of Hospital de Orbigo but this year we stayed on the outskirts in a hotel called El Paso Honroso. For €50 I have a nice clean room with three beds and a BATHTUB!!!
Also, even if you do not...
Wow! He's still going strong, what a blessing. I know exactly where this is, nearly next to the muni albergue. My first visit was in 2013, I don't recall what I purchased but obviously I needed it. ;) In 2016 I was looking for knee support. I...
For all of us who walked the Camino Frances in the "good old days" this gentle man in Castrojeriz was both a poet and a thinker in his special shop.
The name of this kindly gentleman/shopkeeper is Senor Amancio Yagüez.
See...
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