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  1. Rita Flower

    Feeling alone and anxious

    In two weeks I leave for my fourth Camino - from Le Puy in France. France is out of my comfort zone - the language barrier and the gites run a bit differently than the albergues in Spain. A big learning curve. So … I have been as anxious as a newbie and felt like a newbie as I slowly learnt...
  2. Rita Flower

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Sanabres 2024

    I used Gerald’s guide and the Camino Ninja app in 2022 and it was fine. It’s a complete puzzlement as to what happened to you. These days I try and look at the sorts of experiences you had as God’s practical joke. This makes me laugh, lightens my mood and helps me to maintain some equanimity...
  3. Rita Flower

    Sevilla

    Congratulations. Those of us ‘down under’ know what it takes to just get to one’s starting point. Enjoy. If you have time see if you can catch some Flamenco in Sevilla and visit the Alcazar Palace which has the most beautiful Moorish architecture and history. VDLP is my most loved Camino to...
  4. Rita Flower

    Surprised at our test results poncho vs jacket

    Loved my umbrella on the VdlP. Great for the southern sun and perfect for intermittent rain up north. I had it tucked into my pack belt and could just whip it out and put it away as needed. However I used my Decathlon poncho (also purchased at Zamora) during the big downpours. There was one...
  5. Rita Flower

    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    Herein lies the flaw. Often the numbers don’t need to be credible, they just need to show the picture that the number crunchers wishes to show.
  6. Rita Flower

    Money taken from my Cash Passport! ☹️

    Good luck. Even though it was absolutely obvious I didn’t make the transaction and sent many detailed explanations they still didn’t give me a refund.
  7. Rita Flower

    Money taken from my Cash Passport! ☹️

    No. Mine was somehow skimmed. A weird story but as I said I ended up thinking it was an employee of the organisation. Anyway this thread had me applying for a Wise card. I started today and even their application stage was more vigilant than the Cash Passport.
  8. Rita Flower

    Money taken from my Cash Passport! ☹️

    Yes of course. It's better for me to use a travel card and my bank doesn't do them any more.
  9. Rita Flower

    Money taken from my Cash Passport! ☹️

    Oh no. Is this a problem with Cash Passport. I also lost $AU120 and they refused to refund as they insisted I had authorised the transaction when it was clear that I hadn’t. There were many email exchanges I actually found that I couldn’t make online purchases with the card. I wondered is...
  10. Rita Flower

    Puebla de Sanabria - worth the cost?

    I really like this stop. I stayed at Hotel los Perales and while it looks a bit of a shambles on the outside it is excellent inside and houses many collectables from the region and possibly beyond. A suit of armour greets you at the entry. It was November and cold but the heating came on in the...
  11. Rita Flower

    Accommodation Inquiry

    Hi @Oysters66 I have found that booking is easier if you can find the website, which is not always listed in Gronze. For example, yesterday I emailed the Sougues communal gite d'etape but received no reply. They didn't have a website listed on Gronze so I did a search of the name and found...
  12. Rita Flower

    Accommodation Inquiry

    Thanks for the reminder about Dave's spreadsheet @BlackRocker57. I forgot all about it but will now use in conjunction with other resources. Given what others have said about June (I thought it might be less populated with walkers/pilgrims) - I think I will at least book ahead until Conques...
  13. Rita Flower

    Accommodation Inquiry

    Hi Andrew Thanks for starting this thread. The answers have been helpful to me. I arrive in Le Puy in 26 May and have had a short lead in time. I only started booking a few days ago. And have also found some challenges. I have sent quite a few emails and have not received many replies. One...
  14. Rita Flower

    The Camino will provide?

    I haven’t read all the comments yet, but thought I would get my two cents worth in as this is very relevant to me right now. 😄 I find that I am walking Camino Podiensis (4th Camino) starting 25th of May. My experience is that my Caminos choose me rather than me choosing them. Anyway, the...
  15. Rita Flower

    Accommodation worries

    Apparently numbers are up a lot this year. I find myself starting from Le Puy at the end of May - (but that’s another story). I am hearing that May is very busy there too with many gites booked out. Which can be very unsettling to hear especially as I am a ‘die hard book-ahead resister’. I hope...
  16. Rita Flower

    Partially unplugging from the world

    I bought my first mobile phone for my first June /July Camino in 2007 - text and talk only - more as a safety measure than anything else. I used it mainly to text other pilgrims. You didn’t have to book ahead so I had no need to make local phone calls etc. I rang my Mum in Australia twice from...
  17. Rita Flower

    Partially unplugging from the world

    My phone is a tool. That's all. How I use it is my problem - I won't say 'my choice' because the way phones are programmed is to get one addicted. I am from a pre internet generation - possibly even before a phone at home generation. We didn't have one till I was about 8 years old. So ... I...
  18. Rita Flower

    Le Puy route

    Hi everyone - I am starting from Le Puy on 27 or 28 May - depending on how many jet lag days I need. It's my fourth Camino and the first in France. I know nothing about this Camino except it exists, it's 700+ km, it's beautiful and it can be quite challenging physically. I have read through...
  19. Rita Flower

    Phone Service while traveling - Holafly?

    I have used Airola eSIM very successfully in a number of European countries.
  20. Rita Flower

    LIVE from the Camino Account of a very challenging day SJPdP to Roncesvalles (crazy weather)

    Quick note on clothes. I pack three merino top layers of different weights, a light wind fleece, light wind jacket and poncho. Those layers are enough for temp down to 1C. But I haven’t walked in very low temps and rain so ….. The most I put on was two merino layers, wind fleece, wind jacket...

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