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  1. gloria lowe

    Any tips from fellow sufferers from vein problems?

    As someone who wears compression leggings 18 hrs a day everyday just wear a pair of lightweight hiking/ cargo pants over them. Amazon has many choices. I wear medical strength ones but they have good lighter weight such as Bioflect ones. Mine are high rise waist with no toes. I live in ARIZONA...
  2. gloria lowe

    My own socks test

    Your choices are just what I’ve used in all my Caminos without a blister. My two sucks are about the thickness of normal socks. I’m also old and it took many trots find the right combo. All my Caminos have been done with some style of Brooks shies in wide. You’ll love the Camino.
  3. gloria lowe

    One (water) bottle to rule them all?

    I like these. Just refill the bottles. They stay in place and that can also be used for phone or glasses.
  4. gloria lowe

    Bathroom stops on the camino for female Peregrinas

    I agree with you. And who would take care of these facilities? The same Pilgrims who can’t pick up their own garbage?
  5. gloria lowe

    OK guys, what underwear?

    Amazon has exofficio that is all my husband wears. And they come in Many colors if you don’t like white.
  6. gloria lowe

    Say No! to rubber tips on your poles.

    I think you need several more glasses of whatever you are drinking and hope you don’t fall on your way out the door from being”tipsy “ ,
  7. gloria lowe

    Quiet pole tips?

    If you have Amazon they had many when I bought extra last year.
  8. gloria lowe

    View Wise Pilgrim downloaded maps before hikingps before

    I’m the blue dot in hit Arizona and you can see the Camino in Spain on the picture. Just enlarge that part and you can see all of the download of Camino Frances. It only took me about 3 years to finally figure it out.
  9. gloria lowe

    Looking for Long Pants and Shorts with Great Pockets for the Camino

    Look at LLBean and on Amazon. I like the cargo style because the leg pockets zip. And they fit my IPhone 11.
  10. gloria lowe

    Looking for Long Pants and Shorts with Great Pockets for the Camino

    I love the Vista with Cargo pockets. They zip up and my IPhone 11 fits. I keep my credentials and a laminated copy of my passport and my debit and credit card in a clear baggie in the other pocket. REI also has trekking shorts and pants but I quit buying them except in men’s size because they...
  11. gloria lowe

    Verizon $100/month plan for iPhone and Apple Watch usage in Europe

    The $100 dollar plan has limits on minutes, text and data. Look closely. The $10 a day includes everything you have at home. If you always use WiFi it doesn’t cost anything for that day. The $100 plan is great if you don’t make a lot of calls but if you keep your phone in WiFi calling and are in...
  12. gloria lowe

    LIVE from the Camino We are in Navarrete, where is there an outdoor shop on the way?

    A little late but there was a outdoor shop in the town at the beginning of it. In 2017 I
  13. gloria lowe

    Trying to find a thread with advice about cell phones

    Have you looked at any of the Verizon international plans? I need to keep my cell number in case of an emergency at home so I pick one of their plans. I don’t want a Spain number.
  14. gloria lowe

    Trying to find a thread with advice about cell phones

    If you put your phone on WiFi calling no charge to US.
  15. gloria lowe

    microfiber towel poncho

    They are available on Amazon.
  16. gloria lowe

    Do you carry an umbrella for the Camino?

    I spent a fortune on a wind proof , UV umbrella and it only took one rain, gale and hurricane force winds on the Portugués Camino to turn me into a kite. In Santiago at the gift store at San Martin found a beautiful 5€ umbrella that I’m still using. Only out in the rain and sun and no wind.
  17. gloria lowe

    Powder shampoo - this looks like it would be great for the Camino

    I figured I was only out $5 if I didn’t get. I received a confirmation right away and within 30 minutes I received an email saying it had shipped. Hope it is as good as their service.
  18. gloria lowe

    Footwear advice

    I had the same problem with them. I will admit my walking is very hard on any shoe I wear. I have found that Brook's shoes seem to last thru a whole Camino. 4 done and was leaving in Sept but who knows now.
  19. gloria lowe

    Update on my orthotic/foot pain issue

    Did they not make the orthotics to fit your shoes? Mine were made to fit my shoes.
  20. gloria lowe

    Best Sellers in Portable Cell Phone Power Banks

    I have one that looks like #5. It will completely charge my phone and will fit in my pocket with my phone.

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